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W. R. SMITH & PATERSON PTY. LTD. Kemp Place, Valley, Brisbane

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Contents

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Editorial 3 Cartoons 67-75 For America 4,5 Officer's Party 76, 77 Foreword 7 Activation Party 78, 79 General MacArthur 8,9 1\' on-Com. Club 80,81

General Kenney . 10, 11 Archerfield Repair 82-84

General Wilson . 12,13 Lt. Colonel Gunn 85 General Connell . 14,15 Allison Overhaul 86-92

Lt. Colonel Fry . 16,17 A.N.A. Instrument Shop 93 Insignia 18, 19 A.N.A. 94,95

Commanding Officer's Staff 20 Cartoons 96-110

Activation Order 21 Are You Remembering! Ill

Headquarters 22-25 Charts 112, 113

Medical Section . 6, 7 Motor Supply Company 114 Security 28,29 De Haviland Propeller Shop . 115 Headquarters Group 30,31 QANTAS 116, 117

Mess Hall 32,33 Paul and Gray 118 Photographic 34 Elphinstones 119 Headquarters Squadron 35 King and Katts 120 Citations 36 Hudsons 121

Jeep 37 Chart 122

Commendations 38-43 Motor Pools 123-127

Men in Coveralls 44,45 Christmas Letter 128

A-20 46 Off shots 129

A Tribute . 47 Depot Supply Section 130-141

Let's Reconnoitre 48 Odds in Verse 142

P-38 49-52 Cartoons 143-147

Test Pilots 53 My Old Barracks Bag 148

Eagle Farm Activities 54-65 To the Boys 149

Off shots 66 Personnel 150-172

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Editorial

* WHEN this war is over and you are hack home, your book will mean more to you than it does

now-in retrospect many irksome things will be forgotten-attainments and happier times remem­

bered. You will have on record the part your group played in this war's history, which primarily is

the purpose of this compilation, also to familiarize each section with the work being done by the

Group as a whole. You will probably be surprised at its ramifications and attainments in the short

period of twelve months. Of the obstacles and real battle behind these attainments-but a brief

reference is made, to deal with it fully would mean another volume.

The subject matter in the book has, where possible, been treated pictorially-giving a truer pic­

ture than is possible in writing.

To any who may feel that their section or any part thereof has not been treated with the respect

due, we offer an explanation. The period of time allotted for acquiring data, etc., for publication was

too limited to permit of any other course than that of Brevity-as a result some mallers may have

been omitted.

To all those who have been helpful in making this publication possible we extend our sincere

thanks.

CAPT. B. E. PETERSON

HISTORIAN STAFF:

Miss V. CoNDIE

C:PL. W. WILLIAMS

PFC. R. DAVISSON .

SGT. L. BECKER

lVhss I. RowE

Historian Officer

Editor and Compiler

Assistant Artist

Artist (Relieving)

Stenographer

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EDITOR.

Not for Australia, a land quhe fair,

Nor for England who is always there.

But, for America, my home so dear,

That is the reason I am ltere.

I did not ask to be sent overseas,

Tho I sti77 get down on my bended knees

To Thank my God, wlta was pleased to see

A Soldier for Uncle Sam, in me.

Cpl. JOHN P. HARRISON. Blst.

Foreword *

To you who have the honour to say "This is Our Book."

I say our book because each and everyone of us has had a part in making this history of the 81st Air Depot Group. True;.there are many chapters yet unwritten including the final one of this war, but what has already been accomplished by you men has made this group history well worth recording. It shows pride in your group and a job well done, for men who have pride in their work can only know success.

On May 11, 1942, the 81st Air Depot Group was activated by official orders from the War De­partment at Washington. Then it was just an organization on paper, but during the past twelve months through building, planning, and hard work we have been able to make the "81 st" an organization well known throughout this whole theater of operations.

At first we were spread all over Australia. Headquarters Squadron and Supply Squadron were activated at Brisbane. Repair Squadron was attached to the 4th Air Depot Group at Tocumwal. Some of our men were at Wagga Wagga; others at Amberley. A few more were down in Melbourne, but little by little each of these Squadrons and detachments were moulded into the outstanding group it is today. These first few officers and enlisted men had it tough, for there was no training period in the 81 st. They learned as they carried on, yet performing a man's sized job. Fortunately that early cadre formed a nucleus of good men with whom we could build the group which has now grown many times its original strength.

Accomplishments in thesr~ past months have been equally great and many. Eagle Farm was prac­tically built from the ground up. Many and varied types of Army Aircraft have been erected and repaired there. Modifications such as the A20 and B25 projects have been transformed into deadly striking power by you men. Also many million pounds of supplies stored in Garages, Wool Sheds and other improvised Warehouses have been shipped to combat areas and service units in this theater. Furthermore, urgently needed major engine overhaul facilities have been established. These and many other outstanding achievements will always be remembered when the 81st Air Depot Group is mentioned.

Many of you, who are serving behind the combat lines, may feel that you are not contributing much to the ultimate victory. You feel that you want to do something important. Believe me you have accomplished almost the impossible. Your efforts are vitally important to ensure complete victory.

With the knowledge we now possess and instilled with vigour on the success of past perform­ance, the future holds no fears that each succeeding chapter wiLl be just as outstanding as these which are here recorded. I only hope that you will be as proud of your book as I am of mine.

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LIEUT. CoL., Am CoRPS

CoYIMANDING.

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PROPOSEo INSIGNIA AWAITING APPRovAl

INSIGNIA DESIGNED AND DRAWN BY Pfc. R. K. DAVISSON, H.Q. AND H.Q. SQUADRON, 81st

Commanding Officer's Staff and

Appointments ~

LT. CoLo:-.EL Mox . .w ( then Major. Eng ineer­ing and Acting Executive Officer. Colonel Iona) he ld Engineering Office t ill early

in Janua ry. when he was a ppointed Ex­ecuth e Officer. Promoted Lt. Colonel. J anuary 2nd. 1943.

MA.J on McNELLY, s ucceeding Colonel Monay as F:ng ineering Officer. Appointed Feb­rua ry l flt h , 1943.

M AJOR PEARS f lhen Capt. ), Depot uppl} Officer un til early in March. ( Left).

M AJOR B An NE , succeeding Major Spears, as Depot upply Officer. March lOth, 1943. ( Right}.

f.APTA I'I Pr.n:nsov I then Lieut.), as Adj utant.

Total of Rl sl personnel at this time be­ing 6 officers and 1'12 enlisted men. Pres­ent time 52 offict!n ;, 5 Warrant officers, 765 enlisted men, 129 attached enlisted men. Total per onnel 894.

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TA•(t to Rigllt Prout Row

nnowx, Jo~eph ?If., Capt. Gnn••ts, .Tohn A., Capt. Co:-., 'Kenne-th E., Capt. LA>JIJJ' RT, Curtis L ., Capt. PI:Tr.Rsos. Burton E., Capt. l~n,·, Ralph L., Lt. Col. ,\1 0XAY, \\'illinm H., Lt. Col.

GnOVIlR, Percy, )fajor llot·nrAx, Frederic G., )Jajor B \RSJ:s, Robert H., )J njo r S••r1Rs, Charles A., .Jr., ) Jajelr , \ 'ITII'I>OO. John C., Capt. 1. .\l'O IILIX, Lacer n., Capt.

Second Roro Cu1xo. )larcus, Capt. )f n .u :a, )[arcus H ., ) l ojor LAXI)R\', Xorman s .. rapt. I h'xT. )leh·in R., l~t Lieut. 'f'RLUUl"LL, John H., ) St J.il'llt. Z•scK. Robert C., Capt.

Read-Left to Rigllt L eft Side

Sclll.: no:a , Phil. J., 2nd l.i<:ut. Ct.OCKsiX. Alhcrt J ., 2nd Li<·ul. H Av&s. H al. !"., 1st Lieut. To~tPKtss. Tom R., C'apt. Hl' I'P, Frederic J ., 1st Lieut. H•ao. H arold 11.. l s i l.il'ut. )lc~EAL. \ 'colcr L. , hi Lieut. i\l c:\~LM', F red W., Mnjor

lxct.ISII, Frunk r .. 2nd Lieut. {aQt'HART, Kenneth S .. l~t Lieut.

ft:LltAX, .Huperl 1.., ht Lieut. -'Xot.r:v, .Jnme~ J .. hl Lieut. AV, Paul <:., Cupt. \'.\ xs, \\'illinm K .. l ~t Lieut.

Uigill Side

ICoc.,xor·o ur:a, H arold F., Capt. (iY.RTsr:a, ,Joseph, l~l. Lieut. Dr\\'lT, Paul E .. l~t Lieut.

r,\RIII'R, Oonnld 1. .. l't Lieut. RA%H: a, .John IL l~t Lieut. r. \RK, Hohert -''-• 2nd Lieut. LF.TCIII:R, .John T., ,Jr., 1st Lieut.

\t·nn., Hoht•rl It ., Jr., 2nd Lieul.

'l'op Row Lrxm:xFr:Lin:n, Charles A., 2nd Lil'nl. Axm~R~. Puul L., 2nd Lieut. Cox, ,John \\'., Jr., 2nd L ieut. \\'II.>OX. Hulph S .. 2nd Lieut. I.n.cK, Darwin D., 2nd Lieut. )L\I.KAX. Arnold G., 1st Lieut. P.\ln~ x, William D., 2nd Lieut. LAxoo:Rs, Ted R., 2nd Lieut.

Smla..x, James K .. 2nd Lieut. LAwso::s-, Robert )1., 2nd Lieut.

cn.\XTZ, Glenn H., 2nd Lieut. Hor.WWAY, Kenneth II., 2nd Lirut. I.At'O HLIX. J ohn R., 2nd Lieut. Ct·r•r, \\'alter E., 2ncl L ieut. Youxo, Vernon i\1., 2nd Lieut. FARRIOR, William 0., Capt.

[·'i:·i·l:lc."!o.'i. Htntol'l: _E .. \'a'p\.

F11 Y. Jtalph 1 .. , Lt. Col. :\lox .\Y, William I 1., Lt. CoL

"~;,r·;.;,;::._ ;i_'il,:·;_ril-r:·: ....... . r ... Yl-l!J• -'""\"i'-·f\l"hiH:t, .ioi:tn =t··., ~ FtpL

Llnll!l.l'>. Lnci'y B., ('apt. Z1 x CK. Hobert C., Capt.

Reud--Lr·ft to Riyl1t

Lrfl Hirlc

Scl!t'YI.J:n. Phil. .J .. :.!nd LiPui. CwCKSJX. Albnt .J., :!nd Lieut. H.1 n:o. II a!. F., lsl Li<-ut. To~IPK!xs. Torn H., Capt. Rt'PI', Frcdcril' .r .. ht Lieut. Bnm. Harold H .. bl Lieut. :IIc::'I!:.\L. Yc,tn L., 1st Lieut. :\lc::'IJ:I.LY, Ft·e<l \L, .\Jnjor

:;;_•,;.;.r., t;;.-;; ·;;·!!; ··- !H ;:.;•;;!. ,_ .. :. H;;,,,.,, .. ,,. i. '"'' ;, ..... r.

~i -'· ·r. ~"n ;; i 'i. . .,. L'·::q ;t. l:n'>s. \Yilliam K .. IH J .i<·ut.

llifthl Side

l'oc.\xo•·r:IIEH, Hamid F., Capt. {~EWI::...-En, .Jo.-.,eph, l ..... t. Lit·td. q.\nT. Paul !•: .. ht Lieut. (;_\HHJ:R. Donald L., Jst Lieut. Fn.I%<1-:It. .John H., 1st Lieut. ['L.\nJ<, Ho\)('rt :\1.. 2nd Lieut. 1-'U:T(.'JII:n .• John T .. . Jr .. lst Li<-ut. ,\,·snx. Jtoherl H., .f1· .. 2nd Lienl.

:\I.\LE.\X, .\mold G., 1st Lieut. P.llJJ:", William D., 2nd Lieut. L.\:s m:«s, Ted H., 2nd Lieut.

l,.mf. ........... :n.,.;,,,:·•r': Yi .. ;,;·,,,,: T..:;., ... ,_

·~•::·;·;•,'••T:;; .. ;: ik·;;;;;, :H ... , ~;;d :! i·;•;;-L.

Ct'PP, \\'alter E., :2nd Lieut. Yorxn. \'nnon :\T., :2nd Lieut. F.umiO;t, \\'illiam 0., Capt.

HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES ARMY AIR SERVICES

ALLIED AIR FORCES, SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL

APO 501

May 11, 1942.

General Orders) )

No •.••••.•••• 4)

Under authority in War Department Radiogram No. 1563, dated May l, 1942, the Eighty First Air Depot Group, consisting of the following squadrons, is hereby constituted and activated with temporary stations as indicated:-

Organization

Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron 8lst Supply Squadron 8lst Repair Squadron

Temporary Station

Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane, Queensland Wagga Wagga, N. S. W.

By command of Major General LINCOLN: .

OFFICIAL:

R. T. NICOLS, JR. , Major, Air Corps, Actg. Adj. Gen.

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MILLARD C. YOUNG, Lt. Col., Air Corps, Executive.

Headquarters

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COMMANDING OFFICER Al D STAFF

Soatnl-righl to /q{t

I .T. Cor.. FnY, C.O. 1.1'. Cor .. MoxAY, Executh·e Officer l\1AJOR BARXP.S, Depot Supply Otticer

Strwdill,l/

MA.JOn Mc~EJ.T.Y, Engineering Officer CAPT. Pf.'rf.Rsox, Adjutant

A VERY small office, previously a car display room, had temporarily to suffice for Headquarters. All personnel, i.e. Personnel Section and Command Section working in the same room. But six days after the inception of the Group, on May 17th, carpenters and labourers commenced expansion of office space, on the double. Round and under carpenters- in noise, dust and dirt- the business of ac­tivating and organizing the 8lst commenced.

In these early days it was more a question of negotiating and laying foundations to get projects commenced, than actually accomplishing a great deal immediately.

Yet these same projects commenced under conditions, which to say the least were not helpful, with the added serious obstacles of, inexperienced personnel on work which needed skilled labour, diffirulty in getting parts, tools, etc., in a very short time were function ing if not smoothly-with ever increasing momentum. As instance-

SuPPLY.- From a very humble start has grown toLe one of the largest Supply Sections overseas.

REPAIR AND AssEMBLY.- Archerfield, Amberley Field and Eagle Farm.

The tatistical charts reproduced in this book shO\v the tremendous volume of work accomplished in this ser.ti on.

Eagle Farm Repair Section was commenced by the 38 Bomb Squadron, transferred from Amber­ley FielJ for the work-Lullil replaceJ lJy tl1e 8lst Repair SyuaJron from Tocumwal in August 1942.

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Rouling o f all correspondence, te legrams, distriibution, mimeograph and mai l. Thf' monlhl y avprage on Teletype messages: Incoming 1,021 I approximately l ; outgoing I ,496; total 2,517. Fo r the same peri od , correspondence and messages, new correspondence 2,070, o ld correSJ)OIIdencc 2,250; total 4,320.

The Draftsmanship of this De pa rtment co r!1:,:e~s--..._:..... __ ;..;.~--~-· under four catego ries Mechanica l, Architectural, - ...... ...._.oU.Iiailitf Topog raphic· :wei Charlngraphir. They rommenred activities on ' eptcmbcr 14. 19"~2 , the designing and draftir!~ bring earried out b) Cpl. J. R. Lukes and Cpl. r. M. \'lcdalic, P\1. L. Lefurgy ! Char· tographe r I being a ttached la ter.

Plans and constructional details are drawn up for record ing and con!ltructional purposes. De· lineations made of Aircraft Installa tions-such as the recording of a ll modifications and imprO\·e­ments pe rtaining to a ircraft. The most important project of thi I) pc being the nose and s ide gun and bomb rack inslallation in the B-25c.

Proposals a re a lso made for Property Develop­menb and plan .. dra '' n of a ll Ia) outs of plots. loca­tions, roads. run\\ ll)S. buildings. warehouses. and 0\Prhaul plantQ, r l(·. Thr mos;l important consign· ment being the srt up of Allison lest s tands . At pre ent this Deparlnr r nt is 11 o rking on soundproof trst ~lands for A II is o n overhaul.

The Cha rlographic et: lion handles the d rafting of a ll ~lati ::.tica l charts, trafTi.- interpreluliuu::; and g raphic records. The drafting of all charts dis· played in this publicati on were drawn by this Sec· lion. 23

P a} . sen • ice records.

allotments. bonds.

clas ifi cations are a ll

handled b) this ec­

tion.

Lt. Clark, Statistical Officer is also Unit Censor·-on this Section he le ts the poem he· low speak for him- it was presented him by a weli-wisher.

:\ow have no fear. little soldier dear, That we like censoring mail; A I thoug-h it's true we find a few Gems in the common shale.

And we raise a smile at the ca•·cful guile Of the 111an w ho thinks us mutt~ ; \\'ho hides a wo1·d with tricks ah~tml '!'hut euuses more flam ing cuts!

\\' ho wants to r ead your private cn·ed? Belie,·e me, it's no pleastire! The same old lies and alihies And new ones fo r good measure.

The same old tale gets 1·cry stale The thousandth time of reading ; The f.hallow •·use and weak exc>use, The sentimental pleading.

It isn't odd that we thank our God That we are good fo•·getters; Else we'd go insane wth futile s train Of piles of b-- Army lette rs.

Statistical Control Section

JusT an infant in the Ulst, th is Department is responsible for dail ). week ly and monthl) aircraft s tatus reports, also weekly shipping recapitulation for permanent erection and maintenance records of all ain;raft haudled and assigned to 81 st.

Advisory on eng iue s tatus and personnel 127A and B and cr itical items report.

Completion of s ta tis tical sun·ey of the progress of 8 1st s iuee its inception to the present time.

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Transportation

TRA~SPORTATIO ', as one of the important

acl i1·ities of the 81st, began in a small way. J\ motor pool with three sold iers, two dis·

palchers, eight civilian truck drivers, four

staff cars, eight trucks, three semi's, and one

C2 wrecker s truggled to cope with the over·

whelming demand for transportation. Sup· plies arriving from the States were encroach·

ing rapid ly the very limited spaces on the

docks, and had to be moved quickly and efl1. cientl y. These first few months meant only one thing--hard work and long hours.

Earl y in October Lt. Sheran succeeded Capt. Zinck ( then Lieutenant) a;:; tran;:;porta·

Lion officer. A t this time work was nearing com pletion on the two new motor p ools­

Eagle Farm handled the heavy duly vehicles,

with Ascot Garage doing all servicing except

for first initial work on the heavy duty trucks. The town motor pool handled fo r the most part the staff cars and the cargo trucks.

Growth? Yes! It has been tremendous- now are moving upwards of twenty million pounds per month. As the warehouses and various other units have built up, so transportation has progressed with them- indeed, it nearly loses itself in the growth of the other sections and in turn it is a part of their growth, fo r they could not thrive without the necessary transportation.

Driving personnel since activation has increased to approximately two hundred- staff cars now number 27, trucks 60, pick-ups and utilities 34-, ambulances 4, trucks and trailers 21, C2 wreckers 3, plus many others.

Eagle Farm heavy duty handles the transportation of all salvaged aircraft within a three hundred-mile radius. ~his heavy duty group is on call twenty-four hours a day with men working without a definite time sched ule. Hours of driving, eating hou rs or places mean nothing- they have a job to be done.

The ramifications of this unit are many and varied- but it suffices to say that this Department is just one more link in the 8lst chain- a strong chain which g ives the boys "up there" the wherewithal to push success­fully forward.

Construction, Billeting and Heal Estat~ Manager.

Stencils on an average of 210 per month. Copies 120,000 per month. Also Mimeographing for t he enti re Group.

0 pemt01· is DouGx.As Sell w£ot:

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Medical Section The dutie'> of this Sectinn huw n wid!' ~cope-it

not only cures for Slst A.D.G., but nho has Hcad­quurters of 5th Air Force, and Jlcudqunrter:. of Air Service Command. To effectuute the work of tllis Group is )Jajor Gro,·er, Fli~ht and Group Surgeon, as well as C.O. of 8Ist Di&pcnsury. A~>oisting him are >e,·en oflicers and twenty-the enlisted men.

The present Dispensary is a completely modern two-&tory building, one of the finest ~ct-ups in Aus­lru lia-truly a far-cry from t he inmle<ruate quurters of fou r small rooms, in which the sec tion originated and the small personnel of two ollkt· r·s and seven cn lblcd men.

At present 1,500 cnlbted tm·n und 1,200 cj,·i lian> tome under the care of thi; unit. A' manr as 2,000 J)!ltients per month are treated. ·

Eu~le Farm has its own Di,pcmury, carinp: for 750 men und-one wallaby.

All pilot examinations between .\lelbournc and Town~,·iUe nrc taken care of by the Dispensary.

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Security c~,ARDl.\'C....!_guarding against damage

through careles ness. neglect or by deliberare intent- what is currPntl)

the world's most 1 aluable material­strategical equipment. upplies and in. stallation .

To oiier maximum security for the Groups ~ome hrent) iu taiiations twenty.four hours a day. entail a patrol route of lhirty-~even miles. mall trucks arp used by the f'rllising guards. P.af'h installation is checked three lo four

time hourly during the niglll, at irre­gular intervals. and entine/s posted h'here neces ar> . Doors are checked lo

see that they are locked. areas surround. ing installations are checked. loiterers and intrude~ escorted awaJ from these

areas. Checking o{ idelllilication diS<.· of civilian employees. inspection o{ fire lighting equipment. watching for lire l1azard aud the at·t.·unJUlaliou of 11 aste: in fact, one of the cars patrols for len hour dajJ) primarily for that purpose.

ecurity ection also keep a close watch on Blst A.D.G. vehicles on the road, reporting an) traffic violation, and

if necessary confiscate any Army prop. erty left oo the streets without protec. tion.

All irregularities ob en·ed, howe1 er small arp recorded and reported in de. lail.

The Security ection's aim is to rec. tify any hazardous t·ondition or ~anger. ou practice before it takes effect

At the inception of 81st ecurity. per­sonnel totalled eight soldiers-pre ent strength sixteen soldiers, hventy-hro civilians. The civilians standing guard

are issued with night slicks, and are in­structed to call the nearest soldier in the event of any irregularit).

The patience and cou cienliowwess of tl1i small vigilant f,rroup of men is to lJe admired- whose work is Pver Watch. 1i1g and Guarding.

These bo}s lake their work ~eriou ly as shown by lhe e action shots.

Eagle Farm also has an equaiJJ eiJi. cient security ection.

A NIGHT' ROUTJ E

December 6th the guards do say Was really quite a busy day, And there was really quite a bit Of excitement when the sun'd set.

The guard did call at 9.15 A fire near 14 to be seen, But when upon investigation, They found it was a near location.

o you can imagine the result, The poor tired guards were all turned out, And put upon a special alert, With fu ll instructions to insert.

At 9.30 our cruising boys, Reported two mother's pride and joys Were found acamping in a crate,

omewhere within Warehouse 13 gate. The ca e was full of felt and litter, And the boys were all adither,

moking fags, three candles burning, Trouble sure the boys were earning. Matches, etc., all confiscated, Boys went with parents, so trouble abated.

At 10 p.m. I do declare, What do you think the guard found here? A boy and girl on pleasure bent, They were removed with much repent, And escorted by our guard supreme From Warehouse 1umber Fifteen.

At 10.15, say what a cheek, A civilian who was not discreet, Was found beneath a sign reading­We request there'll be "No SMOKING,"

With a much lit fag within his mouth. The guard instructed "put it out."

AL 10.45 the cruising squad Came upon a man who to work had trod, Who was causing quite a ensation By not having his identification. When questioned it was ascertained, T hat he the disc had quite mislaid. So the captain was at once contacted, " end him home," he, the guard instructed.

l L p.m. say, all 's now serene. And our guards who'd been so keen. Did heave a sign and give a yawn, And wish it was more close to morn.

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HEADQUARTERS

Firs/ R ow Second Rotc Third R ow Fourth R ow S/gt. Rl•t: Sgt. H UHBA.RO Cpl. TlARRI~ Cpl. SHULL ~1/S~t. CooPER Sgt. EPPEJI.WX Cpl. f. ~:Dcc T /5 BA11XES S/ Sgt. Sarn.EH Sgt. HEXDEllER Pfc. FRICK Pfc. DicKcxs S/ Sgt. Gurxx Sgt. Warr.,cRE Cpl. Romsox Pfc. ) l oonY T/ Sgl. BtJ.,UA Sgl. Born P\l. KJ\I.A~l .. \JKo\ Cpl. ScuAJUil,..CHOt·st:x ~f/Sgt. Hn.t.s Sgt. S.u.TCH p,·t. )1c Kt:t: Pvt. L ux.A Capt. LAI 'G II Ll)o; S/ Sgt. F oLA!lA Pfc. DRISCOLL Cpl. Bn:RS Ist/Sgt. FREE~IA.',. S/ Sgt. CoxGELTOx Sgt. CIJTI.IJR Pfc. Tooo .\f / Sgt. \\'ESSMAN Sgt. 7..oxGROXE J>fc. S·n:1:1.1: Pfc. i\L\z7.occur S/ Sgt. JIINTOX Sgt. MARCHESIXI Pfc. \\' n.C7.1XSKr Cpl. \\' :u. \\' n .t .I.DIS

S/Sgt. I RUU:S Sgt. STALCt:P Pvt. GRE.\TIIOVSE Cpl. R.u:F S/ Sgt. SNil)ER Sgt. KELLY P•·t. Ht•R><l: f'pJ. ;\'[ cCAR\'lT.l.

/ Sgt. H.u.L Sgt. G~:u.LAI!liE Pfc. DAVIIISOX p,·t. SENSillA Sgt. Io:u~u Pf,·. Conu Pvt. TAI..ON

Pvt. lhooi .. \TO

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Fifth Row '1'/ !J p ,\RSOXS

Pvt. S.u.xTu Pfc. S•:ooox Pfc. Kuux Pvt. M t:ssu:R Cpl. CASS

Pfc. M>-~Rt.>' Pfc. Ronn Pfe. llAxsox Pvt. Gt'CK"n' Pfc. ~lTTn Pre. ;\!Amo.-x p,·t. L.-o.u.A Pfc. H .II>IHD Sgt. :\1 ARSl 1.\.LL

SQUADRON

Sixtll Row Pre. J3aYx.u..' Cpl. \\'t:STllllOOI<

Cpl. W oLF <.:pl. B >ICCIARIXI

Cpl. O'Coxxon. Cpl. KOSZ1USZKO Pvt. LvxcH Cpl. MAI£R

Cpl. SmTH Cpl. ;\fAypu:t.n Cpl. ;\1l:nALn: Pre. Sc11~£LUY.H Cpl. Ln<ES p,·t. Gat:u·.:xsTciX Pl· t. K..l \\'lCKI

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Sere.11tlt Row Cpl. ToucnTO:s­p,·t. P£Ju,:m:;TTER

Pfc. MAHll

Pfc. PouLSf:x Pvt. OwExs Pfc. McCLOSKEY Cpl. \'lEAVER

P vt. Ln;nsP.v S~tt. Bt.ASKI: T / 5 llllu:HAX C•JI. JA:ut:s \\' rLU.I:\IS

Cpl. Dt:A\'Elt Pfc. KLu·s

Eight'. Rnw Sgt. LI:OXE

P1·t. Lt-n-u: P1•t. DoucETTE Sgt. \\' .ALTER O'Dilf.IX

Cpl. GUGALA

Cpl. Ivt:r Pvt. HoaSEY

Pvt. KRAJEWSKI

Cpl. Kt:IS'rt~R Pl't. LIXES

Cpl. Sut:PSOX p,.t. St'.\llR

HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON

First T?ow SNond Ro·w Third Bow J?onrth ]~()((' Fifth 1-lorc Si.•·th Rort' Se1.·enth l?oto Eif1hL Rnt~'

S/gt. Rn: Sd. Henn.\HD ('pl. HARRIS Cpl. Sneu. '!'/.') P.\HSO~S Pfc. BnYJUL\ ('pl. Tot'CH'l'o;-.; Sp:t. I .J:OXE

2\i!Sgt. (~OOPER S;;t. EPPEHHO::-i Cpl. l.r:Drc Tj:; B.\UXES Pvt. S::\u'l'n Cpl. '\""J:S'l'Bll.OOK Pvt. PJ<:nL:\IC'J'TER p,-t. I ,JTTLE

S/Sgl. S::'tllLEH Sgt. JiEXllEUJOH l'k. FIUl'J\ Pfe. })JC KJ:S ,..; Pfe. SEIJDOX ('pl. "'OLF Pfe. ::\L\IIR Pvt. Dorcwrn:

S/Sgt. Gt:JXX Sp:t. '\\' JITT.\CRE Cpl. ltomso;-.; Pfc. ::\fooHY Pfc. KI'LIX Cpl. B,\l'Cl.\HL ..... 'l l'fc. Pol'LSE.X Sgt. \YAJ!l'EH O'llRI:ls

T/Sgt. BE:\DA Sp:t. Boyn Pvt. K.\LA\.\1.\.J K"\ Cpl. Scu .\HHisc 1 Iot'SEX Pvt. "\lE,;S[EJ< Cpl. O'Cox xon Pvt. (hn:xs Cpl. (iU(L\L,\

.\!/Sgt. I-hu.s Sfrt. S.\LTEl! Pvt. :VlcKEE Pvt. Ll'X,\ Cpl. ( '.\SS Cpl. KoszJT'SZKO Pfe. McC'T.osKEY Cpl. hEY

Cnpt. J ~.\l'Gll Ll:S S/Sgt. FcLAR.\ Pfe. J)HISCOLL Cpl. BYERS Pfe. \IYJ·:IU.Y PYt. LYXL'll Cpl. '\\'1':.\\'EH l'l·t. HonsE\'

I st/Sgt. FHt-:IDL\X S/Sgt. Co::\G-EJ,Tox Sgt. Cr·Tr.En Pfc. Tonn Pfe. Honn l'pl. ~L1n:n Pvt. l . .rl~BSEY Pvt. Ku.\.TEWSKI

:u;s;.:-t. \\'ESSUAX S!!'t· Zo~mw;.;~-: Pfc. S·rEJ·;r.r·: Pfc . .:\J AZZOCl' l f I Pfc. HAXSO" Cpl. S:\llTll S!!'t. BJ,ASJ{J; Cpl. KEJSTEH

S/Sgt. .HT:\TOX Sp:t. }1ARCIIESI"l Pfc. \\-ILCZIXSI\1 Cpl. \\'C\1. \\' !LJ,f.U" I'Yt. CitTJ\ERT Cpl. ::\i.IYI-'II:Lil '!'/!> :Vh:uu x pyt, LL"O:S

S/Sp:t. I RIMES S!!'t. STALCl'P p,-t. ( in:EA'l'HOI'SI= Cpl. H.\!:1-' Pfe. KxiTTEL Cpl. ::\11-:n.u.u: ('!)]. ,J .\Jll:,; \\'ILL LUIS Cpl. SJ_,ll'SUX

S/Sgt. S"un:n S!!t. KELI.\' J'yt. Bnmr: Cpl. }1 cC\H\'1 LL Pfc. ::\1_.\DW.\X Pfe. SCilXEJ.11ER Cpl. Bt:.\YEH PYt. f)p_\1(1{

S/S!!'t. H.\J.L Sgt. Gt'ILL\L:\IE l'fc. }),\YTH"'O-...,- p,·t. SEXS11U. p,·t. L\G.\J .. \ Cpl. Lt'KES Pfc. KL..~.T~

SJ.rt. lo::\J.:'\1 I I' fc. ("onn Pvt. T.\LO:"\ l'fc. }-{.\DJL\U p,·t. GHI:IFEX..;TEIX

l'Yt. J-L\JHH .. \TO Sl!'t. :\1.\HSII.ALL Pvt. K_\\YlCKT

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Mess Hall

* WEDNESDAY, December 23rd

- an important da y? Of

course! The first meal was

served in our new, well­

equipped, and modern mess

hall. This new set-up along

with subsequent additions and

alterations is one of the finest

in any man's army. The change

was a welcomed one after

several months in the old mess

at the main warehouse.

We think our mess-kit clean­

up facilities are the tops. Sup­

pose we let the pictures tell

the rest of the story of this

thrice-daily activity of ours.

•

Eagle Farm Mess Hall

CO~DITIO 'S have been im· prove d ' on ide rably at thi s l\1e Ha 1l in the past few mon th .

With the setting up of two field kitchen for attached men, came a g rea t improvement in the pre para tion of the men u and the var iety an d quality of the food handed round. The boy:; of thi s section claim that j t is the nest i 11 the service.

Th e ir ap p r e c i a tion was phinly shown, when they pre­:5e nted th e S e r gea nt respon­. ible for the e improvements, wi th an iro n c rown an d a home-made electric mixei·.

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'

Photographic Section

PHOTOCRAPIIIC laboratory commenced 1 une 10, 1942. SPrgrant eikes and Corporal Krause ( then privates}, who were both experienced

photographic men, conceived the idea- Captain

Laughlin was appointed photographic officer.

The ection now covers a wide range of acti·

\'ity such as the photographing of Army and Civil ian Personnel, compilation of pictorial hi · torical records or organization. photographic

copies of records, accidents to planes, trucks,

other vehicles, and equipment. Photographing instructional plans and sketches, repai r plans, duplication wot·k and service inventions. Photo­

graphs of 111i litary intelligence reports to Com·

manding Officers, record photographs of im· portant buildings, equipment and installations. rews photog raph) and special work for Army

tJnits-quite a step from just an idea. and in a

period of ele' en mon ths.

All photographs in this book are the work of the Photo. Lab. bO)'S- proof of their skill at

their work. Without the willing co-operati on of thP.sP. hoyii thig hook would not havP. hP.P.n pos­

sible i1l pct·iod of li me allowed fol' compilitlg and publish ing.

HE~DQU~RTERS ing Sectioos-

quadron consi~Js of the fo\\ow-

Finru1ce Historian Department

Ordnance tatistica\

\edica\ 'Transportation Photographic Chemica\ Operations and f\ight Sections

*

----}"1eadqut•rters Squadron hatl its {anle For C\erl<S and Cool<s an(\ Guards, who cluitn

To be the \)eSt in everythinlt,· Operations, "Engineers, Photomen. supp\~·-eers, o«~n•no< m<" •"'' Ch•"''"''· om«~• •"" ••''

(Ukc \1e\\), t\\\ these and more our Squadron make. uut how rotu1)' of then' can bake a cake. There's Driskill with bis pinp:-I>Oog game. nut now it's tennis. What's l1er name? )1 yerl}" witl1 bi<; blue-eyed blonde, Of him we hear she's very fond. Hig\1 Point's favourite. H arveY L11ck. ,Just see that grin, it cheer:. you up. )\ahoney, with the golden tenor ,·oice, t\t Red CroS" «hoW", Hlways first choice. cooper, Master sergCtlllt R ay, ~o noise at night, \1c works all daY· But still the j!:unrds, bnck io their \wn, )Jake most of their racket after half pa<;t ten.

Horse)· with his eap:le t>ye, Tells when your pblol i!> tlhued too hip:h· HarrV cutler's our ba>oeball nllll1· H e plays \ike Fritz. with great clan. tltuuner's never learnctl to flY, nut we all know the rcuson wh, .. "Badolato writes so n1uch, · We're '{raid he'U drh·e the cen~or n11ts.

l\,a\luna.ika gets the mail, )\adigan, tOO· from his Dee Dale. 1f yo11're looking for a be-man .Just get a glhllj)SC of Sergeant Frecn1an.

Benda, too, is quite n. tRlker. A,nd so are H all, O'"Brien anti \Vhitncrc.

J inwoie Wil\iatnS lJOJCCS well. Ask Blaske, l1ow his eyeS did swell. Joe Le<l"e comes {rotll South t>hi\1, .. So you can bel that be's no "lilY:; Yale ){edalie goes u11 and (\own 'fl,e scale, yo11 know, best f1ddlcr in town. "Burke would knock 'em off the trnr\.. A. round •vrhe L oop"' in a G { hack. H anson ne,·er gets enougl' Of toast and eggs and till lht\t ,t11ff. ~ow Gugala is sad and off the hllh­Ann's letter 1wt hhn in the bruiolH>ff clu\1. But when we bear t11e ·n p:er'l> call. Out of B ed we all n1ust fnl\, \.inless it be LeDuc in I,C(I, •cause in the 111orn ht> l>leel'~' like lelld· And Jitnm\e )luic r j ust lo,·es to fnl\ Out of bed at \wp:lc cal\. Let's not forget SU\'l'ly Surge J itn. J{e of the fig11res. slip:lll nnd trill'· t\nd how \1e tnl<eS goOd care of U"· But not without an owfu\ fuss. And when the lights are on the blink. 1t's always Rnef of whotn we think. Of course we could go on for hours Telling 'boUt thi~ p;ang of ours; nut we still belie,•e per formance co11nt;,, So, watch o11r srooke, and deeds that mo11nt, Till the daY our .AllieS snd us will go Throul!h Bertin. Rome, and T okyo. - ) t en of }leadqllllrters squadron-

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Lt. Col. F'r.'f prt.•enliii!J Purpll' ll1·m·t l u .ll / 8ffl. /fill

RESTRICTED

HEA DQ A H.TEH U 1ITED STATES AR TY FORCE IN Ti lE F' A R EA T

A.P.O. 501, GENERAL ORDERS) ] 7 April 1913

EXTRACT 0 ............. .... ........... 18)

AUTHORIZATION TO WEAR CITATIO DEVICE

l. The following named officer , army nurse . warrant officer , and enli ted men. now on duty in the outh-we t Pacific Area, having been ass igned or attached to the units cited in War Department Gt::ucral Onlcrs . o. 14, 21, 22 and 32, 1942, between the date · , pecified in uch ciLatiom;. are author­ized to wear the Citation Device a a permanent part of the uniform-

0FFIC I>\L

G.:s. DOUGLAS MAcARTHUR. O.j7, l'SA :\fAJ. G&s. RICHARD K. SUTHT~RL,\XD, 01():.!:1, l'SA ~{AJ. G.:s. RICHARD .T. ~fARSHALL, OHi:JIS, l ' :-i,\ BRIO. GEX. SPENCER B . . \Kii\', 0291(i, l 1SA BnJO. G&x. WILLIAi\J F. MARQl1A'I', O!i.5$1, l ' SA HRIO. <..iEX. H UGH .1. C'J\S~Y. 0929!l. L'SA Bnto. GF.s. CHARLES A. WJLLOlJGIIBY, 0161!), GSC Bn1o. G•:x. CHARLES P. STTYF:RS. 0 16117, t;s('

* * * Lor. CoL. HALPH L. FHY, 0117!388, A(; L1·. Cor» WILLIAM H. MONA Y, 028(i311 , AC :\fA.r. FHED G. HOI"Fi\IAX, 0!383720, AC CAJ"''. HAROLD F. COCA~OUGHI~ ll, oa!J6:JI!O, AC' C'AI"''. JAMES E. COLOVJN, 0;395117. A(' CAI"''. CURTIS L. J.A~WEHT, 08900:H, 1\ C 1sT LT. :\fELYIN H. Hl' :\1', O~:Jlil2(i, AC 2~o L T. JOHN W. COX, Ju. 0 109!l9!l, AC \\'OJG GEORGE A. HEARD. \\'211 192'2. /\US :\[ / SGT. JOHN :\1. FLY:\:\. 6.i!)H82:t AC l\I/ SoT. RICHARD E. HE~DERSO~. 65.>1252. i\C S/ Sr.T. RICHARD F.. HOLDF.R. 6HI9M. A(' PvT. lcL. HARRY P. :\1l'RDOCK, 65792911, AC' p,"T. ~IORHIS S. CSSF.HY. 1801556.3. AC

* * * By command of General ~lacArthur

n. K. uT II ERLAAo.

s L. . O. trander Major General, United tate Army, Chief of taff. L. . OsTRANDER,

Brigaclier General Adjutant General

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Our Jeep T"• Jeep bn.,ing ca.-ned for it dr an en. >'iable name. add, one more accompli 1,.

llJPnt to its long li~>t oF achievement<>.

Pictured he<e i a ne" undertaking for this illu h·ion, '·lillie fello,.." An im. pro,·i ·a lion? Y e!-., and a SU('Ce, ~:,f ul one.

The tory: An out of the W<~y place -no rail lran>poruuion a>'ailable-hu tily laid tracks- om· hiend, the Jeep, fPadily becomes the ' "Iron Hor.e ... He doc · a

iob, loo. Kno,., Capabilitic,- hau/ing or 20,ooo ton::- .

*

Genera/ and Jeep h · hecn known ll>at Air Co,·p Pilot, do ba,·ack · flying. But tbi i the fi,. 1 A.C

Gene,./ lo do lloundbou, c Ruilrouding.

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AG 330.13 (2-23-43)

General Orders)

No ......................... 20)

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC AREA

A.P.O . .500 February 2:-3, 194:3

Secrel. .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Section I Message of the President of the United States ................................................................................................... .Section II

II. With great pride the Commander-in-Chief publishes to the Command the following message of the President of the United States.

"The efficient bombardments launehed hy your air forces during the past few weeks and especi­ally in the last few days in support of the situation in the Solomons and in furtherance of your own operations command our admiration. The arduous land campaign along the Papuan Coast which has decimated the enemy and now threatens him at Salamaua has made a great impression on our people and must have a demoralizing effect on Japanese confidence in the fighting efficiency of their ground troops.

"My thanks go to you and your leaders and to the officers and men of the Australian and United States Forces who carried the fight to the enemy on all levels and over great distances and even greater difficulties."

By command of General MacArthur:

OFFICIAL:

/s/ B. M. FITCH

/t/ B. M. FITCH

Colonel, Adjutant General's Department. Adjutant General.

1st Ind.

R. K. SUTHERLAND,

Major General, United States Army, Chief of Staff.

HEADQUARTERS, ALLIED AIR FORCE, APO 925, 27 February, 1943 To: R.A.A.F. Command Units

Fifth Air Force Units

l. It gives me great pleasure to add my personal commendation to the personnel of the R.A.A.F. Command and Fifth Air Force for their splendid accomplishments which are so highly praised by the President of the United States.

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js! GEORGE C. KENNEY

It/ GEORGE c. KENNEY

Lieutenant General, A.U.S., Commander.

1JEAOQGARTERS 6hT Alit O~POT GHOUl'

Office of the Group Commander A ID 1Y POST Ol?FICE 92.3

Sl'uJtJt."r: Bis111arck Scu Yiclory. To: Officers ond Enli~ted )len, t:;t Depot Repair Squadron,

APO 923.

I. It h a real pleasure to sit down and write you men thi1> note of cornur~udulion for your part in the ~mashing Allied \'ictory off the eou:;t of ~ew Guinea. True, none of you were pilots, nor were you members of thr crf'ws, but a part of each of you rode through combat with those planes. The stirring success of the 13-21i"s is ample proof of the good work you men >tarted severn! months ul(o. To you men at .Eagle Farm goc~ the credit for making the B-2.; the hard hitting plane it is to-day.

2. \Vhcn this program sturtcd, you were working on what you thought wus u routine joh and sometimes you no doubt figured "What's the usc.'' Today you ha,·e your answer. None of us could have predicted whut those changes would mean in " future lmtlll·. Nc>w we know- a smashing victory!

3. \ Vc, who nrc fur behind the actual battle lines, have a big job to do, numcly, furn ishing the fighting men with all the tools they need to do the· lu•st job. What happened the other day proves how important that job is.

4. In the neur future you will probably be culled on for more jobs just like the ln~t, but 1 am fully confident that they will be just us suece&sful and yield just as great u return.

R. L. FRY, Lieut. Col. Air Corps, Commanding.

<10

un.J ECT: Commendation.

To: All Orgauizalious. Fifth Air Fo1-ce.

HEADQUARTERS FIFTH AIR FORCE

APO 925 12 March, 1943.

I. The recent spcetacular action against enemy shipping in the Bismarck ea was the result of a concerted and determined effort on the part of all elements of the Fifth Air Force.

2. That enough airplanes were in commission to carry out the attack in sufficient strength to achieve the marked drgree of success '' hich was attained. reflects credit of the highest degree upon the maintenance personnel of both the tactical units and the service units of our Air F orce.

3. That all clas!1es of supplies necessary to make the attack successful were delivered at the time and at the places required, is an indication of the high s tandard of service con tantly being rendered by the supply ser· 'ices of the Air Force.

k The efTccti' eness of the forward lfire of the airplanes making the low level attacks on the Japanese con· ' O) is ample testimony of the skillful wo1rkmanship of the personnel responsible for the dd ign and installation of the forward firing fixed gun in these Hirplanes.

3. A field mod ification of bomb f111zes carried out within a very short time prior to the attack proved em inentl y suc('es!1ful for low altitude bombing and examplifies the tireless energy and ceaseless effort on the part of the servi('cS to make available to our 'combat units the very best possible means of prosecuting the war.

G. The rrsult~ whi~h wen~ allained hy our comhat cmws werr made possihlc hy the effi~iency of our ground elements. without whose complete co·operation successful operations against our enemy cannot be accomplished.

7. It is the desire of the Commanding General to express his appreciation of the fine work done by all units of the Fifth Air Force. which so enabled the combat crews lo carry out their most difficult missions. This same spiri t of c·o.oprration assures us of continued successful air operations again I the Japanese.

By command of LtEUTE~AI\T Cr.~ERAI. KE\~E\:

DtsTRIBLTIO'~:

"A"

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Donald Wilson

DOXALD WtLSOX,

Rrigadier General, A. u.S., Chief of Staff.

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS

SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC AREA

GENERAL ORDERS)

No... . 25)

Message of Commendation from Field Marshal W a veil

Message of Commendation from Lieutenant General Arnold

Message of Commendation from Air Marshal Trenchard ..

A.P.O. 500

March 9, 1943

... Section

............................. Section II

... Section III

The Commander-in-Chief takes great pride and pleasure in publishing to the Command the following para­phrased messages of commendation:

I. "Sincerest congratulations on your magnificent victory. The news of this great success in the South-west Pacific Area is most heartening.

WAVELL

Field Marshal.''

II. "Our airmen, wherever they may be serving, join with me in offering to you and the Allied Air Force under your command the most sincere congratulations upon the splendid victory achieved in the Bismarck Sea. A great disaster has been inflicted on the enemy as a result of your magnificent leadership, and the daring of your Air Force.

ARNOLD

Commanding General, Army Air Forces."

III. "Heartiest congratulations from an old Air Force Commander to you and all ranks on the wonderful victory of Bismarck Sea which resulted in the sinking of the whole enemy convoy and escort. Our Allied airmen are hastening our enemy's defeat. You have shown wonderful appreciation of how Air forces and Air power ~hould be used.

By command of GENERAL MAcARTHUR

OFFICIAL:

SjB. M. Fitch,

B. M. FITCH,

Colonel, Adjutant General's Department,

Adjutant General.

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TRENCHARD

Marshal of RAF."

R. K. SUTHERLAND,

Major General, United States Army,

Chief of Staff.

GENERAL ORDERS 1

231

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS

SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC AREA

COMMENDATION FROM CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF

A.P.O. 500 March 20, 1943

The Commander-in-Chief take:s great pride and pleasure in publishing to the Command the following mes­sage of eommendation from Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, Chief of the Air Staff:

"On behalf of all ranks of Royal Air Force I send you warm t:ongratulations upon magnifit:ent victory of Air F ort:es under your command in recent action in Bismarck Straits. The annihilation of the Japanese convoy by your aircraft is yet another grave defeat for the enemy. And it is proof, if such were still needed, of the devas­tating power of shore based aircraft when they have secured command of the air over either land or sea."

By command of GENERAL MAcARTHUR

OFFICIAL: /s/ B. M. Fitt:h, jtj B. M. FITCH,

Colonel, Adjutant General's Department, Adjutant General.

AG 201.22 lst Ind.

HEADQUARTERS, ALLIED AIR FORCES, APO 925. To: A.O.C. RAAF Command, APO 925

Commanding General, Fifth Air Force, APO 925.

R. K. SUTHERLAND, Major General, United States Army, Chief of Staff.

L The Commanding General takes pleasure in publishing the foregoing to the personnel of the RAAF Com­mand and Fifth Air Force.

DISTRIBUTION: "A"

GENERAL ORDERS)

No. ......... 26)

By command of LIEUTENANT GE-'!ERAL KEJ\NEY:

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS

SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC AREA

DONALD WILSON, Brigadier General, Chief of Staff.

A.P.O. 500 March 10, 1943

COMMENDATION FROM THE PRIME MINISTER ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF NEW ZEALAND

The Commander-in-Chief takes great pride and pleasure in publishing to the Command the following mes­sage of commendation from the Prime Minister of New Zealand:

"Will you please convey to General MacArthur on behalf of the Government and people of l'lew Zealand a message of warmest congratulations on the decisive victory of his forces in the Bismarck Sea. This action has un­doubtedly contributed in considerable measure towards the lessening of the immediate menace threatening Austra­lia and New Zealand and is an important step towards victory in the Pacific.

FRASER Prime Minister."

By command of GENERAL MAcARTHUR R. K. SUTHERLAND,

OFFICIAL: Major General, United States Army, /s/B. M. Fitch, Chief of Staff.

B. M. FITCH, Colonel, Acljutant General's Department,

Adjutant GeneraL

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The 81st Repair Squadron

March 13, 1943.

Angels with greasy faces and coveralls-that to you Officers and Men is the proper slang word for the men of the 81 st.

Those unsung heroes of the Army Air Corps, who day after day, month after month, keep the engines of tho.se cloud-chasing monsters purring like kittens.

And when I say "Unsung Heroes" I mean that these men work, not for the glory of publicity, but for the good old Red, White and Blue which stands for liberty, freedom and peace for their families and for themselves.

Surely, we stay behind the lines, in fact, hundreds of miles, but every one of us is just as good a soldier as any doughboy on the field. Combining a soldier and an airplane mechanic, or a radio operator, or a weather observer, requires extensive training and the will to succeed. Herein we have the average man oj the 8lst Repair Squadron.

The 81st Repair Squadron has men trained to perform any duty in the field of aviation. We have the most experienced Test Pilots in the South West Pacific Area. Who helps make them the best?-Again its these Angels with greasy faces.

The 8lst has taken part in many a battle-no, not actually fighting at the front, but by making available the planes and material needed there. In the battle of the Bismarck Sea, a major blow against the ] aps, the B25' s strafed and bombed until there were no survivors left of the vast ] apanese invasion fleet, which consisted of twenty-two ships laden with troops. These B25's were equipped with eight stationary guns in the sides and in the nose. The idea was originated and carried out by the men of the 8lst, and we feel that we did a damn good job. The installation plans were designed and the installation carried out from scrap by us, so you see we were directly connected with the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Glory?-Hell; No, that is just another step towards 'Frisco for us, and another sock on Tojo's jaw.

When we first took over this field there were only two hangars and two uncompleted runways with about 200 men. Now we have seven hangars and numerous other warehouses and administrative buildings and a personnel of approximately 800 men.

We repair planes, we maintain planes, and we even build them out of the junk pile.

Show me another outfit that can equal the 81 st and well-Oh Hell! it's. useless to try because­there is no better on the face of this earth. If you call this bragging-well ...

KEEP 'EM FLYING

CoRP. JosEPH L. R. BussiERE.

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THE Armament Section of the 8lst Air Depot Repair Squadron. This section Is worthy of the praise-

JOHN FLYNN CLIFFORD POWELSON TED BUNNELL BURTON TITTLF. JAMES HANLON LEO ROBERTS STANLEY TRIZINSKI ROBERT BROWN RICHARDSON CHRISTIANSEN EVERETT GLASFORD HUGH EDWARDS ALEX KADINGO ROBERT KATAJ A LEO ROERTS

GEORGE KOTISHION MICHAEL LACOTA .TAMES MURPHY DONALD McPHAIL JAMES PELTEKIS .TAMES PRIDLIDES SIDNEY SCHNELL WALTER SKUTNICK ,TOSEPH SZMIGIEL GEORGE THO:\fA CONRAD CRNARSKI WESLEY WAREHOUSE ARTHUR WOODY

They have had over a year's service in Australia, and during this time, they have put more au­planes in combat condition than anv other unit in the South-West Pacific Area.

On leaving the boundaries of the United States, their services were voluntary. Yes,-they volun­teered their services so that they may become members of Pursuit Fighter Teams fighting in combat zones.

Their ambitions however, on arriving in Australia, were never realized, and through unfortunate circumstances, they became Casuals-"Men with9ut a Squadron." It was during this period as Casuals, that they have established themselves as a unit capable of doing any task assigned to them. Their work was varied, and their methods crude, but obstacles were of no hindrance to these men, big or small.

Being without an Organization, and with no one to represent them, they never had the slightest possibility of promotion. Despite this fact, they carried on just the same-untired, unresentful, and resourceful. No sooner did a new shipment of airplanes arrive for assembly or repair, whether it was an A-24, P-40, P-39, B-26, or an A-20A, it wasn't long after, that these same airplanes showed their fighting ability in combatant areas, in the best of combat shape.

Came July 4th, 1942. These men were no lon~er the "Forgotten Men" of the Air Corps, for it was on this day that they became assigned to the 8lst Depot Reuair Squadron. It was with this or­ganization that they have helped to make the A-20A and the B-25, the deadliest combat planes in the area.

Reading of the many successes being accomolished today by our aircraft in the South-West Pacific Area, it is no wonder then, that we should be proud of these men, the Armorers of the 8lst, who have done so much to make these successes possible.

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SjSGT. JosEPH A. RoMANOWSKI,

EAGLE FARM.

Let's Reconnoitre Eagle Farm

I'll enquire if they'll permit Us look round Eagle Farm a bit. Yes; Major Hoffman-he's good enough To let us see them do their stuff. So folks we'll commence our tour As interest here, you'll find, I'm sure.

First the HANGARS TWO, THREE AND FOUR. lnstallations here galore And planes aplenty here you'll see In stages of assembly. They set them up and tear them down With ne'er a part upon the ground. They inspect, erect and modify A plane till it is fit to fly. Guns and bomb racks they install; They also paint and grease them all. Xow we must be on our way If we're to S{'e it all today.

Over here you see the LINE CREW Which search and check for things not true. They test all planes to find a fault And when defect they do report They sure do get right to the heart, Dismantle and replace spent part. For their job is to do repair On planes which have been in the air. They ground test and inspect a plan<' Tilf it is in the air again. So friends we'd better slip along For the time is getting on.

Now we have the ALERT CREW. They fill the planes with oil and fuel; On the runway they put the lights To allow the planes to land most nights. They clean and clear the taxi strip To allow the Pilot land his ship. They haul all crashes to repair, For they cannot leave them lying there. Well my friends our time is short, If we don't hurry we'll see naught.

Now we have the WELDING SHOP Which you'll find is very hot, For right in here they weld all breaks, And the steel once in plain plates They anneal and bend to different shapes. Here you'll see them weld a part With Oxy, Acetylene and Arc; Here they solder, do not gum Using Silver, Soft and Aluminium They cut and braze the whole day long; Now we'd better travel on.

Now we have the ARMAMENT. To them the guns are always sent. They test, clean and inspect; A bore must not have one defect. They level and test fire them all; Mounts and brackets they install; They send them out for firing proofs; They fit ejection and feed chutes; Ammunition cans they load; Install the guns, both side and nose. Now my friends we've seen this crew ·we'll move along, I think, don't you?

Xow we have the BOMB RACK CREW Which I think will interest you. They synchronize, clean and adjust, For these boys sure dislike rust. They install Frag racks and chutes So bomb hits will not be flukes; Controls connected to Cockpit And nose section of each ship.

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Now I think we've seen all here So let us have a look ebewhere.

Here we have the MACHINE SHOP. Miscellaneous jobs there's quite a lot. Thev make the nuts and bolts and screws And sometimes they make even tools; They make the ammunition tabs, Accessories from iron slabs; They lathe and turn them into shape Re-making parts that have a break. I do not wish to hurry you, But there is such a lot· to view.

Here is the SHEET METAL SHOP. They repair the fuselage, bottom to top; They mount the blisters, right and left, And cover the frame of each project; They install the bottom conct•ssion plate; Can support and centre mount brace; They fabricate and install gun mounts Heating ducts, and all that counts. Xow my friends time's getting short So we'll continue on our walk.

Here all things are ELECTRICAL. They wire bomb racks and circuits all; They service the hatteries on the sides; Adjust the switches---eonncct the wires; Tachometers they do check; Conduits for circuits they erect Rei a vs and fuses thev install; .Junction Box and Bo~ster Coil; So we'll now continue through For we still have muC"h to do.

Here is the CABLE DRPARTME~T Who in each and every consignment Connect the cables to the guns. Tension adjusted---eables restrung And the turnbuckles safetied And all the pulleys realigned; Tubes and dash plates they install. ~ow my friends I think that's all, So on our way we'd better be For we still have lots to see.

In this shop called SUPERCHARGER They overhaul the regulator. Tolerances are also checked And reassembled after test; Turbine wheels .they sand blast; Diaphrams they too, do cast, And Impellers they do scrape To help along the air intake. Well my friends that's nearly all For the night's about to fall.

The PROPELLERS they kee·p over there They will not stand much wear and tear. They balance and check them each time An airplane's brought into line; They paint and keep them in repair So they will cut and draw the· air, For if they are not balanced right An airplane will not take flight. The rest we'll see on our way home So on our way we'd better roam.

I guess it must be time for chow As the MESS HALL is filling now. Good food I guess they're serving "round As there's not many off to town. So I think our way we'll make Towards the guard at the main gate. SECURITY is his section, Intruders they put on the run, They stand guard both day and night. Well, thank you, Sir-and Goodnight.

The Hand of man is plainly seen Both on the Land and on the ea, But man's great masterpiece This era, is Air supremacy.

Our Fighter Pilots did their best, o craven hearts had they,

But out-manouvred in the ozone, The price too heavy that they pay.

The call went out for beLLer planes, The Zeros had us guessing, Our planes were good, we knew they were, But the Zeros went one better.

The call was heard and heeded , Par Zero would not do, The Experts vowed a plane to build. When in combat. the Jap would rue.

They kept their vow. An achievement great, ro sluggards the eon laurel wreath ,

Our Fighter P ilots got their chance, Zooming. peeding P-38.

Test Pilots

FIRST arrival of P-38's at Eagle Farm

was in Augu t 1942- Great Day.

Fir t Le t flight was carried out by

Major Hoffman on August 20th, 1942,

the following day Captain Farrior took

the second test .Right.

Capt. Lambert, C.O. of Repair Squad­

ron wa respon ible to a large degree for

the initial development of Eagle Fa rm.

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Operation 's Office Ta£ ope,.,ioo( 011ioc Wa. oponed on th

lOth ~f I uno With 8 po"onoo) of 000

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J on~ "''Plane-a 22.8 . .. •It_, ., by nnme. l.he Work at thi lime ""•' to "Po'l t8lu

of .,.,,ft under,.,.;, ana ''Cetion 81Amher. ley F<eld. Go·oau81Jy difforcnt field, w.,, .added ana by · •Pte"'bor 9th

0 I"Opo n " " be.

•ng kept on Cho<~e.· ilJ,, Ch,,., l'o,.·er .

Archerfield as Well as Eagle Farm and Amber. ley.

On 1\ovember 20th au oflice was opened at Eagle Farm With the following subse.

q uen t improv(;'. ment : Control I oWer opened

January 1st, wea. ther section lanu. ary 6th, runwa y lights and wind tee on March 6th - all of the e im.

. provements mak. '~g for '""" ofliciency in oiroraft SOli. "lly on the field.

l'hi, •nit ha, at tho "'""nt time , P<r onoo) of ••·•ntr .one onl~ted mon.

Lt. Lawson "" Oporaliona) Ofli.,., till end o( February. 1943.

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P•rticip•nl in • P'•· ea on lwo ••me knock. ~u1 ' ?u'n'"'"" in • hi<h len lea.~, '<e PBrti. C.p~lmg and h.... up lo a... one •·iclo,y agrun" no defca~ so Ia, unde, lhc;, belt A lew new ploye, ha.c been added 1o lhc •·os,,,_ . g1. /(indio, p, Is. Mu"'J, Rkkert • '1<1 F" he,, Wul, lhis new •ddition lo lhe '<Juoa, Co-Cap,,;.,, C,, , •nd Ph.,, •nd lhe hoy, hope lo cop off lhe honou,. in lhc lou,. "'"'•" no•· unde, •·•_v I b, ing lhei, <1

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im on lhe fine 'CC"d "''""• ••me won p,;., lo lhe " '" of lhi, lou,.,,.,.; nt /. ond li ( lhe w~, 1.,~ long enough I I he •••· league 11,.,

•·•II be lonn,a " lhe <omplclio., of lhe p.-.,. ent tournament.

1 T T. IM\IO\s. Repair quodron.

WARRANT OFFICER L eft to Ri!lht

A"den;on, Do,,, K.; Blois, Geo, ge A.; Re"hoe. Ea.,..,d E., "•lik. l olm L

Engle, Loy F.; A1ar/in, Paul E.

Glider Erection Eagle Farm

JesT one more Eagle Farm enterpri~e -Glider erection.

Thus far three gliders have !Jeen ati­semhled with parts for t\H•nty-eight mort> awaiting erection. Total thirty-one.

Thesp gl idt>rs lune a fi f'teen-pa,;senger capacity- can even carry a jeep--llllt for the most part are med for lran~port­ing supplies and troops.

One plane can tow three gliders. The control perc<ounel comi~ts of a pilot and a co-pi] ot.

A difficulty-Llw air current~ about this part of the country are treacherous for gliders. The gliders arc >rhippcd around and consequently thi:-: cause,; the tow :,hip to houncc ahout.

Ordnance Till ection \HlS assigned to 8lst

Group, and attached to Repair quadron, Eagle Farm, on January 15, 1943, tak­ing 0\cr from the 677th Ordnance. 1 I Lt. P. E. Davit hr ing appointf'rt Ord­nance Officer; 2nd Lt. chuyler, Property Officer; ami T gt. P. Bemla, Section Chief of Headquarters ection.

In the comm<'ncemenl the total per­sonnel was nine soldiers, now twenty· even, all these men have had experience

in battle zones and have a working know­leJge of the gun:. they are handling. For the first four months this section was ·working under canvas, but on April 20, 1943, were install ed in a new building.

It is the work of this ection to repair, clean, check and Lest :30, 50, and 20 mil. machine gun~, a · wcJl a all types of Ser­vice pi ·tob, rifle and 1917 Al 30 cal. machine gull' ( used by ground tatf). They al~o service all gun turrets and handle the dcco moling and assembling of all new gun .

It will be interesting to note that all 50 cal. gun in talled in Lhe B-25's u ed in the Hi marck 'ea Battle were handled by this • f'CLion, turning out approxi­mately 25 per day. Three specialized men uf thi · ection al ·o handled all the 20 and 37 rnm. guns in talled in the · P-38's and 39's respectively, which pas eel through this Base. Also attached are f out· specialized men-three me­chanic and one welder- who provide all new part deemed neces ary. They also have four of their per onnel tationed with the 22nd Ordnance {Central Ord­nance Warehouse) to supervise the hand­ling and delivery of all upplie for the 81-t Group- uch a cleaning and pre­serving material, guns, parts, and ammu­nition.

For a period of five montl1s thi Sec­tion ha l1amlleu <l}Jproximatel y 1,000 guns.

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81sT. AIR DE POT GROUP SUPERCHARGER

NUMBER OF UNITS

I7!S Z!SO 225 200 17fj" I!SO 12!S · 100 7!S !SO 2!S o

STATISTICAL CONTROL

·OVERHAUL

$ REPRESENTS 1,000 DOLLARS

$4' $1,200.

APPROXIMATE OVERHAUL COST PER UNIT SIS

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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$f $175,700. APPROXIMATE OVERHAUL COST PER UNIT J700

$$$$$$$$~ $8,400

APPROXIMATE OVERHAUL COST PER UNIT SIOO

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Supercharger

SeT. DAVIS in charge; Mr. Nelson­General Electric Repre entative-advi· sory.

This Section date right back to " To· cumwal" days, the move to Eagle Farm has been a very recent one.

Commenced with a personnel of six soldiers- has now a personnel of twelve - eleven ·olclier , one civilian.

The first overhaul doubles the life of a upercharger. The eeond o"erl•aul 50

per cenl.

The tati tical chart on oppo ite page give" the va lue of thi~ overhaul work.

First unit wa · delivered from Eagle Farm in October 1942- to date a total of 230 units ha,·e been delivered.

and Reclamation

* THIS Section in the commencement was handled by the 8lst Repair St!uadron personnel, Eagle

Farm, there being at that period, no new material for assembly. Upon the arrival of new equipment,

· etc., this work was turned over to civilian personnel. Soldiers have the work of dismantling damaged

planes and the sorting and classification of parts.

Crashed airplanes are sent in from all areas and combat zones to this Section, and any plane

that crashes within a radius of 300 miles is picked up and brought in Ly the 8lst Heavy Duty Motor

Pool.

The plane is then dismantled and each part is sorted and tagged. All parts are inspected by

specialized men and any mechanical parts which are repairable are repaired. The usable parts sorted

and resorted into their various categories and nomenclatures. The parts which cannot be repaired and

are of.no value as spares are segregated to their various sections, such as rubber, aluminium, steel, etc.

All engines pass through the Engine Section of Salvage Department and Factory Representatives

advise on procedure. Engines are cleaned and then shipped to an overhaul firm.

LT. LINGENFELDER, Reclamation and Classification Officer.

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"SAWDUST SADIE"

* Salvage worries Mr. Jaeger, Bell Factory Repre­

sentative, felt something could be done about it­so teamed together.

Cpl. Fleming S/Sgt. Daly Cpl. Williams Cpl. Decker Pvt. Andenon Cpl. Wolhford Sgt. Stafford Pvt. Miller Pfc. Thompson S/ Sgt. Eckert Pvt. Day Pvt. Cook

Sgt. Brown Sgt. Cain Pvt. Thomas Sgt. Cernkovitch Cpl. Ehlers Pvt. Je nsen Cpl. Thorsen Pvt. Quant Pvt. Keen Pvt. Ford Pvt. Opgard

Pvt. Ott Cpl. Wareham Sgt. Hend ricks Pvt. Vasquez T / Sgt. McEntee Cpl. Conoway Cpl. Garcia Pfc. Geroninlo S/ Sgt. Stovall Pvt. Valcovich Mr. Jaege r

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Result P.39 Airacobra. "Sawdust Sad ie." The pride of th ese boys at Eagle Farm, and is she a smart lass -She claims the downfall of eight Ze ros. Course she might be bragging, but we give her the benefit of the doubt.

* " The Boys" pose, so they should-raising a fam ­

ily of six is any man -sized job. Yes, "S~wdust Sadie" has five sisters, not so smart as she perhaps, but­still " pretty cute." The boys think they did a good job, so do we.

The Boys · at Eagle Farm Find yourselves, Boys - We tried and gave up

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Records of

Achievement

* MACHI E HOP.- The boys of this De­

partment have completed 2,733 work orders; 606 for the B-:25,

156 for the P-38, and 1,071 gene ra 1 work orclers.

WELDING SHOP.- Herc we l1ave the com­

pletion of 1,788 general work

orders, plus 1,403 orders for

the B-25.

*

Evidence of the enthu ia tic and excel­

lent work of the boy of these two ulllits

is clearly hown by the above records.

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"I'M SORRY, MAJOR, CAN'T SEE YOU TONIGHT, I HAVE A TERRIFIC HEADACHE."

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Officers' Party

* OFFICER ' THA 1K GIVING PARTY

26Tll 1 0VE~IBER 1942

··NE\ ILLE Co nT;· the Jo,·ely home of Col. Fry, was used a~ a rendez,·ou for the party.

Pumpkin ] ack-o-lantern:: lighted the path­way to the house.

Corn stalks decorated the grounds. A turkey st rulled about in one corner of the

r.ourtyard. An orchestra played while gue ts danced on

the patio. Supper was buffet style with turkey aplenty. Highlight of the night was General Con­

nell's specrh, when rresf'nting Colonel Fry with one dumbcll.

* It is the custom in the Air Corps to publicly

proclaim and make a suitable token award to its distinguished sons for the accomplishmen t of worthy deeds.

In this instance Col. F ry, with 20,000 flying hours to 'his credit in the air mail (20,000 leagues under the sea) (with gestures), did on or about 25th November, at Eagle Farm, accom­panied by his trusted assistan t, M ajor Monay, take off in a D utch B-22, familiarly known as a F alcon, for a joy ride and familiarization Hight. After leavin g the grou nd, Col. Fry did, with scrupulous care, refrain from retractin g the under-carriage. He coasted about the h eavens for quite an appreciable time, conjurin g up all sorts of thing's to say to and about the g'uy who said these D utch crates would cruise at 150 miles an hour. Didn't the air speed register only 135 miles with nose depressed?

Thoroughly disgusted with the performance, or lack of performance, of the old crate, he, Col. Fry returned to the vicinity of Eagle F arm and made his approach for a landing.

The n he, Col. Fry, did v-e-r-y, v·e· r · y carefu~y push the wrong button, retracting the landing gear, and, despite the screech of the klaxon warning horn, shouts and arm waving of his pas­sen ger, and in the full glare of the red spotlight from the tower operator, he, Col. Fry, made what is considered to be the smoothest belly landing on record.

Col. F ry, it is my duty and pleasure to present to you a token well merited and appropriate to the occasion-One D umbell.

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"Act iva tion Party"

The boys really "went to town"

on Activation Party ight (July

l st, 1942).

* We'll let the picture:. tell the story.

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Non-Commi ssioned Officers'

Club

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ORCA IZED by the Fir t Ser­geant::; of the Group and financi­ally s tarted by factory represen­tatives, the club in a month grew in membership from 50 to 225 .

• Shot · ·!town l1ere are of the

opening night, October 1942.

Credit goes to gt. neider ( ecretary) for ketping the club "alive." IJa done and i ~ doing a fine job.

The boys aren't going to leave thing a they are-have plans for improvements-such as add­ing a reading room, lounge chairs, etc.

On dance nights, an American band offi ciates.

Good luck, boys, keep the good work going.

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Archerfield Repair

* REPAIR Section ha:; through force

of nece,.;,.;ity adopted "Improvi:-;e"' a,.; it,.; ,.;logan. They haYe had to im· provi,;e with tool;-:, improvi:-e with labour, .when-- machine,.; wo1Jirl lw of almo:-;t ine,.;timahle value. Im­pnwi,.;e '\ith space to carry out the work--~its lwcn a ca:-;p of gPtting building:; whert' and when thPy

could and arranging the work lay­out to ~uit the building, in~tead of the huilding to ,.:uit the work.

But the >vork ha" been outstand­ing. ~hot,; on thi~ pagt> and on "uc­ceeding page give an idt>a of :-;onH~ of the panel work neee,.:~ary to re­build tlw damaged parts. All panel heating ha,; to be done hy hand -~-no machines available.

The replacement of a complete 1ring assembly ,-ection on a B-21, this has never heen attempted out­,.;ide a factory, where cranes would

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:.'ll c-t.u;n E'nginr, r i11g Oflirer 41-c-/t erjlt ld

J.rmy Per.yoi/Jtel

he u ed to lift a»d hold tl>e nmg while in cour~c of adjustment, wooden trelli e hare impl·ovi~ed­the method adopted a in hip build. 1ng.

These are two in t<llll.:e~-tl,ere have been many such. The rebuild. ing o f a plane so badly damaged as to be condemned- Repair put it in <:ommj sion again, and o the good work goes on.

r Arrl>u.lield .duotlter Repair Job fo

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CoL. P. GuNN whose combat experience ann assistance made the 50 cal.

nose gun installation possible. Col. Gunn's decorations are Silver Star,

Flying Cro s, Cita tion for Philippine Campaign.

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P'lant

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Allison Overhaul A Com>ersation-Result- Allison Over·

haul Assembly Plrmt.

W il E '>: approa<'herl C.M.l l. agreed to " g ive it a go."

The ~chedule set down was- the de­l ivcry of the first overha ul ed engine in eight weeks. The fir!'l engine wa~ de­li vered on the lSLI1 I ovemhcr 1942, se\'Cil weeks afte r the commencement, hrat ing the " dead I inc'' by one week. Packed into the;::e se'"en " eek;; was quite :-orne attion . First a plan t had to be built, then 1,500 pecia l tools, 300 a, · sembly tands, erection o f petitioning, monoroles, electrical service, wa tP-r and ga · all had to be made and installed­neces itating the calling in of fifty odu contractor .

The tra ining of a pPrsonnel of 180 men and women a bsolutely untra ined. \\ ith no previous ex perience with internal combus ti on engines. Yet, the first over· hnulNI engine was delivered one week ahead of schedule.

Originally the plant was 20,000 sq. ft. of Ooor space, layout sui table to produce fi ve engines per day- this has been in­creased in six m onths to 40,000 sq. ft. to prod uce ten engines per day.

At the pre ent time there are about 5:30 employee .

These overhauled enginf'S mu t pa s a very rigid test before being O.K.d, they have the ame test a a new engine.

ALLISON

Group or three tand ing at Honing Machine

Left to Rigltt- J. McEWAN, " Inspector": L. ALDEil\TEit, "Plant uperintendent;"

Cor.. MONAY, Executive Officer.

A VIEW OF THE D UTLD UP SECTTOX

PRgCISTON IXSPECTION DEPT.

ALLISON

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CLEANI~G SECTIO~

CO.MPLETF.D ENGINES WAITING TEST

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A.N.A. 263 OANTAS 181 GM.H. 375

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STATISTICAL CONTROL

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ha> been done the ~reate' part ol in trument o•erhaul, repair, and ad·

juotmcnt for tl.e SW t\.o.C. 'fbi higblY tec\1nica\ ,,ork i car·

ried on by 0pecially-trained ~roup

ol ,.en and "ornen under !he a>tute

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upervision ol 1'1\r. Griffin- • (or· ,.er fli\9•' Sergeant in the 1\ .. t\.f·

Work ;6

done on practicallY a\\

type> of aircraft insttumen~> such ., , tachomete<'• coroP""'"' ,els l n in•""'"ents. a I timctcr>, ~~·rO' and

-pre:;,sure gauges. When''" think of the value ol in·

struments in makin~ [or alety, re· liability, and economY in aircr~lt operation, plu> the aid to ll•c p•lot in \he handlin~ ol ,hip>. "e fullY realize the imporwnce of the (,ne

job beWg done here at · .t\.

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Australian National Airways

THE OVEJ~HAULit G OF E GTNES HEHE

PniOH to the activa tion of the Bh t, all engine

for ove rhauling had to be shipped south, which

nccc,;situtcd los of valuable time. Local firm were

contacted and though they were perfectly willing to

attemPt the "ork, d•eY had no cJ<Perienced pe<· sonn<l , no technical data- tool , te t bene\•• or the "hcrcwilho\ to do the job. However, the Sl t under·

took to ·opply te·t benche,;, tools and "hat in[or·

mation they oou\d, one ~'"' Mrided to trY the job on one engine-they did, and "on thfough. ow plant have been erected, capable of turnin~ out

four engine pe1· day.

SEE ANYTHING JO~?

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First Night in Army

* After listening to the sergeant for a half hour on Military Discipline, I was handed a pamphlet-this is

what I read: PARACHUTE--CAT; RIP-CORD-TAIL OF CAT; LIEUTENANT-ROOM-ORDERLY; BAR­RACKS-HANGAR; CHOW-WASH DAY; BUNK-WALL-LOCKER; PREPARE FOR INSPECTION­DRESS IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES; MESS-KIT-BARRACKS BAG FULL OF DIRTY CLOTHES; SALUTE­WAVE AT; POST EXCHANGE-NURSE'S QUARTERS; FIELD EQUIPMENT-AIRPLANE; HAVERSACK -TUG; DISCIPLINE-FIRST-SERGEANT.

I was glad I joined the army. I wanted to have a place with Uncle Sam, and I had it. I knew that the army was going to be tuff going, but I wanted more than anything else to have a well-built body. l started out in this army quite confused. I couldn't catch on to things very rapidly, but that was because I was brand new.

I studied my pamphlet very carefully, I caught on to things very quickly-in my mind. If someone would say to me that I should clean under my bunk I knew that meant WALL LOCKER. I had things down pat-still in my mind.

I was up bright and early the first morning and the second thing I heard was a voice say ...

"I want every man to sweep and mop under his bunk."

I knew that meant wall locker, and so I set out to sweep. I had quite a time because the locker was so near the floor that I had to move the thing. I finally got the thing pushed over and so I swept and mopped.

"What are you moving your wall locker for?" a friend asked. I hesitated. "Did you hear what the man said? He said to sweep and mop under

your bunk." That fellow looked at me kind of goofy-eyed, but I did not pay any attention to him.

He wasn't doing what the man said to do anyway. He was mopping some place else. He didn't read his Pamphlet! The Discipline seemed to be very interested in me. He told me that he was going

to take me out and show me the proper methods of saluting. He couldn't trick me-l read and studied my pamphlet. Here we go.

"Get ready," said the Discipline. "Here comes an officer and when I tell you to salute I want you to salute."

He was trying to catch me, but I knew better. "Now salute," he whispered. I waved at him. For some reason or other the Discipline seemed to be disappointed

in me. The officer walked up to me and asked: "Don't you know your Discipline, soldier?" "Yes, I do," I said smiling. "Well then why didn't you salute me?" asked the officer with a terrifying disposition. "I did salute you." I talked as rough as he did. "Where's your discipline, wise guy?" he asked with a wry face. "He's right here with me," I said knowingly. "I don't believe you know your Disci­

pline either."

I didn't get on very good that time for some reason or other. The Discipline left me and told me he would see me later. The officer and the Discipline walked on together. Oh me, such is life!

The Discipline must have left the officer, anyway the guy came around a tree and halted me saying: "I want to see you immediately at the barracks."

I went down to the barracks and I saw a lot of airplanes down there. I did not know what he wanted me for around airplanes. I waited and waited ana the Discipline never showed up. I guess he didn't want me after all. I didn't worry-then.

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I went back to the place where I slept and there I found him. He had put one over on me.

f "All you fellows who are in here will prepare for inspection," said the Discipline.

I knew what that meant so I got out my civilian clothes, washed and shaved, and was ready to go wherever they wanted me to go.

I noticed some of the other fellows hadn't memorized their pamphlets because they were getting out a lot of trash and putting it on their bed. I was sitting on my bed waiting for ~ action. All the boys were standing by their beds when in walked three officers and the Discipline.

One of the guys hollered "Attention!" I knew what that meant all right because I heard the Discipline talk­ing about it. I got up from my bed, pulled my stomach in a little, let my arms hang, moved my feet so that someone could slide a box in front of them and I didn't say a word. I was just as still as the other guys.

"For Heaven's sake, what's the matter with this guy?" The one officer asked the Dis· cipline. They were looking at me, to my surprise!

Get out your field equipment and haversack immediately,"' cried the officer.

I ran out of the sleeping quarters, went down to the barracks, got hold of a haversack, hooked it to a field equipment and called it mine. Away I went. I brought everything up to where the officers were, went inside and told them I had it.

"Where," they said in unison.

"Out there," I said.

"Listen soldier," said one of the officers turbulently, "don't be funny."

I didn't argue with them. I hate that Discipline and I don't like officers. I ran up to my bed, I took off my civilian clothes. I didn't feel as the rest of the boys did. Someone said :

"Get your Mess Kit and prepare for Chow."

I couldn't find my Mess Kit. Someone knew what I was looking for and told me it was under there. So it was. My Mess Kit and all. I looked inside and there were the dirty clothes all right. I couldn't figure out how I got them dirty when I was only in the army one day. But there was every­thing. I grabbed it and started to run like the other boys. I carried my Kit down the steps and followed the others. I had a larger Mess Kit than theirs because I didn't see where theirs were. I wanted to get to the head of the line, but I remembered what the Discipline said. "Don't try to get 'head of the other fellow, it'll cause trouble."

I approached some food and a guy asked where my Mess Kit was.

"Here," I said, holding it up so he could see it.

"Go to the Post Exchange and eat your dinner, I'm not fooling with you," said the wise guy.

"Okey, okey," I whispered to myself and thought: If it's time to eat I'll go eat. I went

to the Post Exchange and knocked on the door.

"Come in," a voice said amiably.

"Oh-o-o-o, get out of here immediately," said a nurse.

I got out of there because I thought I had better get out. I went to the Lieutenant be­cause I had not been treated right the whole day. He was doing some sweeping and he told me tha! we were going to have a formation soon. He was right.

"Have any of you fellows ever made a parachute jump?" asked the Discipline. I held up my hand because I had. "Do you know everything about parachutes?"

"Yes," I said hoping to redeem myself.

"Step forward. You'll show these fellows how it's done. Come with me," said the Discipline again.

He lead me to a Field Equipment-for what reason I don't know. "Get in there," he said with a bang. "Put this on."

I put on a thing that was a coat only it had a lot of blocks on the bottom. The Field Equipment started to fly in the sky.

"When you drop be sure to pull the Rip-Cord," a man said.

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''Where'• my parachute," I asked back at 'm.

"You have it on," he said with a grimace. I was confused, but I thought-that's the army for you. "Now when you make the parachute jump there will be a car down there to

you up," again the man said something. "Do you see this iron handle on my 'chute?"

"Yes, I see it." "When you jump, pull the same thing on yours."

Things were becoming too confused. "Now jump," he said pushing me off of the Field Equipment. I jumped, but I could not find that iron handle which he was telling me about

-so I forgot about it. I said to myself, "I bet when I get down there they wont even have that car

waiting for me either. By that time I woke up.

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SGT. JAMES GUILLAUME.

MOSOU I TOES DAMN 'EM

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THE U.S. ARMY WANTS EVER'/Tl-\\NG DONE TO A PEROSION ·• ·· THERE'S A RuMOR T\-\~1 SOON All CLERKS WtLL Ht\VE TO CtH::.l\<.. THE DUPUC~TES Wltk-\ "l\-\E OR\G\NAL

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That you can't mix alcohol with gasoline is an old adage. But that you can't mix alcohol with horseflesh is a new one.

We have Jack Pendleton and Roscoe Wilson's word for it ... as well as their appearance, which in this case speaks louder

than words.

After struggling for fully twenty minutes trying to climb on to the old critter, they were all set for a speedy ride 'from

"that pub" back to camp. However, with no bridle, saddle or spur, the job of directing the thing toward camp was a problem in navigation itself. In short, it required another bottle of "Aussie plonk" between them in order to carry on the

strenuous operations. A reserve supply was carefully tucked inside buttoned shirts.

With the smell of plonk in her nostrils, the old mare was just what she used to be. With a jump she was off in a cloud of dust. So were Jack and Roscoe.

The "bitchman" came up and slapped them both in so many places all at once, that they were still "Plonk Drunk" the

next day. But a trip to the dispensary and a slip marked "quarters" helped to ease the pain considerably.

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CPL. LESLIE F. BECKER, 19039878,

8lst A.D.G. Repair Squadron, A.P.O. 923, Australia.

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FIRST DAY IN ARMY.

\'GROUNDED FOR DURATION''

BASIC TRAININ(- TUREEMONHIS f"OUR MONTI-lS 51)( MONTHS 15 OVE.R. LAT~R L...ATE.R. LATER

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TOP KICK.

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TROUBLED WITH ·poKER . PARAS,TES'' 5lTT'EN ON 'lOUR BED DA'I AND N lG\H ==·=

THEN YOU'll WANT ONE OF THESE 6RAPH\C TOTHEPfl!IIT-·POSTERS TO HANG ABOVE YOUR BED

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''DIGGER SANDERS"

"ORIGINALLY A 'fj~ORGIA YANKEE" ANO THE LAST PERSON /IV TilE WORlD YOl/'0 SUSPECT OF TURNINa AVSSIE;' BVT; TOORIGJIT-HE 0/0.

A SHICLA-LOVEn, Mf./TTOI'/-eATC'R1 IS TillS 0/NKUM DIGGER/

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l KNOW \VE BEEN GONE

ABOUT EIGHT HOuRs, MA\JoR.

BUT I WENT TO AN\ERICA

A~TER M'/ W\f=-E ,,, SHE

DIDN'T L\KE IT HERE:.

SO I TOO\~ HER

BAC\-<. HON\E. /

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"Are You Remembering".

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Are you Remembering the task to be done,

The cause and the honour that has to Le won;

It's the Man at the Wheel who shall guide us to win­

When the day comes to the end with the dying sun

Are you Remembering!

Don't let your faith fade away with the wind,

It's trouble they're after, so on with the fight­

With the stride just ahead, and honour to be gained

The fight must be right_ and right must Prevail.

Are you Remembering the hearts that have been torn from the dust of the earth,

With treasures which dear to us cling;

We're Remembering the deeds that They've done

So let's pull for the stride and Victory to win;

So this Earth can Le ours and ·our task

Worth while spent-Are You Remembering!

The flag still flies over land and sea

With Planes soaring the skies with watchful eyes.

God as our Protector, Our Helper and King

Will be with us till we finish the, task

Are you Rememher_ing!

When the dim of the night that last comes to an end,

When the sweat of fear and toil is no more;

We shall hear the shouts of gladness and loud song of joy,

With hearts that are wakened with Remembrance of

Peace so dearly bought.

Are you Remembering!

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PFc. W. G. DAvmsoN, 8lst Headquarters

KEY 81sT. AIR DEPOT GROUP

TOTALS FOR YEAR

NAVIGATION - t NAVIGATION 563 FLIGHT - FLIGHT 1,960 ENGINE ml!!ill!llll ENGINE 3,018 TOTAL -1000

GRAND TOTAL INSTRUMENTS REPAIRED 5,542

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Blsr. AIR DEPOT GROUP ENGINE COMPONENT OVERHAUL - BRISBANE AREA

FROM MAY II, 1942 TO MAY II, 1943

KEY GLYCOL PUMPS

WOBBLE PUMPS OIL PUMPS GOVERNORS BOOSTER PUMPS VALVES SWITCH RELAYS VACUUM PUMPS CYLINDERS MAGNETOS CARBURETORS GENERATORS FUEL PUMPS

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GRAND TOTAL- 9199

1--+- TOTAL SPARKPLUGS OVERHAULED 1---+-- DURING THIS PERIOD- I 9 3,0 0 4 ----t----r-

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Motor Supply Company THis firrn was original! ) an Automotive Repair

Shop. with uo working kno" ledge of aircraft mechanics. In t11e commencement they experienced much difficulty in acquiring authentic information - especia lly pertaining to Tachometer as no tech­nical data \\'as obtainable. but UJ>on the receipt of this information, operations went aheacl in leaps and bounds. Test benches were set up for the te t· ing of carburetor$. hr draulics and all aircraft in­struments.

An air-conditioned du tproof instrument roorn was established and special apparatus constructed to carry out the '' ork. This room aJone has tested and repaired 4,000 instruments in approximately Ji ve month~.

F'rom cplcmbcr 19-1-2 to March 19-l3, the output of overhauling and repairing carburetors has in­creased from one per dar to fifty-fi ve per week.

At the present Lime all work carried oul by this company is for the U.S. Army-the 8lst Air Depot Group in parlieular. Th P work hPing handled I'll·

Lirely by c ivilian per onnel.

De Haviland Propeller Shop

* TnE work of overhauling and recon-·

ditioning of all type of propellers is

. carried out by a branch of the De Havi-· land Company, who in eptember 1912: ·enl representatives up from Sydney LO•

et up and organize a plant capable of

carrying out thi peciali1.ed work. They took over a section of a Ru Depot and

commenced training personnel, as ex·

perienced tradesmen were not obtainable. Hy October this plant wa functioning;

competently and their first consignments. were completed.

The Propeller hop i:. set up in true

a:-:,embly line Lyle at the prc~enl time turning out an average of twenty pro­

pellers per week. There a re forty civi­

l ian employed, men and women who have been trained in tlliH work shop.

They also overhaul and repair all pro·

peller acces ories- uch as governor and electrical equipment.

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1-P.ft tn "Rig!u MR. TO\£. Works Manager. QA \ TA,

MR. CR.o · ·~-:rr. \\'right F'actory ReJ>. !IIR. BROW\. 'lanager of QA \TA .

'JR. TAi\Krcwrrz. w,;Kh• F,clon R,,,_ MR. A VERY. Fore'"<~n- upc

Lt. WIL OS. tllgineer of Ardlerfield.

QANTAs T111, Company is al:;o doing splen­did tlork- a te-iteration of the Pl'ob. lern faced and overcome bv the­fi ,m, p•·e• iou;/ l' mcnUoned ;; a I>· pJ·opl'iate hel'c·

The,e <lC'tion :-.hots show the men at 11 ork "Really ou the job .. ,

QANTAS

MAG~IFL AI\D PRECI 10~

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PouJ ond Gray A I.Or.AI. firm lake. on a new lask­

."'•rk ":ilh Plexiglas . 11' definitely an mnovahon- u,. fir t attempt lo do work With plexigla;,.s in Queen, land

ucc.- ·f ul? Qui I e. larHug ~>·ith , Per ·onnel of len 1/,; linn now employ a la/T of moe men and hteen women. All

."·e.·e apprenHces at fir 1, but now notMng <s loo longh for 1/,; ·kilful group.

lf'ork i being done for the B-17, B. 25. and <he P-38. Cockpits, doors, g

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ret~, etc. Model made of clay form a ba I r ••. lhe pia ler of Paris mulu, which i lhe ncee · ary lir 1 tep in <hi

1 Process. Pietu•·ed he,e i the linal ''•~>--lhat or """''"g of a sheet of gla 'to 250 F. •nd tretc/,;ng over the pre•·iou ·ly pre. pareJ mulJ. Tl.e gl, .. i ·/,;PP<d from the tate in sheet ... eraging in size three feet by four.

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made completely of plexiglas •. even 10 the extent or dispe., ing wiu, lhe alu.

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n1um gun mouut opening .

Repair. ·•cHon doc P'llr/,;0g- bufling

•nd andmg out of di '••·led and di . rolored gla-:" .

. 11'.,,. mdle.·ial- d,ere i · none. Gl.,,, 1111, arc me lied do, n, eth yld irh loridc is

added • nd the re ·u11 i a •lue Paste to be 11::-ed in mending and rep~ir.

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* T111 firm mainly deal with the

te ting and reconditioning of car­buretors, magnetoe ·, and genera­tors, al o the le Ling of vacuum hy­draulics. Magneto and generator te t blocks and other necessary machinery have been et up, occupy­ing an entire floor. The oulpul of th.is department is 200 units per week.

Tl1eir greatest problem was staff­ing, owing to the shortage of ex­perienced men. Jn the commence­ri-lenl six men were employed in thi department, no\\ . ixty-two men are engaged on this work.

Anothl"r important part of the work of thi.; company i the te ting and reconditioning of park plug . Thi~ d<'parlmcnt commenced with six girls and one man, now th irteen girls and four men are employed­turning out 15,000 plugs per week.

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King & Kotts PtcruREo here i · the 11 or I.

being done hy King & Katt~-the repair, rebuilding and ser.

vicing of oil tern. Perature regula. lors and radiators. 1'bree hundred and fifty regula. lor-~ have heen put out with BOo more lo be "en•iced. Tooling ha.,. lJee11 and "I i/J i" il large la~'k. He1·e we ha,·e an Automobile Re. Pair Shop being adapted to '>en·ice the War Effor-t.

Hudson's 1>u firm b., ind;,cclly pbyed "" im. P~rta·"' Pu.·t i., <he i"uug,., .• ,ion of the

Repan· qu•drou, '" they were i"«r11

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mentul i., making it Po sible for over. h•uling to he ra•·ried out l<y the 81. t A i• Depot Croup in B•·ish.,ne. Tn the incep.

<•on there "•s but one set of tools which had heeu '«•lied by A .. . c., Melhoun<e.

Hudson ' . we,·e •PPmachcd and they "orked "•gl« and d.,y to •·eproduee "•dve co'"Piete ••<> of o•·e.·hau] too/ su Hable f o~ IV right engine . and '"·emy. fi<·e ·~1

u «able for co., I ing •·cpa ir. 'fb, 6,.., handle . •·cry f.,. repu;, •

mo.,, of <he "ork being <he ma.,uf•ctur. 120

• ing of ne" pa ''•· The I i<t belo" "ill gi , .• yon ••me idea of the "O•·k tumed out h) thi, fl•·m • inee June 191·2. Gun mounHngs 250 .>eb, gun ehuge, 250 ••••· machine gun fore '"'d ,e., , ; ghr, I , 000, bomb aiming •ights 1 ,000, ca,bnreto,· 'ight;, lowing ha,, . and tl,ousands of speciul bol t!'. and scre ws, etc.

Hudson's

• 'L'XTJ\T!YES · R E· PIU. •~· , F \ CTOHY ALLISO~ "

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Slsr. AIR DEPOT GROUP AIRCRAFT COMPONENT OVERHAUL • BRISBANE AREA

FRO'-l '-lAY II, 1942 TO MAY II, 1943

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PROPELLERS 2222

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STATISTICAL CONTROL IU11IC/LWL

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(), l•i•·k.,J, J>iuo,., lb" ,];dn'l liu,d j'"' ,.,,,., lii Vou wi]] ne\er hear a ston-E~xauiting them i1J glory, ..

lJot lo "iu 1/i;, "" I hey 'II ol ""J, do tb, ;, best: ..

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Sgt. Royn Cpl. Koscn's.Jx:o Pfc. K:;rTTEL

Ea:<lc Farm -Motor Pool.

1>11 unit originated at Archerficld in .\1.,y 1912. h · beginning, a /loo/ of twelve type., of vcl.idcs, '"" mic.·oscopic ••hen compared with the P•·e.cut . et-up "' l';,gJc F.,,.._ "il/, eighty type . 7),e

pool mo•ed to Eagle Farm in cptcmber 1912 .,. i th a com plemeut of h•·en 1 y.li, ·c type - of \'ehicles.

11•e·e ••l'iou, vclJicJe,. a •·e ronSirurted IJot/o in the late and he,_ iu Australia. Many differcm improve'"•nt ., . ., ... in. slituted here - fo,. example, Briefing I :•ch. h1lctor with "incl,cs, h·oop car. ner van. crash "agon lractor ••·nne , and llliiny oth~'r . .

They arc serviced and kept in cond;. lion for delivery at a moment's notice l1y a ••~•v of four soldier. and seven civilian . In add i I ion 1/,c . cro• ices of four local conee,, arc ••lied "Pon for do;, work.

. A li t of a few of the types at the Pool '"II gn·e ample P•·oof of the magnit.,dc of this undertaking.

BOMB SERrrcF; TR['C'K C'J. P,'f•RAc TJ?AtTOR .reeps

.I ER I AT. GV.\' X En TR .1 "'I "G 'l'lt VC•s CRA H W.\GON 45-TOy J'\( '1'0C'An TRAC1'0R

Ac.r.rs C'R.'\c..'rens TRACTon C'IL\XE •\Xo CR.\XE Cr\RRrens l,t>Qo GAT.I.()g 1'A Xl{ERs Hn rP.Fcxc; Tnucl\s -'I '\ ClflXl~ Sflop ·rn.\lf.En

Specia I Service Motor Pool

126

Ascot Go rage

* A L L repai r for the Motor Pools

of the 81 · t are effected here, ex•

cept tho e of the Heavy Duty Pool.

Lou:r1· Shot-Gasoline Tankers

Town Motor Poo l

THIS unit had it incep tion in partt

of H eadquarters quad ron' build ..

jng 011 Church Street. Growth of the

unit nece ita ted a change-early ilil October the new pool was opened at

its present location, providing faci ..

litie for grea ter efficiency of opera··

tion.

Soon after the beginning of this

unit, nine W. .E.L. drivers were as­

signed to taff ca r . The e women

driver bowed great spirit in sur·

mounting many difficu ltie in the

early day of operation, and we pay

tribute to the excellent teamwork

and the fine job they have done and

~ re till doing. At pre en t there are

twenty taff car driver and twenty­

sevell s taff cars.

*

MEMORANDUM:

HEADQUARTERS

8lst AIR DEPOT GROUP

Office of the Group Commander

ARMY POST OFFICE 923

To: All Military and Civilian Personnel of the

81st Air Depot Group.

RLF/m

24 December, 1942

Tomorrow we celebrate Christmas Day, and with it comes my heartiest greetings to you all. To

many of us it is a different kind of Christmas than we have ever experienced before, for we are

spending it thousands of miles from those loved ones who made this day mean so much. That part is

unfortunate, but it should not dampen the spirit of the day, for actually we are here to ensure that

the true spirit of Christmas may live forever.

With the close of the year comes the opportunity of commending yon on a job well done. With

confidence for our future success, I extend my sincere appreciation to all members of this Command

for the enviable record of the 8lst Air Depot Group in its first year of service. For your wholehearted

c~-operation, for your initiative, your enthusiasm, and for your hard work and earnest effort, I am /

deeply grateful. You may he sure we have contributed in no small degree to the success of our allied

efforts in this field.

It is our job to furnish the fighting men with every possible tool necessary to do the most effi­

cient job. We must not fail. We ~annot fail. How well they do their job depends on how efficiently

we do ours. We cannot rest on past laurels. We dare not even he content to do just as well again next

year, rather we must work hard and reach our highest effort, so that we may ensure lasting peace in

our own Christian way of life.

I would also like to wish each of you the best of New Years. If we work through 1943 with

all the energy and initiative we possess, it cannot help but he a year filled with good news and success,

which will send us far along the road towards final peace, and which will make even more worthwhile

those things of which we are now deprived.

128

R. L. FRY, Lt. Col., Air Corps

Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS 81 t AIR DEPOT GROUP

Office of the Group Commande: AIOLY PO T OFFICE 923

RU"/ emr

201.22 7 ~larch, 1943

UBJECT: Bi~marck ea Victory. To : Officer · and Enli ted Men Connected with

Depot upply.

] . It .is a real plea ure to sit down and write you men thi note of commendation for your part in the smashing Allied Victory off the coast of ew Guinea. True, none of you were pilot , nor were you members of the crews, hut a part of each of you rode through combat with those planes. The stirring success of the R-25, along with the other Bombers and Fighter Aircraft, is ample proof of the good work you men have bc<:n doing.

2. Working long hours and under unfav­oUt·able condi tion , you ometimes no doubt figured "What' the u e." Today you haveyour an wer. one of us could have predicted what tho e long hour would mean in a future battle. ow we know ... a ma bing victory!

3. We, who are far behind the actual battle line , have a big job to do, namely, furni hing the fighting men with all the tools that they need to do the be t job. What happened the other day prove how important that job i .

4. In the near future you will probably be called on for ome jobs just like the last, but I am fully confident that they will be just as successful and yiel n just as great a return.

R. L. F RY, Lieut. Col., Air Corps Communcling.

Supply

upply was organized here with a full

complement of ] 21 men. A a group i t

was transferred from the tlth A.D.G.,

forming a basis to give immed iate func·

tioning as an 8lst Supply.

The beginning was in the Main Ware·

hou e, plu a few mall re erve ware·

hou e . Immedia te demand for expan·

ion nece itated getting more ware·

ltou:se:.. Today- still expand ing-supply

has twenty-two warehouse and storage

buildings. The main warehouse, for·

merly f'arrying all live or moving stock,

now is the Depot Supply Office housing

ad mini trative per onnel (i ncluding ·

1

Supply

tock record ) , local purchase and con­

tracting, civilian per onnel office, ignal

corp , and ordnance.

Civilian personnel today numbers ap-~

proximately nine hundred, with about

one hundred and fifty oldiers.

Thi group has had to and still is over­

coming seemingly unsurmountable prob­

lems or, if you wish, headaches. Trans­

portation, warehouse space, personnel,

and the task of moving from one ware­

house to another are just a few of them.

Diligence, hard work and long hours

have built the 8lst Supply into one of the

la rge l over eas upply units. It i no

;mall credi t that i due the officers and

men of thi group for the succes of our

combat force in the North . It suffices to

~ay that Supply has not let them down.

Shipping and Receiving

THE Shipping and Receiving Depart­

ment commenced operations on• or about

April l st, 1942. The Department, as

such, existed only when there was some­

thing to ship and this necessitated the en­

tire Supply Squadron calling a halt in their regular routine to aid in the job to

be done.

Early in the piece a civilian, Mr. W.

0. Barber, was hired- records now be­

gan to enter the scene-more civilians

were hired as packers, clerks; and bull-gang (labourers) . With these and many other far-reaching

developments the section became a self-operating unit.

Goods are received and shipped by air, boat and rail. Many and great were the problems in these

methods of transportation: By air-a lack of airplanes and personnel; by rail- need for more cars,

loading facilities and space. Gradually, intuitive measures ironed out these difficulties, until to-day

we have an efficient handling of supplies.

Supplies upon arrival are segregated into their respective warehouses and duly classified- all

parts beiog sorted, checked, and allocated into their proper bin spaces. Reserve Warehouses are used

for those supplies not in immediate demand and held there for later call.

Air ferry shipments from the U. S. receive special treatment. Supplies thus shipped are given

immediate attention and despatched by air to th e requisitioning organization-with A.O.G. orders

getting full priori ty. This service often requires less than two weeks for delivery from the States to

the point of requisition.

Alacrity and accuracy are the ·watchwords of the Shipping and Receiving Section. Supplies

needed by the combat forces must be dispa tched quickly and without error as to type and quantity of

parts.

The slogan of this section, which is the

entire Supply Squadron's feeling, is­

" I t is our responsibility from the time

we become aware of a need until that

need is satisfactorily supplied."

In one year's time the Shipping and

Receiving Section has grown from scratch

to the point where there are 162 people

employed in only shipping and receiving

of Air Corps Supplies. The present pro­

gram is to double this number in o1·der

to keep up with the demand of our ftght­

ing force -In Receiving: A Record.- Receipts

from January l st to May 11th, ] 943, were 25,195,575 pound .

Local Purchase and Contracting Department

Tms DepartmPnt had its beginning in a small office in the Main Warehouse \vith a per~onnel of three soldiers Lt. Brighton as the unit's officer, aided by Sgt~. Hoss atJd Poule.

Today the Department consists of six soldiers and thirteen civilians, occupying mo~t of the front ,_;ectiou of the Main Warehouse.

Early in l\1ay Mr. Chapman herame a member of the group, assuming tlw duties of local purchasing mamtger--at pre~ent there arc eight out~ide purchn;;­ing agents.

This department purcha . .;es any cl!ld all supplies available here in Australia--­genera I purpose being to conserve space on boat shipnwnts from the States and to provide order" for A.O.G. requirements. The first few months the unit made month] y purchases \\ orth $:30,000-hu t by March 194:~ had increased to ap­proximately $100,000 per month. About 600 local firms are contacted in making these pu rcha,;e,;.

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Supply

* We tell about 8ht upply, T' largest organized o'er ea today. The original Croup came from 4th Supply With 121 men a · their main tay. At t' pre enl time they've lot more men, Having 121 ·oldier and 912 civilian. Of Warehouse:; they have twenty-two, Where Locks are kept of all things new. Of all thing · mo t import for war Which they check and tack and ship galore. ] , 7 a11d 14 has fuel, paint and chemical, Photographic, commercial and aerial.

o. 2 has t' in ·trumenl and dry goods, As clothes and i'lk for parachutes.

o. 3 it i · the Carpenter Shop. o. 4 have parachute to repair and stock. o. 5 it ha the pecial tool . o. 6 all Luff for Signal . o. 8 ha engine and office upplies,

AI o the rubber and tube and tyres. o. 9 ha all commercial hardware. o. 10 they tore mi cellaneou good there. lo. lJ receive hipment boat 'n plane. o. 12 and 13 tock all pa rt fo r airplane.

)1o. 15 keep spa~·e for overhaul plant . lo. 16 t' gun · and part for Ordnance. o. 17'. the Clete-tractor part storage. o. 18's the tore for local pm·cha e.

No. 19 has equipment for Chemical Warfare. o. 20 ·tore ignal Corp equipment "Wid1

Care." No. 21 has appliance electrical, Photo equ ipment 'n camera aerial.

o. 22 store a ircraft acce sorie , A propeller and all nece ities.

ow t' Main Warehou e holds t' offices Of Ad mini ·trative Officer . For from here all ecti on are controlled And record· of great ex pan ion told , For there really i great credit due Tot' boy who have but one end in view. And make the 8lst upply A re peeled Group with record high, Who keep upplie right to the fore, For every outh Pacific Corps, And help all our Air Corp Chaps To do thei r damnede t to beat the Japs.

135

Supply Bls t Supply

* upply Blst upply,

A Group with record high,

Who . lave bot/} night and day To end good, frontline way;

For they Cler heed the cry, upply Air Corp upply.

They]/ ••nd the good, and plane, , 'Till the U. . A. reign , Up to our boy. in front

Who ·u beat the rellow kunk; for they ever heed the cry.

upply ,\ir Corp· upply.

Th; Group c/e ·erve <~11 p1·a; e, A. their record~ they rai, e,

For on Victory· · great day U . . A. 11 ill praise and ay,

They e'er heeded the cry,

Supply Air Corp · upply.

Fms't SF.RCEA::\'1' Axun~ws

SUPPLY

Pirst Row .M/Sgt . .M:cEL WEE Sgt. KAISER

Sgt. SlHNOOR

Pfc. St>EAR

S/ Sgt. HlGHMAN Sgt. G ,\ST p,,t , \ VrTOS

S/ Sgt. Bua Kt:l'rr.E

Cpl. \ VARNER Pvt. REID

Cpl. VOG.\N Cpl. NEVU.LE

S/ Sgt. PENIIF.IV!'OX Sgt. FINK

Cpl. Axoaovt: l' fc. No,·Ax Cpl. l\11-:KEAL Pfc. \VALnnox Pfc. JAcons Pfc. A:u~rox '!'/ Sgt. D.ms

1313

S ecoucl Row Cpl. R~;ILLY Sgt. BocK

Pvt. Jonxs Pfc. Scnt•:L Cpl. Z ,\L, \ R

Sgt. SunHOFF 8/ Sgt. Kocuxm T/ Sgt. REUIIINAL

Cpl. NEWDU llGER

Cpl. Hor.uns T/ Sgt. RAntoxn Sgt. BAiu:y Sgt. VA~;GJ!AX Sg:t. C~;suwA Cpl. E\'ANS Pvt. Lust:n P\'t. :.VlA'I'lUS

Pfc. \\'A~tns<:Axss Sgt. DuoJ<:IAX Cpl. Scr,\lnn-l'A Pfc. :.VL\CKOWI.AK

CAl'l'AIN ATWOOD, c

SQUADRON

'l'hird Row Fottrth R ow Fifth Row Sgt. BliiC K"-11 Cpl. HA us•m Pvt. Do11osnow Pfc. }fin ,\SICR S/ Sgt. CAVE X Sl-(t. BROil' X

Cpl. Youo Pfc. II AII \'t!Y l'f(•, H \LX\' 11.1.1·: Sgt. STI,;J.I. S/ Sgt. s~llTJl l'fc. ~ll'l<t " Pvt. Fr.vJ(Kt:uo;x Pfc . \\' 1:.1n:K Cpl. 'I'I:KHI!XCI:

Sgt. \'om:~ Pfc. Kn•x1:11 (.'tp. I) \\'I>

S/ Sgt. Jt .n i. Jt't ' l'fc . J ~,.~,~~x l' f('. SIII:IIIO.IX

Sgt. Scon:r. Pf<·. ~·AGI:\};y l'f<:. Ho•I'JI Pfc. M .lllTIX Pvt. .\'lcC.1nTf.ll Pf<o. S·nt't'u:n Pfc. t; P.A IUO X Sgt. S t; Hl'Tl'E l' f<·. Su u.w Cpl. \\'oou l'vt. S t'l·: l·:u S/ Sgt. FJ~!'\t-: L

Sgt. CAI' Iti CH Pf('. IIIIAX (.; II ICK l'l·t. Cuo...:n Sgt. PtUTJl,j\J)t Cpl. II f. A 1,; K l((i,\ HI)~ 1'1' 1. ZliiUI.J:H

Cpl. ,,. JII'f~lOH U Sgt. D uus woRTil S/ Ssrt. \\'1!S1' Cpl. (; .11.1.1,\ X Pvt. \\' I:STUI:RG l'/ Sgt. B.\ I,; ~£.\ X p,.t. Lr:wrs Pfc. K xowrA:s ('pl. HOliSJU: p,·t. \\' " •"·~"' Pfc. H1x1: Sl-(t. P OOI.I: Pvt. Tt:rr.t>:\" S/ Sgt. \\' txtH:T Pl't. l\!cCor.l. l ' 31,

Pfc. Hrxt:Ho~x C'pl. ILIRIIISOX Pfc. ] I AitiHXG l'fc. TI .IX CUCK l'vt. FJH1 1 : 1 .A~U Pf<". S·tlt ,\ XA U

139

SUPPLY

First Rmc ~1/SJrt. ~lcEL\nm Sp:t. K.\TSER

S f!'t. SILl xnon l'fe. SPEsR

S/Sg:t. I-hGJDL\:-i

Sgt. G.\~T l'l't. Wrro' S/Sgt. Bru KEI'ILE

Cpl. W.IH:'iER

Pvt. HEin Cpl. \'or;.lx Cpl. X1:nu.1: S/Sp:t. i'EC'\ JJELTO:S

St-rL FISI\

Cpl. A >;(lH()\'E

l'fc. :\m·.1K Cpl. .\l!:~<1:.1L

J'fc. \Y.ILI>IW>;

Pfe . .J .\COl"

l'fc. A·"""" T;Sgt. ])_,ns

1. ')0 dU

f'·.,·r,coud J?crtc Cpl. ]b:H.L¥ Sp:t. BocK

PYt .• J OJ["' Pfc. Sen t:r-:L Cpl. h.\L,\H

Sgt. SrnnoFF S/Sgt. Kocr-:" I K

T/Sp:t. Ht:I'IIIX.\L Cpl. X1:wnnw1:n Cpl. Ilou .. 1m; T/Sp:t. H.IDIOXIJ

Sgt. B.\ILEY

Sp:t. \' .\J'GILI:S

Sgt. ('!'~II\\".\

Cpl. 1':1'.\>;S

i'l't. I .I·:S><I:H

i'Y\. ~L\TIIIS

!'fc. \\'.DIII"G.I:SSS

Sp:t. Dr-:nzrAK ('pl. SCI.\HET'L\ J'fc •• \I.ICIWWL\J(

Third Rorc Sgt. BniCKr-:n l'fc. Fu.\SI:n Cpl. YoHo Sp:t. STt'LL !'l't. F~:n:nEI>'~:" Sgt. \'o<a:>< S/Sp:t. H .\TL!IT Sgt. SCOYLL

J'fc . . \LIHTI >;

l'fc. (~L\HHl:'\

Cpl. \\'oon Sgt. ('.\YHJCJl

S/!t. PnlTI£.\;'!I

('pl. \\'11 I'L\IOHJ: Cpl. (i.\LLL\ .'."

J'yt. I ,I:\\' IS

J'y\. \\'I L\LJ: >;

Pd. T!:TLJ:Y

Pfc. lll:S LU.\>;

l'fc. H.IHDI>;(;

l'l'l' FllEI:L\:\!1

SQUADRON

Fourth Row Cpl. Il.\l'SER

S/Sf!'t. CwEx ['fc. JJ.\H\'LY

s;sgt. s,n,." l'fc. \\'E.\ n:u

l'fc. K IP>;J:H

l'fc. ,) El'l''F >;

I' fc. :\,\{;1.'\iEY

J'yt, :\1 c('.IHTER

Sg-t. SC!II"ITI:

J'yt. SPEI:H

I' fc. BH.\?\Cl!ICI\

Cpl. Jh:.ll;Hl:(;,\IWE

S?!t. J)OIJS\I'OHTI I

p,·t. \\' J:O'THEIW

l'fc. K:--.:owLEs 1' fc. Hr,.;~:

S/Sp:l. \YJ>;GI:T

('pl. H.IHHHO>;

l'fc. li.lxcocK Pfc. ST''-'"·'"

139

Fifth Row !'Yt. DouosJro11· S!.!t. Bnow~ p'fc. J{.,L-.;I'Ir.u:

l'fc. ~ln:n< Cpl. TI:HHE>;CI:

Clp. D.IYIS

Pfc. SIII:HIIJ.I" J'fc. ){OTJI

l'fc. STIJ-TLJ:II l'fc. SurLIF S/Sgt. Ft~:--;J:L

I'd. CooPI:H i'Yt. Z1:mu:u S/Sgt. \\'J:><T

1'/Sg\. l\.1 n''" Cpl. Ho""'": Sgt. PooLE l'Yt. ~lc('oLL! '!

81 ST. A.IR DEPOT GROUP AIR CORPS SUPPLY SHIPPING REPORT

FROM MAY II, 1942 TO MAY II, 1943

8 .----.----.----.----~----~--~----~--~----~----~--~----~--~

1942

6

7 MONTHLY TOTALS MAY 1,819,500 Llls. JUNE 1,088,930 " JULY 1,256,600 • AUG. 1,679,940 • SEPT. 1,868,784 " OCT. 2,964,160 " NOV. 2,805,402 DEC. 2,527, 082

1943

"' 0

el z 5 :;I 0 Q.

JAN. 3,917,020 • FEB. 2,626,484 MAR. 6,170,62 I • APR. 7,653,421 "

... MA'1 2,756,421 0 TOTAL FOR PERIOD

"' 4 z 0

39,154,38 3 L bs. :::i :::! ::e L&J 3 ..J <I \) V1

2

0

STATISTICAL CONTROL AMC/ LWL

)>

7\1 () 0 :::0 "U Vl

Vl c ., "U r -< Vl I "U "U

z G)

:::0 m "U 0 ~

Odds In Verse

THE REPAIR FLARE

Now we've talked a lot about supplies, But what about the other Guys Who you'll admit do have a flare For doing a good job of repair Which helps to keep planes in the a1r.

Their Faces covered with grease and grime They slave and work to make the line; They pull down and replace spent parts, And sweat and swear until she starts, With but one resolve within their hearts.

To get the planes ahigh and flying, . And give the boys the chance of trymg To blast Japan right off this earth, That's the great obsession of the 31st.

*

fhe 8lsl as we boys know Do not go out to fight the foe, But in our activities we guess

-NON·DESCRIPT.

We help our fighters do their best. Sure some of us-we will retort That the job we do-is of small imp.ort, But believe you us-when we say this Things surely would go all amiss, If these small jobs were left undone. No matter how small-it's important one So all buddies-we do contend That our job well done-assists the end. For those boys up there on us depend For planes and gear and all that sluff That will assist them hold their bluff. So let's keep chins up and make the best Of that job which sure is such a pest; For when we meet the folks back home They'll say-the 8lst sure deserves a throne; For some day soon we'll be on our way Back to the States-Boy! what a day.

*

14.2

We have a smart Colonel, As everybody knows,

And it really doesn't pay To step upon his toes.

His one obsession as we know. Is to do his best against the foe.

And so it does not pay we find, To do your work without a mind.

For if to him you once should say, I'll leave it to another day.

He'll say, "My Boy, we've a ~ar to win," And cause a most unholy dm.

If some request you should decline, To act upon at proper time.

You'll find yourself upon a boat, In khaki pants and khaki coat,

Well on your way to do your bit, . Where things are tough and you need gnt.

-URGENT: Wanted one tin hat.

* A TOAST

Here's to Tojo's adversities, May they be long and many;

Here's to the boys of the 31st, Who keep the supplies up ready.

Here's to the men in command, Who work persistently;

To see they keep up the demand, Of supplies consistently.

Here's to all who work To end this dire turmoil;

Who their duties never shirk, As they do their daily toil.

And last hut not least, let's all Take off our hats and cheer,

The boys who are in the brawl, As they know not defeat nor fear.

-A. NONDESCRIPT.

P.M.

143

ONE of the boys in the Armament Shop,

CPL. STANLEY C. TRIZINSKI, who has been

an Armorer for more than two years and in

that time has handled all types and sizes of

guns, including .30 cal. guns, .50 cal. guns,

and 20 mm., 37mm., and 75 mm. cannon,

etc., and never as much as got a scratch on

his finger, was recently seen with a large

bandage on his right index finger. When

asked what had happened, he exElained that

he'd cut his finger while spraying flies in the

barracks, with a Flit gun.

Submitted by CPL. PETER T. MORETTI.

A.M.

WELDING SHOP

I'

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/@ . .. =-:::::::::"' ' ' -:: "' ' "' ~"' ~ - ........ , ..

144

CPL. BECKER SAYS- SHE IS "EYE TEEN'~

145

..

CPL.l.€Sc..l( ~­Bee. t< t::-rc

Whatszat? You say we're going to get our "shots'' again? Damn it! Already I'm getting weak. For an hour I'll think about it, getting more unnerved all the time, before I wobble over to the bulletin board to find out for myself. Sure enough, there it is. "Report to the dispensary at 1 p.m. without fail." -

Well its chow time now and I eat mechanically. Everything tastes the same, where food ordinarily gives me strength at this time of day-this makes me all the weaker! After eating I want to lie down and rest. My head aches, my back is tired, I'm worn out.

As the "Zero hour" draws near I'm struck with hot and cold flashes alternately. That food for dinner seems but a hard knot in the pit of my stomach. Ironically, it feels as though it were chewing me I

Well, I gotta go now. There is some relief in this thought. At least it will soon he over.

I walked over with "me cobber" Jake. He talks about "Shielas," but I know he's thinking about the same thing what am. I'm quiet while waiting in line. Jake makes a comment now and then, I never hear him.

Strip to the waist! It won't be long now, I reckon. My skin is moist, there is no turning back. I unconsciously shuffle ahead as the line moves. That damned odour: Why does that stuff have to smell like that? Here is the open door. A guy swabs both my arms with iodine. He's got a funny smirk on his face. I grin sheepishly and half stumble through. There are four or five more ahead of me. Jake's right behind me ... at least he was! Oh! Oh. I Shouldn't have looked. "They" shoved that needle clear into the hilt on that guy! That makes me sick! I knew better than to watch that. Did it once before when I first got in the army. I'll read the things on the wall. A chart tells me that these two shots are the first of a series of three each. No consolation there. Gee, me cobber's as white as a sheet. We're both sweating now, no one says a word ... except to answer the brief questions of the doctor. I'm next, my arm is rubbed with something. Then there's that long pause while he reaches for it. This is the shot for cholera. I've heard it was terrific. Never had it before. In fact I thought it was for hogs. Oh !-1 got it now. Seems like a minute before the Doc. says "next."

The assisting corporal is handling the typhus shots. He's having to refill something and has held up three guys ahead of me. The Dr. started to shoot Jake's arm, then stopped to help the corporal. He's sweating good now, Jake is. I wonder how much experience this corporal has. had. Damn it, how much longer is he going to be? Me bloody left arm hurts like hell!. Both arms do now. Mighty glad that's over 'till next week anyway.

Jake and I walk on back toward camp. He talks about women. Too right, I agree!

146

CPL. LESLIE F. BECKER, 19039878,

8Ist A.D.G. Repair Squadron,

A.P.O. 923, Australia.

ALRIGHT, \'M GONNA POD THE NE~T ONE THAT SAYS \T'S OUKKtR TO JUN\P OVER ME THAN TO GO AROUND ME !

147

Soldier's Discourse-To "My Old Barracks Bag"

In days of yore, when the world was black, To thee old shrew, to thee old sack, I clung and carried thy burdensome weight, And oft cursed thee in pangs of hate.

As my river of memory flows by me now, I remember the days of old, and how I used to cram in all my war gear, Which to me was never then dear ...

Off to the war, ye howling sons of peace, To fight our enemies, till he will cease. His atrocities against our humans dear, Whose blood cries out in voice so clear.

Over continents I've dragged thee, bag, Behind the rest of the tireless forms; Thou wast my cross, Y e caused me to lag, Thou brought down on me a sergeant's storms.

Packed to the brim, on a shoulder raw, How oppressive with my other gear-thou claw, Which made my right shoulder ache in pain And you, you miserable sack, thou didst stick to

me in the rain.

Like some old lover, long cast aside, Thou hung'st on my back, my shoulders astride, I would gladly have flung thee overboard, If it were not for thy belly's item hoarde.

A cartridge belt, a rifle so near, A field bag that caused my right side to sear. As if that were not enough to make me moan, Thou, thou shrew! Caused me to fairly groan!

When I'd shift thy 80 pounds weight or more, My rifle poked my eye and made me sore, My field bag would slip a strap, And my cartridge belt would drop, what a sap!

I, a mere boy of tender years, so to speak­Under such a strain could scarcely squeak As off the boat I fairly rolled. Thou it was who pushed me-bowled.

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And then in the train "Thou Prude," With other gear and others-! was subdued; I couldn't-not a damn inch I swear, Everywhere I turned, thou wast there.

Grimly, to remind me of the moment when The train stop would herald the journey's end, Yes, my aching body, my, oh so frail frame Would take more oppression from thee-Oh Shrew.

Long since now, thou hast lain in dust, It's been awhile, since you, I cussed. But, bag, when I get mad as hell I'll heap o_n ye-miserable sack, that fell, All my pent up wrath.

CoRPORAL JoHN HARRISON,

8lst Supply Squadron.

*

Drawing by

PFC. DAVISSON

To the Boys-

THANKS for your co-operation and help-first to the Photo. Lab. boys

for their splendid effort; to Sgt. Guillaume, who submitted the first article

for the book; to Cpl. Harrison for the poems-"For America" and "My

Old Barracks Bag"; to Sgt. Hubbard for his timely advice and suggestions

-we couldn't use them all-but thanks just the same; to Cpl. Harvey Luck

for his infectious humor, which lessened the tension at the right times; to

Eagle Farm boys-they've shown keen interest in the book all the way

through; to all of you who have helped in any way in this publication, we

say "Thanks a lot."

-HISTORIAN DEPARTMENT.

149

Officers of the 81st Air Depot Group

HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON 1st Lt. ANDERSON, Dorvan K. Major BARNES, Robert H. W /0 JG BLOis, George A. 1st Lt. BRowN, Raymond M .. Capt. CHING, Marcus 2nd Lt. CLARK, Robert M. 2nd Lt. CwcKsiN, Albert J. Capt. CocANOUGHER, Harold F. 2nd Lt. Cox, John W., Jr. 1st Lt. DAviT, Paul E. W /0 JG ENGLE, Loy F. Capt. FRAZIER, John R. Lt. Col. FRY, Ralph L. 1st Lt. GARBER, Donald L. Capt. GRIFFIN, John A .. Major GRovER, Percy 1st Lt. HAYES, Hal F. 1st Lt. HoLLOWAY, Kenneth H. 2nd Lt. LINGENFELDER, Charles E. 1st Lt. MALKAN, Arnold G. W /0 JG MARLIN, Paul E. Capt. MAY, Paul C. 2nd Lt .. MAYER, James B. Major McNELLY, Fred W. Lt. Col. MoNAY, William H. Capt. PETERSEN, Burton E. 2nd Lt. SCHULLER, Phil H. W /0 JG STRALIK, John J. 1st Lt. THOMAS, Donald R. 1st Lt. URQUHART, Kenneth S. 2nd Lt. WILSON, Ralph S.

St. Louis, Missouri Camden, Arkansas Lawton, Oklahoma

West Covina, California Dallas, Texas Aberdeen, South Dakota Lubbock, Texas

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Osborn, Ohio Rushville, Indiana Pocatello, Idaho Cheyenne, Wyoming Sacramento, California Los Angeles, California Marion, Ohio Hardin, Missouri Memphis, Tennessee New Haven, Connecticut South Bend, Indiana Des Moines, Iowa Fresno, California Anoka, Minnesota Salt Lake City, Utah Joliet, Illinois Ontario, California Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Fairport, New York Olathe, Colorado

OFFICERS-REPAIR SQUADRON 2nd Lt. CuPP, 'V alter E. 1st Lt. DUERST, John ,V, Capt. FARRIOR, William 0. Capt. HAMILTON, Earl E. 1st Lt. HANDLEY, .TameR ,J. 1st Lt. LANDERs, Ted R. 2nd Lt. LuECK, Darwin D. 1st Lt. RuPP, Frederic J. 1st. Lt. ScHANTZ, Glenn H. 1st Lt. SEJ.MAN, Rupert L. Major SIMPSON, Donald A. Capt, ToMPKINs, Tom R. . ... 1st Lt. WoRTH:j.N"GTON, William J., Jr.

1912th QUARTERMASTER 2nd Lt. AusTIN, Robert R.

Capt. BIRD, Harold H .... 2nd Lt. LooAN, Robert F. 1st Lt. McNEAL, Vester L.

22nd ORDNANCE

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Newberry, Pennsylvania McMinnville, Oregon Fort Deposit, Alabama

Greenville, Texas Champaign, Illinois Arcadia, Nebraska Oakland, California Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hazelhust, Mississippi Carrollton, Illinois Lansing, Michigan

Bluefield, West Virginia

Passaic, New Jersey

Bossier City, Louisiana

OFFICERS-LOSSES 1st Lt. ARMSTRONG, Frederick M. Major BRADFORD, Wm. R. 2nd Lt. BRET, Louis R. 2nd Lt. BREU, John A. Capt. BROWN, Joseph M. Capt. CoLoVIN, James E. 1st. Lt. CoREY, Merle T. 2nd Lt. CRILL, Otto D. Capt. DALE, Jack D. Capt. DIMON, Horace E. 2nd Lt. DoDDS, Wm. E. Capt. EDWARDS, Robert W. Capt. ERICKSON, Arnold C. 1st Lt. FLETCHER, John R., Jr. 1st Lt. GERTNER, Joseph 1st Lt. Gms, Carl P. Capt. GILMORE, Edwin B. 2r.d Lt. HAEMER, Alan G. 2nd Lt. HAINES, Earl P. Capt. HAINES, Lewis M. 1st Lt. HIATT, Nathan Major HoFFMAN, Frederic G. 1st Lt. HuNT, Melvin R.

1st Lt. KEEFER, Jackson M. 1st Lt. LAIBSTAIN, Alter Capt. LAMBEBT, Curtis L. 1st Lt. LANCASTER, John D. 2nd Lt. LAUGHLIN, John R. Capt. LAUGHLIN, Lacey R. . Capt. LANDRY, Norman S. 1st Lt. LAwsoN, Robert M. 1st Lt. McKINNERY, W al!ace L. 2nd Lt. MoRsE, Alan D. Major MuLLER, Marcus H. 2nd Lt. OzER, Irving Capt. PARNELLE, Samuel ,V, 1st Lt. PERSON, Rufus M. 2nd Lt. PIERCE, Robert L. 2nd Lt. RAMSAY, Julius N. Capt. RoTH, Carl W. 1st Lt. SHERAN, James K. 2nd Lt. SHOUP, Wayne A. Major SPEARs, Charles A. Capt. VILLAMOR, .Jesus A. Capt. ZINCK, Robert E.

OFFICERS-SUPPLY SQUADRON 2nd Lt. ANDERs, Paul L. Capt. ATTWOOD, John C. 1st Lt. BRIGHTON, Gerald D. 2nd Lt. CALLOWAY, Howard F. Capt. Cox, Kenneth E. 2nd Lt. ENGLISH, Frank C. 1st Lt. EvANS, William K. 2nd Lt. FINGER, Carl J. 2nd Lt. PADEN, William D. W /0 CH RENFROE, Edward E. 1st Lt. SuLLIVAN, Paul E. 1st Lt. TRUMBULL, John R. 2nd Lt. YouNG, Vernon L.

]51

Marietta, Ohio Arlington Heights, Illinois Weldon, Illinois Rossville, Indiana

Knoxville, Tennessee Lowellville, Illinois Redford, Indiana Columbus, Ohio Wisner, Louisiana Lowell, Massachusetts Clayfield, Brisbane Potlatch, Idaho

Rank Name

Cpl. BACCIARINI, Michael J. Pvt. BADOLATO, James T/5. BARNEs, Elford H. T /Sgt. BENDA, Paul Pfc. BLACKWELL, James W. SJ!'t. BLASKE, Edward G. Sgt. Bovn, Max W. Pfc. BuRKE, Eugene E. Pk. CoRD, Robert C. Sgt. CuTLER, Harry G., Jr. Pfc. DAVIDSON, Wm. G. Pfc. DAvisSoN, Royden K. Pvt. DEWFF, John L. Pfc. DICKENs, Ralph E. Pfc. DRISKILL, Jesse T. Sgt. EPPERSON, Roy E. Pvt. EVERETT, Francis 0 .... 1st/ Sgt. FREEMAN, Ray E. Pfc. FRITz, Michael .T. S/Sgt. FULARA, Francis J. Pfc. GILLESPIE, Sidney L .. Pvt. GREIFENSTEIN, Frank S/Sgt. GRIMEs, Mack A. Pvt. GucKERT, Harold 0 .. Cpl. GuGALA, Alfred J. Sgt. GurLLAtcME, James E. S/Sgt. GuiNN, Lester L. Pvt. HADDAD, Adeeb S/Sgt. HALL, Curtis C. T/Sgt. HAMNER, Ralph F. Pfc. HANSON, Walter E. Cpl. HARRIS, Daniel L. Pvt. HAWKINS, Murland C. Sgt. HENDRRER, Elmer H. S/Sgt. HINTON, Donald 0. Pvt. HoRSEY, Norman V .. Cpl. IVEY, Joseph D. Cpl. JoNES, Harold J. Pfc. KALAMAJKA, Martin J. Cpl. KEISTER, George M. Sgt. KELLY, Donald M. Pfe. KLoss, Vincent S. Cpl. KoscrusJKo, Alphons E. Pvt. KRAJWESKI, Stanley J. Cpl. KRAusE, Earl E. Pvt. LAG ALA, Louis N. Cpl. LE Due, Donald K. Sgt. LEONE, Joseph F. Pfc. LINEs, George J. Pfc. LucK, James H. Cpl. LUKES, James P. Pfc. LUNDBERG, Sten P. Pfc. MADIGAN, Francis T. Pvt. MAHONEY, Robert S. Cpl. MAIER, James S. Pfc. MARTIN, James N. Cpl. MAYFIELD, Elbert L .. Pfc. MAZZOCCHI, Erminio E. Pfc. McCANN, Wm. H. Cpl. McCARVILL, James P .. Pfc. McCLOSKEY, Charles M. Pfc. McCoRMICK, Paul J ..... Cpl. MEDALIE, Yale M. T I 5. MEEHAN, Thomas A. S/Sgt. MoNDAY, Joseph P ..... Pfc. MuDY, Valerian J. Sgt. NEIKES, Edward 0. Sgt. O'BRIEN, Walter Pvt. OwENS, J. D .....

Headquarters Squadron

Date of Assign. to 8lst

6--4---42 9---12--42 1-11--43 1-11--43 12-8--42 9---19---42 5-21--42 9---12--42 9-12--42 5-15--42 9---17--42 9---12--42 9---17--42 9---12--42

10--12--42 5-15--42 9---12--42 9-5--42 6--4--42

1-13--43 5-24--42 6-4--42

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10--22--42 5-26--42 5-15--42

11-20--42 6--4--42

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10-15--42 9-12--42 9---12--42 6--4---42

9---12--42 8-19--42' 8-19--42 5--24--42 6--14--42 8-19--42 1-11--43

152

Home Address

Modesto, California St. Louis, Missouri Woodland, California Flemington, West Virginia New Orleans, Louisiana Sacremento, California Dayton, Ohio Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Dayton, Ohio Miaway, Pennsylvania . Gilman City, Missouri Waterloo, Iowa Hamilton, Ohio Greenbrier, Arkansas Ensley, Alabama New Richmond, Wisconsin Seattle, Washington Hamtramck, Michigan St. Charles, Michigan Lewisville, Indiana Cleveland, Ohio Piqua, Ohio Marietta, Ohio Hamtramck, Michigan Hamilton, Ohio Rural Hall, North Carolina Methuen, Massachusetts Franklin, Indiana Columbus, Ohio Hennepin, Minnesota Valrico, Florida Cleveland, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio W oudstuck, Ohio San Jose, California Springfield, Missouri Charlotte, Texas Milwaukee, Wisconsin Lansford, Pennsylvania Attica, New York Wheeling, West Virginia New Castle, Pennsylvania Manchester, Connecticut New London, Wisconsin Middlevillage, L. I., New York Duluth, Minnesota Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Burlington, Vermont Cedar Falls, North Carolina . Cicero, Illinois Brooklyn, New York Albany, New York Mpls., Minnesota Bryn Maur, Pennsylvania Kansas City, Montana . Goodman, Montana Chicago, Illinois . Etiwanda, California Philadelphia, Pennsylvania New York, New York .. Carbondale, Pennsylvania Mpls., Minnesota Denver, Colorado Ponca City, Oklahoma . Hammond, Indiana Taylorville, Illinois Enumclaw, Washington Spur, Texas

Years of

Service

1--4 1-5 1--3 3--4 2--1 1--4 1-11 0--11 0--11 1-11 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-10 0--11 1--4 1-0 3-7 1--3 2--1 1-10 1--3 1-10. 1-9 0--10 2-0 7-5 1--3 1-9 9-5 1-0 1-6 1--4 1-10 2-0 3-1 1-4 1--4 o..-:-15 1-0 2--1 1--3 1--4 1--4 1-9 1-1 1--4 1-9 1--3 1--3 0--11 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1--8 1-0 1-0 1--4 0--11 1-2 2--1 1-11 2--7 1-2 1-3

HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON-Continued

Rank

T/5. Pfc. Pfc. Cpl. Pfc. Cpl. S/Sgt. Sgt. Cpl. Pvt. Pvt. Cpl. Cpl. S/Sgt. Pvt. Cpl. S/Sgt. Pfc. Pvt. Sgt. Pfc. Pfc. Pfc. S/Sgt. M/Sgt. Sgt. Pfc. Cpl. Cpl. Cnl. Sgt. Sgt. Pvt. Pvt. Cpl. Pfc. Pvt. Cpl. Cpl. S/Sgt. Pfc. Sgt. T/4. Cpl. Cpl. Cpl. Pfc. Pfc. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Cpl. Pfc. Pfc. Cpl. Cpl. T/5. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. T/Sgt. Sgt.

Name

PARsoNs, Wm. R. PERLMUTTER, Charles PouLsEN, Clarence M. RAEF, Charles E. RoBB, Alan J .. RoBISoN, Edward E. RYE, Wm. S. SALTER, Earnest B. SCHARRINGHOUSEN, Elgin SEDDON, Wm. H. SENSIBA, Robert T. SIMPSON, Isaac C. SHULL, Aran B. SMILED, Edward SMITH, Chafin L. SMITH, Vincent R. SNIDER, Jack C. SNYDER, George C. SPAHR, Wm. G. STALCUP, Gerald T. STEELE, Jack K. TALOR, Joseph. ToDD, George A. ToDD, Leon C ..... WESSMAN, George H. WHITACRE, Lewis D .. WILCZINSKI, Harold E. WILLIA~<s, James L. WILLIA~<s, Wm. D. WoLF, Luther M. OBRIEN, Hobart P. HUBBARD, Fred. B. GREATHOUSE, Harry G .. MESSIER, George J. CAss, Robert M. MYERLY, John T. LITTLE, Don E. O'CoNNOR, Daniel R. CARNAL, James H. CoNGELTON BRYKALA MARSHALL HEATH ARNOLD WESTBROOK WEAVER KNITTEL KULIN DouCETTE LINDSAY LUNA LYNCH MADAR McKEE RoBERTS YANNES BROWN, Robert D. MENTZER BELL HoFFMAN FREIDMAN SMALL BoWDISH BARKUME WHITNEY ALLEN McLAIN SHELBY WIGGENS PACHANIK IOMMI

w.

Date of Assign. to 81st

1-11-43 6----4--42

1-15-43 9-12----42 9-12-42 9-12----42 6----4--42

5-11-42 42

1-22---43 9---12----42 9-12----42 6-4-42

1-11-43 1-11-43 5-11-42 5-14.--42

10-22----42 5-24---42 5-24---42 9-12----42 5-24.--42

10-22----42 5--14.--42 5-15---42 7-25-42 9-12----42 9-19-42

11-26----42 6----4--42 6-4.--42 6----4--42

2-10-43 2-11-43 6----4--42

9-12----42 2-10-43 9---12----42

1---3----43 6-4-42

2-24.--43 ~3

2-25---43 2-24.--43 2-24.--43 2-24.--43 6-4-42 3-5---43

2-10-43 2-24.--43 2-24.--43 2-15---43 2-24.--43 2-24.--43

1-21-43 7-4-42

3---19-43 3---19-43 3---13-43 3---13-43 3---13---43 3---13-43 3---13-43 3---13-43 3---13-43 3---13-43 3---13-43 3---13-43 3---5-43

153

Home Address

Bell, California Leavenworth, Kansas Midvale, Utah Van Buren, Arkansas Detroit, Michigan Portland, Oregon Fort Wayne, Indiana Goose Creek, Texas Belleville, Illinois Salt Lake City, Utah Iron R1ver, Michigan Newton, Iowa Myrthle Point, Oregon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Forsyth, Georgia Fort Wayne, Indiana Huntington, Indiana Pennsylvania Independence, Missouri 'Vest Yellowstone, Montana 'V ayne, Michigan Baltimore, 1daryland Science Hill, Kentucky . Straughn, Indiana Brisbane, Queensland (Aust.) Lebanon, Ohio Detroit, Michigan Dallas, Texas Utica, New York Pomona, California Salt Lake City, Utah Glencoe, Illinois .. Slaughters, Kent New Bedford, Massachusetts Galion, Ohio Washington, D. C. Hastings, Nebraska Willard, Montana

Beattyville, Kentucky Utica, New York Tonowanda, New York Preble, Ohio Columbia, Missouri Greenboro, N. C. Jesup, Georgia St. Louis, Missouri Wellsburg, West V a. Lawrence, Massachusetts Sasakwa, Oklahoma Reedley, California Cameron, N.C. Swayerville, Pennsylvania Cleveland, Ohio

Nur~nburg, Pennsylvania Dallas, Texas

Detroit, Michigan Washington, D. C. Brooklyn, New York Many, La. Long Beach, California Los Angeles, California Sidney, Montana Santa Paula, California Tacoma, Washington Lauderdale, Missouri Appleton, Wisconsin New York, New York .... New Brighton, New York

Years of

Service

1-3 1--.5 5-10 0-11 0-11 1-3 1-4 2-7 0-11 1-10 0-11 1--0 1-4 1-10 1~ 1-10 7-3 0-11 1--.5 1-4 0-11 4.--5 1-0 3-4 7-7 1-9 0-11 1-4 1-0 1-3 1-4 1-7 1-4 7--8 1-3 1-4 1-3 1-4

1-10 1-1 5~ 1-4 1-3 1-4 2-3 1-4 1-4 7-7 0-9 0-9 1-1 0-9 0-9

1--.5 5-4

1-4 1--.5 2-2 1-11 1-10 1-10 1-3 2-0 2-0 1-11 1-2

17-1 2-1

ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON Pvt. Pvt.

DuKE, Woodrow P. PEBRY, Charles A.

11-14---42 11-14---42

Sgt. DINNERMAN, Norman A. T/4 GoTELLI, Frank R. T/4 MuRPHY, Walter R. T/5 HAZELTON, Robert E.

T/5 SARGENT, Thomas E.

LOSSES TO HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON S/Sgt. LEATHERMAN, Frederic D. S/Sgt. RoTHAAR, Robert D., Jr. M/Sgt. STRALIK, John J. M/Sgt. HILLS, Chancey M.

W /0 ANDERSoN, Dorvan K. '1'/Sgt. BRACKEEN, 'Villiam S. Pvt. DILLS, Milton V. Pvt. EVERETT, Francis 0. 1st/Sgt. GAMBLE, Carlton K. S/Sgt. BRIMES, Mack A. Cpl. JOHNSON, Carl A. Pvt. KINSELLA, Wm. C. Pvt. LYNCH, Wade L. Pvt. MARTIN, Elmer T. Pfc. MITCHELL, George M.

Dayton, Ohio Dayton, Ohio McKees Rock, Pennsylvania Tacoma, Washington

Pvt. Sgt. T/Sgt. Pfc. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Sgt. S/Sgt. Pfc. Pfc.

Moss, Wm. F. NEwToN, James M. QurcK, Fred M. Rouu, Alan J. RocHE, Henry E. RoLLINS, Wm. E. RossELLE, Gasper RoUTH, Albert R. RYE, Wm. S. T ATOR, Burton J ASKY, Stephen

404th Q.M.C. Attached

Rank

Pfc. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. T/5. Pvt. Pfc. Cpl. Pvt. S/Sgt. Pfc. T/~. Pvt. T/5. T/5. T/4. Cpl. Pfc. Cpl. T/3. Pfc. Pvt. T/5. Sgt.

Name

Au'ARES, Robert M. BaowNING, Forrest C. CALL, Marvin R. CAMDEN, Dallas P. CHARD, Darrel W. FaANICH, Louis HEEGARD, Luverne B. HILLA, Matthew J. JARRETT, George R. KuRTz, Edward T. KuTZLER, Donald W. Mn.I.ER, Harold H. MoaToN, James B. MauSEK, Carl A. OoAan, Earle D. OLSON, Lester E. AaBIN, Alex N. SAMPSON, James R. SCHWEITZER, Elroy J. STERRY, Nonnan E. WATKINS, Floyd M. WELCHEL, Thomas P. W ORACEK, Frank ZoNGRONE .. Henry A ...

Date of Assign. to 81st

8-26-42 8-26-42 8--26-42 8-26--42 8--26-42 8-26-42 8-26-42 8-26-42 8--26-42 8-26--42 8-26--42 8-26--42 8-26--42 8-26-42 8-26-42 8--26--42 8-26--42 8--26--42 8-26--42 8--26--42 8-26-42 8--26--42 8-26--42 8-26--42

154

Home Address

Seattle, Washington Columbus, Ohio St. Louis, Missouri Martins Ferry, Ohio Pomeroy, Washington Seattle, Washington Albert Lea, Michigan Green Bay, Wisconsin Kokomo, Indiana Marchalltown, Iowa 'Vest Concord, Minnesota N apervule, Illinois Little Rock, Arkansas Norwood, Ohio Ada, Minnesota Redmond, Washington Davenport, Iowa Cameron, West Virginia Milwaukee, Wisconsin Fort Peck, Montana Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Kings Mt., North Carolina Bothe!, 'V ashington Concerete, Washington

Years of

Service }--{)

l-2 l-2 1-2 }--{)

1-0 l-5 1-3 1-2 l-2 1-2 l-2 1-2 l-2 l-2 1-1 1-2 1--4 1-2 1-1 l-1 l-5 1-1 1-1

Rank

Pfc. Pvt. Cpl. S/Sgt. Cpl. Pfc.

Pvt. Sgt. Pfc. Cpl. Cpl. Cpl. Pfc. Pvt. Cpl. Sgt. Cpl. Pvt. Pfc. T/Sgt. Sgt. Pfc. Cpl. Sgt. Cpl. T/Sgt. Cpl. Pvt. Cpl. Cpl.

Name

ADOLPHSON, John A. ALBANESE, Angelo ANDERSEN, Olaf Jr. ANTON, Edward B. ARNOLD, Wm. R. ATKINS, John W.

BARTNICK, Anthony A. DATEMANJ Warren V. BATEs, Hubert R. BATTAGLIA, Joe L. BEAVER, Gilbert J. BECKER, Leslie F. BEIER, Alvin H. BERG, James J. BIVER, Cletus L. BLANCHARD, Frank E. BLuM, Wm. C. BoATRIGHT, John F. BoBo, 'Vm. G .. BoND, James D. BoRINSTEIN, Harold J. BowMAN, Clyde A. BROADSTONE, Paul H. BROWN, Burnell T. BRUNK, Eugene W. BuNNEL, Ted J. BussiERE, Joseph BUTLER, Louis A. BYERS, Eugene Wm. BYERS, Harry F.

Cpl. CAIN, Raymond E. S/Sgt. CAMPBELL, Charles W. S/Sgt. CARPENTER, Harold ,V. Cpl. CARTER, Elmer D. Cpl. CAss, Robert M. Sgt. CERNKOVITCH, Albert Pfc. CHAPMA><, Joe D. Cpl. CHARITY, George W. Pvt. CHITTENDEN, Charles L. Pfc. CHITTIM, Ralph M ..... Sgt. CHRISTIANSEN, Richard Pvt. CHRISTOFF, Verne L. Pfc. CHuRCHILL, Harold J. Pvt. CLARK, John W. Cpl. CLOTFELTER, John E. Pvt. CoLEMAN, Morton D. Pfc. CoMBS, Elbert F. Cpl. CONRAD, Glenard J. Pvt. CooKE, Robert M. M/Sgt. COOPER, Ray R. Pvt. CooPER, Raymond L. Pvt. CORNELIUS, Francis E. Sgt. CRACKEN, Louis W. Cpl. CRAIG, John E. Cpl. CRESON, Prather S. Pfc. CuMMING, Mervin A. Pvt. CuMMINS, Martin A. S/Sgt. CURRY, Gaylord R. Pfc. CURRY, John T.

Sgt. Pfc. Pvt. Pvt. Pfc. Cpl. Pvt.

DALY, Donald V. DANIELS, Morris A. D'ASTA, John DAVID, Carroll B. DAVIDSON, Dewe F. DAVIS, John B. DAY, Curtis C.

Repair Squadron Date of Assign. to 81st

9---12--42 1-21--43

6----4,---42 10--22--42 8-19---42 9-12--42

9---12--42 6----4r-42

9-12--42 6-4----42

8-19---42 6--4--42

9---12--42 1-21--43

9---6---42 1-2---43

9-12--42 6--4--42 6--4--42 6----4,---42 6-5--42

9-12--42 6--4--42 6--4--42 6----4,---42 5-4--42 6--4--42

12---8--42 6--4--42 6-4--42

6--4--42 1---3---43 6----4,---42 6--4--42 6--4--42 6--4--42

8--19---42 6----4,---42

12---8--42 9---6---42 4----4--42 6----4,---42 6--4--42

10--22--42 6----4,---42

12---8--42 9---12--42

6----4,---42 12---8--42 7-28--42

1---3---43 9-12--42 6--4--42 6----4r-42 9-6--42

9-12--42 9-12--42 6--4--42 9-6--42

6-18--42 9---12--42 12---8--42 12---8--42 6--4--42 9---6--42

9---12--42

155

Home Address

St. Augustine, Illinois Ansonia, Connecticut Melrose, Massachusetts . Louise, Texas Columbia, Missouri Audubon, New Jersey

Chicago, Illinois Randolph, Iowa Chicago, Illinois Cleveland, Ohio Loyal, Wisconsin Colton, California Regal, Minnesota Chicago, Illinois Belleville, Illinois Peoria, Illinois Grand Rapids, Michigan Prescott, Arizona Baltimore, Maryland Arlington, Kansas Chicago, Illinois Duluth, Minnesota Lawrenceville, Illinois Peoria, Illinois Marguette, Kansas Freeport, Illinois Leurston, Maine Judsonia, Arkansas Warren, Ohio Hendersonville, North Carolina

Tamms, Illinois Staunton, Virginia Chicago, Illinois Kansas City, Missouri . Galion, Ohio Johnson City, Illinois Greenville, Tennessee Plattsburg, New York Kansas City, Missouri . Springsfield, Missouri Ozone Park, New York Decatur, Illinois Maiden Park, Wisconsin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Monett, Missouri Orange, Virginia Tariff, West Virginia Whitefish, Montana Astoria, L.I., New York Sidney, Montana Reno, Nevada Springfield, Illinois Flagstaff, Arizona Norphlet, Arkansas Irvington, Illinois Bristol, Connecticut St. Louis, Missouri Da:wson, Illinois St. Joseph, Missouri

Cheetowaga, New York Grand Rapids, Michigan Los Angeles, California Lansing, Michigan Summerfield, Louisiana Springfield, Missouri Conway, Arkansas

Years of

Service

0--11 1-5 1--8 2---1 1-3 1-5

0--11 2---9 0--11 1-3 1-2 1--4 1-0 1--4 1--4 2---1 0--11 2---3 2---0 3--4 1--6 1--0 1-3 1--8 1-3 3----11 1-9 0--11 1-3 1-3

1--8 5--S 2---8 1-10 1-3 1-3 1-2 1-9 1--0 1-5 1-9 1--8 1-9 1----.5 2---3 1-3 0--11 1-3 1-1

13-11 2---1 0--11 1-5 1--8 1--4 1----.5 0--11 2---8 1-5

2---2 1--0 1--4 1--0 1-9 1--4 0--11

REPAIR SQUADRON-Continued

Rank

Cpl. Sgt. S/Sgt. Sgt. Pfc. Pfc. Pvt. Pfc.

S/Sgt. Sgt. Cpl. Pfc. Pvt. Cpl. Cpl.

Pvt. Cpl. Pfc. Pfc. Pvt. Pfc. Pfc. M/Sgt. Pfc. Pvt. Sgt.

Cpl. Pfc. Sgt. T/Sgt. Sgt. M/Sgt.

Sgt. Pfc. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Pfc. Pvt. Cpl. Pvt. Cpl. Cpl. M/Sgt. Cpl. Pfc. Pfc. Pvt. S/Sgt.

Pvt. Cpl. Pvt. Cpl.

Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Sgt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pfc. T/Sgt.

Cpl. Pvt.

Name

DECKER, Hayden L. DIETZ, Edward R. DoWNEY, Chilton M. DOYLE, Robert M. DuBRon, Edward F. DuNsETH, Harold J. DvoRAK, Victor T. DYSART, Archie L.

ECKERT, Gilbert C. EGBERT, James E. EHLERS, Louis N. ErsERMAN, Gerald W. ELLIOTT, Henry D. EsTES, Clyde E. ETHERIDGE, Ralph W.

FAHEY, Edward J. FATLA, Casimer J. FINCHER, Wm. T. FINLEY, Richard L. FrsHEn, Roland J. FITZGERALD, Lawrence J. FLEMING, Maurice E. FLYNN, John M. FonT, Dale H. FnENCH, Kenneth E. FuLLEn, Donald V.

GARCIA, Ted E. GEBOLAMo, Girado GLASFORD, Everett S. GRAY, John H. GnEGG, Norman L. GRIFFITH, David R., Jr.

HAFFT, Arthur L. HAHN, Raymond H. HALL, Wilbur E. HAMPTON, Ray W. HANLON, James V. HARGIS, Fred 0. HAnm, Leo R. HARRIMAN, John W. HAnnis, Theron J. HAWKINS, John ,V, HEINE, George D. HENDERSON, Richard E. HENDRICKS, Clarence E. REno, Carl R. HEnniNG, Glen W. HERRON, Wm. H. HoLDEn, Richard E.

HonN, Jessie L. HowARD, Carl H., Jr. HaoNES, Nicholas G. HYMAN, Joseph

JACOBsoN, Walter F. JACQUES, Joseph E. JENSEN, Hans JoCHEMs, Wm. T. JoHNSON, Albert C. JoHNSTON, Thomas E. JoRDAN, Albert J. JoNTow, Samuel S. JunKINS, Paul L.

KADINGO, Alex KAHL, Edward L.

Date of Assign. to 81st

6--4---42 11-23----42

6--4---42 6--4---42

9---12--42 9---12--42 8-19-42

6--4---42

6--4---42 6---4--42 6--4---42

9-12--42 1-21--43

6--4---42 6--4---42

6--4---42 6--4---42 6--4---42 6--4---42

12-8-42 6--4---42 6--4.---42 7--4---42

9---12--42 9---12--42 6-18--42

6--4---42 6--4---42 7--4---42 6--4---42 6--4---42

6---26--42

6--4---42 6--4---42 6--4---42 6--4---42 7--4---42 6-4--42

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6--4---42 1--4---43 6--4---42 6--4---42 6--4---42

12-8--42 11-23----42

9---12--42 6--4---42

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9-12--42 9---6--42

9---12--42 8-19-42 9---12--42 9-12--42 9---12--42 9---14--42

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7--4.---42 6--4---42

156

Home Address

Farminton, Arkansas Clarion, Pennsylvania Oblong, Illinois Grand Rapids, Michigan Chicago, l,Jinois Dixon, Tllinois Shiner, Texas Drumright, Oklahoma .

Toledo, Ohio Dayton, Ohio St. Louis, Missouri Lansing, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Enid, Oklahoma Bald Knob, Arkansas

Minneapolis, Minnesota Chicago, Illinois Jonesboro, Georgia Lincoln, Arkansas Cheyboygan, Michigan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Knowlton, Montana

Omaha, Nebraska Mattawan, Michigan Dayton, Ohio

E. St. Louis, Illinois Belmont, Massachusetts Balmat, New York Dayton, Ohio Omaha, Illinois Nanticooke, Pennsylvania

Versailles, Indiana New Albin, Iowa Dayton, Ohio Montrose, Colorado New York, New York. Houston, Texas Alden, Minnesota Hawthorne, Nevada Bockport, Mississippi Detroit, Michigan Jiren, Wyoming Ojai, California . Akron, Ohio Milwaukee, Wisconsin . Hastings, Nebraska Atlanta, Georgia Fairhaven, Massachusetts (also Noombah, Long-

reach, Queensland) Center, lY11ssouri St. Paul's, North Carolina Chicago, Illinois Brooklyn, New York

Henning, Minnesota Belleville, Illinois Milnor, North Dakota ... Atchison, Kansas Overly, North Dakota Paris, Missouri Winnebago, Minnesota Yonkers, New York Los Angeles, California

St. Clair, Pennsylvania ·Greenville, Tennessee

Years of

Service

1-8 2---2 1-9 7--4 O-Il O-Il 1-2 1---3

3----5 2---9 1-8 1-0 O-Il 1--4 1-8

1-7 1-9 1---3 1-8 O-Il 1--4 1--4 6---1 0---11 0---ll 2---1

1-8 1-8 2---2 6--0 1-9 8--0

2---1 1---3 2---2 1--4 2---6 1--4 0---11 1-2 2-8 0---11 1---3 9---5 1---3 1-9 1-10 0---11

6-0 0---11 2---10 0---11 2---6

0---11 1--4 0---11 1--6 0---11 0---11 0---11 1---3 1--4

3--7 1---3

REPAIR SQUADRON-Continued

Rank Name

Pfc. KAsuuosKI, Harry R. Sgt. KATAJA, Robert G. Pvt. KEASTER, Edward A. Cpl. KEEN, Charley C. Sgt. KENNEDY, Frederick C. Pvt. KELSEY, Carl D. Cpl. KEPLINGER, Alfred Pvt. KETTNER, George C. Pvt. KrcHIK, Michael J. S/Sgt. KINDLE, Charles W. Sgt. KING, Hugh G. Pfc. KINLEY, Wm. Vv. Pvt. KINSETH, Myron A •.. Pvt. KLEIN, Lloyd F. Pvt. KLUTTS, Maurice M .. Pvt. _KoEHL, Eldon E. M/Sgt. KoLB, Samuel G. T/Sgt. KovAL, Albert 0. Sgt. KovATCH, Daniel F. Pvt. KRUEGER, Wayne G. Pvt. KRYZA, John A. Pvt. KucHAR, Jacob J.

Pvt. Sgt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pfc. T/Sgt. Pvt. Pfc. Pvt. Pfc. Cpl. Pvt.

Pvt. Cpl. Sgt. S/Sgt. Cpl. Pvt. Pvt. T/Sgt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pfc. Cpl. Pvt. Pfc. Pvt. Pvt. Cpl. Cpl. Cpl. Sgt. Pvt. Pvt. Sgt. Sgt. Pvt. Sgt. Pvt. Pvt. T/Sgt. Cpl. M/Sgt.

LACHOWICZ, Chester LACOTA, Michael LANGOOc, Lloyd L. LAVIGNE, Bernard H. LEARY, Daniel LE FuRGEY, Lamar W. LERBCHEN, Joseph P. LIPPERT, Charles B. LoBEHG, Oliver S. LoRDs, Wallace H. LovELL, Lee M. LovETT, Steve A. LuBITz, Louis A. LuTGRING, James H.

MAcY, Anson T. MARCHANT, George V. MARCHESINI, Albert D. MARx, Francis E. MELTON, Sidney R. MERKEL, Bernhard MEsSEN,.ER, Eugene F. METZINGER, Clarence B. MEYER, Frank W. MIKKELSEN, Alvin D. MILLER, Evan A. MoFFETT, Newton I. .. Moo, John R. MoNT, Wm. J. MONTE, Pete J. MoNTGOMERY, John L. MoNTOYA, Albert A. MoONEY, Daniel C. MoRETTI, Peter T. MoRGAN, James H. MoRRIS, Homer E. MouDA, Lester E. MuiRHEAD, Vernon B. MuanocK, Ilarry P. MURPHY, James H. MURRAY, Francis E ... MUTTER, Ralph McAnAMs, Earl McCREARY, Frank R. McENTEE, Frank T. MciNTIRE, Van C. McLAIN, Ben ....

Date of Assign. to 81st

9--12--42 7--4--42

12---8--42 6--4--42 7--4--42

9-12--42 6--4--42

1-21--43 0--12--42 6--4--42 6--4--42

9--12--42 1-21--43 1-21--43

11-18-42 1-12--43 5-14--42 7--4--42 6--4--42

9--12--42 10--6--42

12-31--42

10--6--42 7--4--42

12--8--42 12--8--42 12--8--42 12--8--42 9--12--42 6--4--42

1-21--42 9--12--42 6--4--42

1-21--43 6--4----42

1-21--43

1-21-43 6--4--42 6--4--42 9--9--42 6--4--42

9--12-42 9--12--42 6--4--42

9--12--42 9--12--42 9-12--42 9--12--42 6--4--42

1-22--43 9--12--42 9-18--'-42 9--12--42 6--4--42

9--12--42 7--4--42 7--4--42

9-12-42 9--12--42

11-27--42 8--4--42

9--12--42 6--4--42

1-21--43 1-21-43 6--4--42 6--4--42 6--4-42

157

Horne Address

Berlin, Wisconsin Grand Rapids, Michigan Great Falls, Montana Parsons, Tennessee Massena, New York Alma, Michigan West Haven, Connecticut Pine Island, Minnesota Detroit, Michigan Houston, Ohio Nashville, Tennessee Davenport, Iowa Eau Claire, Wisconsin Bemidji, Minnesota Dallas, Texas Fairbury, Illinois Fort Benning, Georgia . Windham, Montana Seattle, Washington Pardeeville, Wisconsin Detroit, :Michigan Highland, Wisconsin

Detroit, Michigan Owego, New York Chicago, Illinois New Orleans, Louisiana Portland, Oregon Cedartown, Georgia Granite FalLs, Minnesota Barnesville, Ohio Thief River Falls, Minnesota Jackson, Michigan Cloverdale, Indiana Augusta, Georgia Perham, Minnesota Abbeville, Georgia

Arlington, Florida Polk City, Iowa w·est Wyoming, Pennsylvania Streator, Illinois Lupton City, Tennessee Geraldine, Montana Fresno, California Caldwell, Kansas Tilden, Nebraska Coon Rapids, Iowa Pacific Junction, Iowa Leupp, Arizona Ellsworth, Kansas Manticoke, Pennyslvania Benton Harbor, Michigan New Orleans, Louisiana Springer, New Mexico Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Union City, Pennsylvania Colorado Springs, Colorado w·ichita Falls, Texas Fresno, California Ennis, Texas Eagle, Idaho St. Albans, New York. Washington, D.C. Detroit, Michigan Livingston, Montana Altoona, Pennsylvania West Lake, Ohio McKinney, Texas Jackson, Missouri

Years of

Service

0--11 2--4 1-5 1--4 2--2 0--11 1-8 1-5 0--11 2--2 1--3 0--11 1-5 1-l'i 1-2 1-5

16-1 3--4 1-4 0--11 1-0 1-0

0--11 5-6 1-5 1-7 1-5 1-5 0--11 6-8 1-5 0--11 1--4 1-5 1--4 1-6

1-5 1-4 2--2 2--8 1--4 1-4 1-4 2--9 1-4 1--4 1--4 1--4 1--4 1--4 0--11 1-5 1-6 1-5 1-0 2-5 2-6 1-4 1--4 3-7 1-9 1--4 1--3 1-5 1-5 2---8 1-4

21-4

REPAIR SQUADRON-Continued

Rank

Sgt. Sgt.

Sgt. Cpl. T/Sgt. Pfc. Sgt. Cpl. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt.

Pfc. Pfc. S/Sgt. Cpl. Pfc. Pvt. Pvt. Pfc. Pvt.

Pvt. Pfc. Cpl. Pvt. Pfc. Sgt. Pfc. Pvt. Pfc. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pfc. Pvt. Pvt. Pfc. S/Sgt. Pvt. T/Sgt. Pvt. Pvt. Sgt. Pvt. Pvt.

Name

McNINCH, Joseph E. McPHAIL, Donald R.

NELLIS, James G. NETTLEs, Willie H. NIEBUR, Louis C. NEWMAN, Ezekiel B. NEwT, James E. NICHOLS, Jim 0. NICHOLS, Willis L. NoRJ,ANn, Gilbert E. NUNN, Claude H.

O'BRIEN, Louis M. 0ERLY, Earl A. OLDHAM, Robert W. O'LEARY, Stephen W. O'HARE, Lawrence B. 0PGAARD, Allen R. ORCHARD, Gordon E. OTT, Harry A. OwEN, James H.

PALCULICK, John ,J. PAPACEK, George J. PARSONS, Vernon PAYNE, Harry C. PAYNE, James C. PAZAK, John P. PEHLKE, Raymond A. PELTEKis, James PENDELTON, Jack L .. PETAK, Alfonso A. PETERSON, Stanley T. PETERSON, Wm. G. PHARE, Roy T. PtAsxowsxi, Harvey J. PILLE, Arthur C. PITCHER, Wm. P. PITT, Donald .T. PoLLARD, Arthur C. PoWELSON, Clifford F. PRATT, James ,V. PRIDLIDES, James PRovoRsE, John A. PRUTSMAN, A. L. PuETZ, Henry L.

Pvt. QUANDT, Herbert W. S/Sgt. QuEEN, Wm. W.

Sgt. RAMEY, Alvin D. Pvt. RASMUSSEN, Raymond A. Pvt. REINHARDT, Frederick H. Pfc. RETMANSKI, Walter S. Pvt. REYNOLDS, Henry W. Pvt. RICE, Virgil A. Pfc. RICKARD, Richard W. Pvt. RICKERT, Warren H. Sgt. RoBERTS, Leo M. M/Sgt. RoBINSON, Tyra 0. S/Sgt. RoMANOWSKI, ,Joseph A. Pvt. RoRVIK, Allan W. T /Sgt. Ross, James Pvt. RouLEAU, Joseph E. T/Sgt. RucH, Walter R. Pvt. RuDINSKI, Vernon R. Pvt. RuRuP, Delbert I. Pvt. RussEL, Clyde A. Pvt. RussEL, Harold D. Cpl. RuzsAs, Louis F.

Date of Assign. to 81st

6--4-42 7--4---42

6--4-42 9-12-42 6--4---42 7-4-----42 6--4---42 6--4---42

9-12-42 9-12-42 6--4---42

6--4---42 9-12-42 9---9-42 6--4-42

9---12-42 9-12-42 12-8-42 9---12-42 12-8-42

6--4---42 12-30--42

6--4-42 9-12-42 6--4---42 6-4-42

9---12-42 7--4---42 6-4-----42

12-8-42 10--6-42 6--4--42

9-12-42 9---12-42 9---12-42 6--4---42

9-12-42 6-2-42 7--4---42

12-8-42 7--4---42 7--4---42

9-12-42 9---12-42

9---12-42 5-11-42

7--4---42 12-26-42

1-1-43 7-4-42

12-8-42 9---12-42 9-12-42 9-12-42 7-4-42 6-4-42 7-4-42

9---12-42 9---9---42

12-8-42 5-14-42

12-26-42 12-26-42 9-12-42

10-14-42 12-8-42

158

Horne Address

Glen Easton, West Virginia . Jamaica, New York

Wooster, Ohio Texarkana, Texas Wheeling, West Virginia Holbrook, Arizona Longview, Washington Longview, Texas Gould, Arkansas Galva, Kansas Louisville, Kentucky

Chicago, Illinois Prairie Home, Missouri Wheeling, West Virginia Harlem, Montana San Francisco, California Ft. Ransom, North Dakota Warwick, North Dakota Waukesha, Wisconsin Anniston, Alabama

Perthamboy, New Jersey LaCrosse, Wisconsin Moundsville, West Virginia Mountain View, Missouri Dallas, Texas Detroit, Michigan White Water, Montana New York, New York . Shreveport, Louisiana Newark, New Jersey 'V aukesha, Wisconsin Euclid, Ohio Port Huron, Michigan Sheboyan, Wisconsin Havenhill, Iowa Baltimore, Maryland Topeka, Kansas Marion, Virginia Columbiaville, Michigan Bristol, Tennessee ·woodside, L.I., New York Barnsfall, Oklahoma Spearman, Texas Watertown, Wisconsin

Fairland, Oklahoma Belmont, North Carolina

Colmesneil, Texas Omaha, Nebraska Belleville, Illinois Brooklyn, New York Houston, Texas Ferguson, Missouri Hurontown, Michigan Gridley, California Conway, South Carolina Dayton, Ohio Newark, New Jersey Glasgow, Montana Riverside, California Waterville, Maine Akron, Ohio Elgin, Illinois Omaha, Nebraska Fruita, California Sullivan, Missouri Dearborn, Michigan

Years of

Service

1-3 1-9

1-3 1-4

10--8 2-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4

1-3 1-5 1-10 1-4 1-4 1-0 1-0 0--11 O-Il

2-1 2-1 1-4 1-0 1-3 1-3 1-4 2-9 1--8 1-0 1-0 1-4 1-5 1-4 1-4 1-3 1-3 2-8 3---5 1-0 2-6 2-6 1-4 0--11

1-4 3--8

2-6 1-0 1-0 2-5 1-0 1-0 0--11 1-4 2-6

20--2 2-5 1-4

18-7 0--11 6--8 0--11 1-0 1-4 1-4 0--11

REPAIR SQUADRON-Continued

Rank Name

Sgt. SANDERS, Andrew J. Pvt. SARTAIN, Dean A. Sgt. SCHAFER, Bernard E. T/Sgt. ScnAUMLEFFEL, Roy F. Pvt. ScHELL, Guy W. Pvt. SHOEMAKER, George J. Cpl. SCHNELL, Sidney Pvt. SCHOENLEIN, Wm. F. Pvt. SCHUTTLOFFEL, Robert \V. Pvt. ScoTT, Carl W. Pfc. SEALE, Richard H. Sgt. SHIELDS, Gordon L. Cpl. SHIELDS, James 0. Pvt. SHoRE, Isadore L. Pvt. SHRADER, Archie C. 1st/Sgt. SIMMONS, John J. T /Sgt. SIMPSON, George ~-Sgt. SKINNER, Virgil L. Sgt. SxuTNlCK, Walter Cpl. SLAVIN, Robert H. Pvt. SMITH, James A. Pvt. SMITH, Seymour M. Pvt. SoRDEN, Melvin E. Pfc. SoRRELL, Gerald C. T /Sgt. SOSNOWSKI, Adolph J. Pvt. SPARGER, John L. Pvt. SPENCER, John 0. S/Sgt. SPIVAK, David R. Pfc. STAFFORD, Ernest Cpl. STAFFORD, Robert K. Sgt. STONE, Delbert P. Sgt. STONE, Dennis L. Sgt. STOVALL, Glenwood Pvt. STUDMAN, Aaron Pvt. SuMNER, Wendell E. Sgt. SwEENEY, Jessie F. Sgt. SzMIGIEL, Joseph E. Sgt. SzucHY, Jacob T.

Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Cpl. Pvt. Cpl. Pvt. Pvt. Cpl. Pfc. Cpl. Sgt. Cpl. Pvt. Cpl. Pfc. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt.

Sgt. Pvt.

Pvt. Pvt. Cpl. Pfc. Pvt. Pfc. S/Sgt.

Cpl.

TALON, Louis \V. TATRO, Joseph J. TERRAY, Walter A. THAYER, Harold V. THOMAS, Glen C. THOMA, George W. THOMAs, Zack G. THOMPSON, Donald A. THOMPSON, Morris F. THOlllPSON, Raleigh A. THORSON, Kenneth R. TITTLE, Burton L. TRAHAN, Rudolph R. TRICoN, Alfred J. TRIZINSKI, Stanley C. TROPED, Harry TRUMMEL, Forrest G. TuRNER, Clyde W. TuEssrNG, Dalton A. .

ULCZYNSKI, Joseph UYDESS, Harry J.

VALACHovrc, Wm. M. VAN BuRuN, Lester E. VAUGHN, Tollie K. VAZQUEz, Frank VER HEUL, Forrest G. VICKREY, Arthur W. VYSKOVSKY, Ladislaw

WAGNER, Edward T.

Date of Assign. to 81st

6--4-42 11-18-42

6--4--42 6--4--42

12-8-42 12-8--42 7--4--42 7--4--42

11-16--42 12-26--42

6--4--42 6-f.--...42 6--4--42

12-29---42 3-26--42 5-13-24

6---4--42 6---4--42 7--4--42

5-1(.---42 11-26--42 9---12--42

10---22--42 6--4--42 6--4--42

11-18--42 11-26--42

6--4--42 6-(.---24

5--19---42 6--4--42 6--4--42 6--4--42

12-8--42 11-16--42

6--4--42 7--4--42 6--4--42

9-12--42 9-12--42 1-21--43 6-f.--...42 1-1--43 7--4--42

9-12--42 12-8--42 9---12--42 9---12--42 6--4-42 7--4--42

9---12--42 6--4--42 7--4--42

12-8--42 11-16-42 12-8-42 12-3-42

6--4--42 1-18--43

9---12--42 1-21--48 6--4--42

9---12--42 1-21--43 9-12--42 6--4--42

6--4-42

159

Home Address

Lyons, Georgia Midland, California Riverdale, New Jersey Cincinnati, Ohio Kansas City, Missouri . Bellevue, Pennsylvania Brooklyn, New York Saginaw, Michigan Walnut, Iowa Hastings, Iowa Spring City, Tennessee Sycamore, Alabama Wolfe City, Texas Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sioux City, Iowa . Fairfield, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Birmingham, Alabama Bayonne, New Jersey Dayton, Ohio Lumberton, No~th Carolina Grand Rapids, Michigan Webster, Iowa Cincinnati, Ohio Wendel, Pennsylvania Durant, Oklahoma Akron, Ohio Chicago, Illinois Hulbert, Oklahoma Detroit, Michigan St. Francisville, I!Iinois Conway, Arkansas Lamesa, Texas Brooklyn, New York Buckingham, Illinois Nashville, Tennessee Brooklyn, New York Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Old Town, Maine New Bedford, Massachusetts Madison, Connecticut Rochester, New York Lansing, Michigan New York, New York Canton, Ohio Chicago, Illinois Moscow, Ohio Richmond, Virginia Siebert, Colorado Covington, Indiana Pawtuket, Rhode Island New Orleans, Louisiana New York, New York . Dorchester, Massachusetts St. Maries, Idaho Onawa, Iowa Alexandria, Virginia

Dillon ville, Ohio New York, New York .

Johnstown, New York Marion, Kansas Leesburg, Alabama Revere, Massachusetts Mitchelville, Iowa Pensacola, Florida Detroit, Michigan

Subiaco, Arkansas

Years of

Service

1--4 1-2 1-5 2--4 2-0 0---11 2-8 2-10 1---0 O-Il 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 O-Il (.---11 5-4 1-4 2-2 1-9 1---6 1---0 1--4 1--4 5-1 1-2 1-1 2-9 1--4 5-0 1--4 1-8 2-1 0---11 1-2 1--4 1-9 2-7

1--4 1-4 1--4 1-8 6-3 1-9 1-7 1---0 1-5 1-5 1--4 3-4 1--4 1-4 2---6 1---0 1-2 1-2 0---11

2-7 1-9

1--4 1-3 1-3 1--4 1--4 1--4 3-10

1-8

REPAIR SQUADRON-Continued

Rank

T/Sgt. Pfc. Pvt. Pfc. Pfc. Pvt. Sgt. Pvt. Pvt. S/Sgt. Pvt. Cpl. Pfc. Cpl. Cpl. Cpl. Pvt. Cpl. Sgt. Pvt. Pvt.

Name

WALKER, Grady E. WAREHAM, Rolland N. WAREHOUSE, Wesley C. WARREN, Leo C. WASIK, Eugene S. W Assn, Andy . WATKINs, Wm. C. WEAKLEY, Paul R. WEBSTER, Allen W. WELLS, Jack W. WELLS, Maryln L. 'VEsT, Martin C. WEsTERMAN, Don H. '"ILLIAMs, Paul A. WILLIAMs, Wm. H. WnsoN, Roscoe S. WITHEM, Robert B. WoHLFORD, George L. WooDY, Arthur D. 'VoRWA, Joseph F. WRIGHT, Robert J.

M/Sgt. SoRENSON, Richard J. S/Sgt. BEHN, Louis H. F. S/Sgt. FRAZIER, Howard K. S/Sgt. PARKIS, Wm. W. S/Sgt. RuNYAN, Wm. n. Sgt. CARLTON, Charles E. Sgt. EDwARDS, Hugh V. Sgt. SHIELDs, Gordon L. Sgt. STEGMAN, Theodore J. Cpl. CALLAHAN, Gordon P. Cpl. CHANDLER, Vibart A. Cpl. CRANE, Joseph S. Cpl. JoHNSON, Guy L. Cpl. JOHNSTON, Walter E. . Cpl. VINSON, James B. Pfc. HALLION, James T. Pfc. JusKo, Edward A. Pfc. MATTSEN, .John Pfc. SAND, Berte! 0. Pfc. SILvERTHOEN, Cecil R. Pvt. HEIL, Robert F. Pvt. KnANUNG, Curtis G .. Pvt. BENSER, Arthur E. T/Sgt. HYNEK, Lawrence B. S/Sgt. McMILLON, Pvt. LAWSON, Robert F. Pvt. EARNEST, Arman S.

Date of Assign. to 81st

5-19-42 6--4--42 7--4-42 6--4-42 6--4-42

12--10-42 6--4-42

1-21--43 7--4-42 6--4-42

1-21--43 6--4-42 6--4-42 6--4-42 6--4-42 6--4-42

11-16--42 6--4-42 7--4-42

9--12--42 11-16--42

7-1-42 9-10--42

W-24--42 7--4-42 6-3--42

2-11--43 9--18-42 6-3--42 6-3--42 6-3--42

9--17--42 6-3--42

10--6--42 10--6--42 10--6--42 10--6--42 10--6--42 10--6--42 10--6--42

10--22--42 3-29--43 3-30--43 2--27--43 3-3--43

Home Address

Florence, South Carolina Warren, Ohio Manson, Washington Sandoval, Illinois Detroit, Michigan Terre Haute, Indiana Lorena, Texas Indianapolis, Indiana Gerber, California Bakersfield, California Fonda, Iowa Luling, Texas Texarkana, Texas Ivanhoe, California Carthage, Illinois Coffeyville, Kansas Mondamin, Iowa .. Oregon, Missouri Crossville, Tennessee Minneapolis, Minnesota Oakridge, Oregon

Fellows, California Oswego, New York Sycamore, Alabama

Detroit, Michigan

Clayton, Wisconsin Wilber, Nebraska

Andes, Montana

ATTACHED TO REPAIR SQUADRON M/Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Pfc. T/Sgt. T/Sgt. T/Sgt. T/Sgt. T/Sgt. S/Sgt. S/Sgt. S/Sgt. S/Sgt. S/Sgt. S/Sgt. S/Sgt.

EvANS, Jack T. HowD, Floyd W. MILLER, Clarence R. TANNER, Sam D., Jr. JENKINS, James L., Jr. CLARK, Moring P. GUETTERMAN, Joseph J. HEMus, Benjamin F. MoLLETT, John D. SMITH, Oscar D. ALLRED, Lyle E. BEAUDRY, Edward L. CARLSON, Harold J. HuxMANN, Walter R. MANNING, Louis I. MunTux, George C. NoLEN, Lloyd K.

1-12--43 2--12--43 2--12--43 1-5--43 1-5--43 2--3-43

12--30-42 2--4--43 2--4--34

12--30-42 12--30--42 12--30-42 12--30--42

1--4-43 12--30-42

1-3--43 12--30--42

160

S/Sgt. S/Sgt. S/Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Cpl. Cpl.

PIGOTT, Colman T. STAI'FORD, Thomas W. SLAUGHTER, Robert K. BAINBRIDGE, Cyril D ... BEAM, Wm. N.J. GooDRICH, Richard W. GRADY, Otis L. HERMAN, Everett R. MoonE, Claude E. MoRGAN, Charles A. O'NEIL, Ernest 0. PEVLER, Wm. H. PRATT, Robert G. RAY, Ovid S. ScHAUSS, Ralph L. BENEDETTO, Michael R. ELIOT, Harley B.

Years of

Service

8-6 1--3 2--2 1--3 1---8 1-5 1--4 1--4 2--4 1-10 1--4 1--4 1-11 1--4 1--4 2--{)

1--4 1--4 2--7 0-11 1-1

1--3 15-10

0--9

12--30-42 2--3-43

12--30-42 2--9-43

12--30-42 12--30-42 12--30-42 1-16--43 2-9-43 1---8--43 2--4--43

12--30-42 1---8--43 2-3--43 1---8--43 1---8--43 2-3-43

ATTACHED TO REPAIR SQUADRON-Continued

Cpl. Cpl. Cpl. Cpl. Pfc. Pfc. Pfc. Pfc. Pfc. Pfc. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt.

GoLAY, Doane M. GoRDON, Norman J. HoAG, Walter R. HoLLINGSWORTH, John W. BocKTING, Clarence GUTH, Buenos .. HARRIS, Frederick C. HoooDmr, Ralph A. PRICE, John I. . SAMUELSON, Conolt BorE, Maynard J. McBRIDE, Austin E. McFARLAND, Kenneth M. McMuRRAY, Stanley ... McVAY, John F. MERICHEL, John W. METZNER, Harry W •.... MILANI, Joseph J. MoLLDERG, Melvin A. MooRE, Jock J. MUELLER, Joseph F. NoRWOOD, Wm. A. ALUFBON, Gene E. ARNS, George L. PFISTER, Eldridge J .. RusiEWIZZ, Theodore STONE, George M. SYMONDS, Everett P. TAGLIAFERRI, Charles P. THOMAS, James F. TuMA, Frank J. VoLPI, Anthony J. WEIGHT, Elmer L. Bouzrs, Walter BowER, Donald W. BuDREAU, Freeman P. CAunAux, Stanlev H. CANTRELL, Alton ·M. GILMARTIN, Edward M. HoLWITZ, Victor J. J OBLONOWiz, Henry S. KANNAPELL, Raymond J. KoHLMANN, Levi V. ScHULTz, Russell M. SPARIOSU, Theodore

12--30--42 2-9--43 2-9--43 1-9--43 2-9--43

12--30--42 1--8--43

12--30--42 1--4--43 2-9--43 2-9--43

11-22--42 11-22--42 10-16--42 11-2--42

11-22--42 10-16--42 10-16--42 11-22--42 11-22--42 10-16--42 10-16--42 12-9--42

11-28-42 10-16--42 10-16--42 10-16--42 10-16--42 11-28-42 10-16--42 10-16--42 10-16--42

2-9--43 1-8--43 2-9--43 2-9--43

12--30--42 2-9--34 1-9--43 2-9--43

12--30--42 2-9--43 2-9--43

12--30--42

Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. T/Sgt. S/Sgt. S/Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Cpl. Cpl. Cpl. Pfc. Pfc. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. T/Sgt. T/Sgt. T/Sgt. S/Sgt. Pfc. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt.

STOEHR, Raymond J. TELFORD, Sterling W. Woon, Wm. S. ZANGRILLI, Charles DAvrs, Thomas J. BuRNS, James P. PooLEY, Kenneth W. ELIOPOULous, Aristomenes HoLMEs, Cecil F. BRITTAIN, Dale C. DmEN, Stanley lt. JoHNSON, Walfred G. CoYLE, Gene PEEPLES, J effe E. CRANNELL, Murray A. FoERSTER, Edward 1<'. MAUHAN, w. w. ALDROYD, Edwin W .. CooLEY, Latroy CowAND, Jack THoMPSON, Arnold M. HASTIE, Charles V. TEAFORD, Floyd W. ANDERSON, Robert E. BALDWIN, RobertS .. BEHRING, Nicholas A. BERNING, Marion M. BRowN, Charles F. HARES, Lionel J. HAsTINGS, Frank W •. HEALY, Robert D. HoFFMAN, Norman JoELsoN, Phillip W. JOHNS, Jay S .. JoHNSON, Arthur J .. JoHNSON, Harold J. JOHNSON, Warren Y. KEDZIORSKI, Wm. P. KoNSCHAK, Earl R. KwrATOWSKI, Andrew A. LEBLANC, "\Vm. M. MAcBuRNEY, Perry MADSEN, John S. MALLON, John B.

LOSSES TO REPAIR SQUADRON Pvt. M/Sgt. M/Sgt. Pvt. Sgt. S/Sgt. S/Sgt. Pvt. Pfc. Pvt. M/Sgt. Pvt. Pvt. Cpl. S/Sgt. Sgt. Pfc. Pfc. Pfc. Pfc. Pfc. Pvt.

BENNETT, Julius A. HEARD, George A. KELLOY, John MuNoz, Florentina M. SCHJ:"LTZ, Kenneth C. STUART, Leonard F. ZANCHUK, Daniel KELLY, Thomas R. KoTisHION, George LEVINE, Henry . MABILE, Wm. R. McCoRMICK, Richard J. RoBBINS, Miles H. URBANSKI, Conrad MoRITz, August J. FRONZOWIAK, Ralph J. DoNoHuE, Wm. J. FISCHAMN, Seymore S. HINEMAN, Jack J. WINDMILLER, Paul E. FINCH, George M. THRUSH, Melvin J.

6-3--42 9-18--42 5-14--42 6-3-42 6-3-42

11-27--42 1-12--43

11-18--42 7--4--42

10-29--42 10-29-42 10-29--42 12-8--42 7--4--42

12-24--42 6-3-42 6-3-42

9-18-42 9-17--42 9-18-42 9-18--42 9-18--42

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Middleport, Ohio

New Bruns wick, N. J. . San Antonio, Texas Clyde, Texas

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wolf Point, Montana McAdoo, Pennsylvania Fairport Harbor, Ohio Knoxville, Tennessee Belmont, Massachusetts Scranton, Pennsylvania Schenectady, New York .

Brooklyn, New York

2-9-43 2-9--43

12--30--42 2-9--43 1--8--43 1--8--43 1-8--43 1--8--43 1-8--43 1--8--43 1-8--43' 1-8-43 1--8--43 1--8--43 2-1--43 1--8--43 1-8--43 1-8--43

1-11-43 1-11--43 1-11--43 1-11--43

11-28--42 10-30-42 10-16--42 10-16--42 11-22--42 10-16--42 11-28-42 11-22--42 10-30--42 10-30--42 11-22--42 11-22--42 10-23-42 11-22--42 11-22--42 10-16--42 10-16--42 10-16--42 11-22--42 10-16--42 11-28--42 11-22-42

3--6 1-2 3-8 1--4

11-10 1-3 1-3 2-2

LOSSES REPAIR SQUADRON-Continued

Pvt. AMUNDSON, Albert G. Pvt. HEIL, Robert F. Cpl. AllTIS, Evan J. Pfc. HoBEa, Wasyl Cpl. BAoLEY, Berry Pvt. HoBsoN, Brady Pvt. BARTHICK, Anthony A. T/Sgt. HOPKINS, Albert M. Pvt. BEBNSTINE, Abraham Cpl. HoPPERTON, Norman E. Pvt. BLADES, John D. Cpl. JACQUES, Joseph Pvt. BLooM, Harold J. Pvt. JENKINS, Earl L. Pvt. BLuJ, Andrew P. Pvt. JoHNSON, Chas. G. Pvt. BoAL, James C. Pvt. JoHNSON, England C. Pvt. BoERNER, Russel V. T/Sgt. JosEPH, Orville Pfc. BoETTCHER, Ronald H. Pvt. KILLINGSWORTH, Kistler Pvt. BoBINSTEIN, Harold ,J. Pvt. KRANUNG, Crutis Pvt. BOYER, Guy H. Pvt. KRYZA, John A. Pvt. BRENDLE, Fred R. Pvt. LACOV, Erving Cpl. BRoADSTONE, Paul H. Pvt. LANGFELDT, Erwin E. Pvt. BRowN, Roy E. Pfc. LoWTHER, Paul D. Pvt. BusHMAN, Leonidas Cpl. LYoNs, Roderwick F. S/Sgt. BYERS, G. A. Pvt. MAINWARING, George T/5 CHAPMAN, Joe T/5 MANDEL, Jack Pvt. CoLLINs, Charles E. Sgt. McKENNAN, Rayford Pvt. CoLLINS, Walter S/Sgt. MILLER, Harry R. Pvt. CoLsoN, Lawrence E. Pvt. MoREnousE, Daniel T. Pvt. CoNWAY, John R. Pfc. NAGINEY, John D. Pvt. CoNAWAY, Paul E. Pvt. NIXON, Winford Pvt. CooK, Clyde M/Sgt. NovAK, Louis W. Pvt. CooPER, Chas. B. Pvt. NOYES, Arthur R. Pvt. CooPER, Ervin Pfc. O'BRIEN, Louis M. Pvt. CooPER, Raymond Pvt. PARKER, Oscar E. Pvt. ·CRIM, Harold L. Cpl. pARSONS, Vernon Pvt. DEAN, John D. Cpl. PIERCE, Paul R. Pvt. DEWALT, Robert P. T/Sgt. PowELSON, Clifford Pvt. DtGRoVANNI, Joseph P. S/Sgt. QuEEN, William W. Pvt. DELIBERTI, August Pvt. RADKE, Walter D. Pvt. DRAHOS, John W. Sgt. RILEY, William A. Pvt. DucKWORTH, Herman w. Pvt. RocHE, Thomas W. Pvt. EARNEST, Arnon Pvt. SALING, William J. Pvt. EMERSON, Glen E. Cpl. SAs, Joe Pvt. EvANS, Phileman L. Pvt. SMITH, Davey Cpl. FETZER, Frederick J. Pvt. SoNNABEND, Harold Pvt. FILE, Charles Pvt. STAFFORD, Earnest Pvt. FBANCETIC, James L. Sgt. STEGMAN, Theodore S/S~rt. FRAZIER, Howard K. Sgt. STONE, Delbert Pvt. GALLAGHER, James J. Pvt. TANNEY, Nicholas M/Sgt. GILBERT, Jessie W. Pfc. TIERMAN, James J. Pvt. GRANSHAW, Donald F. Pvt. TuRNER, Clyde Pvt. GRIFFITHS, Robert L. Pfc. WAY, Cnarles R. Pvt. GuDYKUNST, Lawrence Pvt. WINTERMUTE, John Pfc. HALL, Lawrence F. S/Sgt. WooDs, Herbert P. T/Sgt. HAYDEN, Willard M/Sgt. WuPPENFELD, John

162

Rank Name

Sgt. ALLAN, Jones R. Pvt. AMMON, Waldo J. 1st/ Sgt. ANDREWS, John S. Cpl. ANoovE, Douglas E. Pfc. BAGLEY, Perry W. Sgt. BAILEY, Harold E. T/Sgt. BAUMAN, F. Lee Cpl. BEAUREGARD, Lloyd J. Sgt. BocK, Earl A. Pfc. BRANCHICK, Joe Sgt. BnrcKEB, Alvin G. Sgt. BnowN, Howard E. S/Sgt. BuRKEPILE, Ivan W. S/Sgt. CAVEN, Howard S. Sgt. CAvBICH, Louis S. Pfc. CLIFTON, Russel L. Pvt. CooPER, Jake J. Sgt. CusHWA, James E. Pvt. DANIEL, Clarence T/Sgt. DAVIS, Eli T. Cpl. DAvrs, Walter T. Sgt. DoDSWORTH, Frank E. Pvt. DoRosHow, Aaron J. Pvt. DucKWORTH, Herman Cpl. DunJIAK, Frank J. Pvt. EDWARDS, Wm. R. Pvt. ELDER, James W. Cpl. EvANS, Roy S. Pfc. FAGUNDEs, Lionel A. Pvt. FEYEBEISEN, John E. Sgt. FrNK, John J. S/Sgt. FisSEL, Zeno M. Pfc. FRASER, Clifford R. Pvt. FREELAND, Roy M. Cpl. GALLIAN, Clyde S. Sgt. GAST, Frank E. Pfc. GEABRIN, Roy L. Pfc. HARDING, Bernard B. Cpl. HARBISON, John P. Pfc. HARVEY, Glen L. Cpl. HAusEn, Charles M. Sgt. HIGHMAN, Leland L. Cpl. HoLLANs, Howard L. Pfc. JAcons, Jack Pfc. JEPPESEN, Harvey D. Pvt. JoHNS, W. H .. Cpl. KAISER, Harry Pfc. KAWECKI, Stanley F. Pfc. KIPNER, Nathan Pfc. KNOWLES, Wm. L. S/Sgt. KocuNIK, John D. Pvt. LESSER, Rowland H. Pvt. LEWIS, George Cpl. LYNN, Garland D. Pfc. MAcKoWIAK, Leo R. Pfc. MARTIN, Henry A. Pvt. MATHIS, Johnnie M. Cpl. MEKEAL, ·wm. M. Pfc. MuEcK, Joe P. Sgt. MuRPHY, Leo K. Pvt. McCARTER, John W. Pvt. McCoLLUM, Albert E. M/Sgt. McELWEE, Charles K. Pfc. NAGINEY, John D. ... Cpl. NEVILLE, Thomas Jr. Cpl. NEWBUBGER, John J. Pfc. NovAK, Julius L. Pvt. PARKER, Oscar E. S/Sgt. PENDELTON, James H.

w.

Supply Squadron Date of Assign. to 81st

5-14--24 5-14--42 5-14--42 5-14--42 5-24--42 5-11--42 5-14--42 5-14--42 5-14--42 5-11-42 5-11--42 5-14--42 5-14--42 5-14-42 5-14--42 5-24--42 5-14--42 5-14--42 5-24--42 5-14--42 5-14--42 5-14--42

10-22-42 5-24-42 5-11--42 5-24--42 5-14-42 5-14--42 5-24--42

10-21--42 5-14--42 5-14-42 5-11--42 5-24--42 5-14--42 5-14--4·2 5-24-42 5-11-42 5-24--42 5-24--42 5-24-42 5-14-42 5-11--42 5-24--42 5-24--42 2-4--42

5-11--42 5-14--42 5-14--42 5-24-42 5-14-42 5-24-42 2--4--43

11-26--42 5-24--42 5-24--42 12-1-42 5-14..---.-4·2 5-24-42 5-14--42 5-24-42 5-14-42 5-14-42 5-14--42 5-14--42 5-14--42 5-24--42 5-24--42 5-11--42

163

Home Address

Cynthiana, Ohio Waterville, Ohio Dayton, Ohio Virginia, Minnesota Shiprock, New Mexico Van Wert, Ohio Sterling, Ohio Vestal, New York Hamilton, Ohio Lakewood, Ohio Toledo, Ohio Peru, Indiana Sprin~~:field, Ohio Conover, Ohio Fairmont, West Virginia Englewood, Colorado Kansas City, Missouri Dayton, Ohio Foster, Ohio Nelsonville, Ohio Charleston, West Virginia Phoenix, Arizona Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jacksboro, Texas Newburgh Heights, Ohio Chagrin Falls, Ohio Louisville, Kentucky Greenland, West Virginia Atwater, California S. St. Paul, Minnesota Rochester, New York M t. Gilead, Ohio Petalumia, California Capitan, New Mexico Ironton, Ohio Ripley, Ohio Rising Fawn, Georgia Stockton, California Schellsburg, Pennsylvania Cowley, Wyoming High Point, North Carolina Tell City, Indiana Amarillo, Texas Chicago, Illinois Marion, Oregon . New Kensington, Pennsylvania Brooklyn, ~ew York Meriden, Connecticut Dayton, Ohio Bucklin, Kansas Syracuse, New York Freeland, Pennsylvania Heflin, Louisiana Marion, Ohio Gaylord, Michigan Butte, Montana Ona, Florida Akron, Ohio Cameron, Texas . Springfield, Ohio Fountain Inn, South Carolina Granville, Ohio Johnstown, Ohio Johnstown, Ohio Lebanon, Ohio Davton, Ohio Deford, Michigan Wilmington, North Carolina Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Years of

Service 1-10 1-9 2-6 2-8 1-3 1-10

10-3 2-9 2-8 1-9 2-1 3--4 2-11 1-11 2-9 1-3 2-5 1-10 1-3

19-10 2--0 2-1 0-11 1-3 1-10 1--4 3--8 1-11 1-3 1--0 2-1 2-2 1-3 1-3 2-7 3--4 1-3 1-3 1--4 1-5 1--4 2--0 2-8 2-1 1--4 1--5 1-3 2-2 2--0 1--5 2-2 1-3 1--5 1-10 1-3 1--4 1-3 2-11 1-3 1-11 1--4 1-7 5-7 1-11 1-7 1-6 1--4 1--5 6--4

SUPPLY SQUADRON-Continued

Rank

Sgt. Pvt. Sgt. Pfc. Sgt. T/Sgt. Pvt. Cpl. T/Sgt. Pfc. Cpl. S/Sgt. Pfc. Pvt. Pfc. Sgt. Pfc. Sgt. Sgt. Pfc. S/Sgt. Pvt. Pfc. Pvt. Pfc. Pfc. Sgt. Sgt. Cpl. Pvt. Sgt. Sgt. Cpl. Sgt. Pfc. Pfc. Cpl. Pfc. S/Sgt. Pvt. Pvt. S/Sgt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Cpl. Cpl. Cpl. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pfc. Sgt. Pfc. Pfc. Pfc. Pfc. Pvt. Pvt.

Name

PooLE, Robert S. PRATHER, James M. PRITHAM, Leon E. RAINVILLE, Howard F. RATLIFF, Stanley C. RAYMOND, Ralph E. REID, Robert E. REli.LY, ,Tames .T. REUBINALL, Oliver RINE, Paul M. RoMSHE, Waldon C. Ross, Eddie RoTH, Charles P., Jr. RucKI, George ScHEEL, Donald N. ScHuTTE, Joseph C. SciARRETTA, Harry E. ScoVELL, Paul D. SHANDOR, Michael SHOAF, Donald E. SMITH, Julius G. SPEER, Raymond J. SPEAR, Harry B. STEVENS, Wayne A. STIFFLER, Eugene STRANAD, Wm. J. STULL, Donald K. SuDHOFF, Lester C. TABENCE, Benjamin A. TETLEY, Roland, E. VAUGHAN, Wm. W. VEVERKA, Lewis VOGAN, George S. V OGEB, Harvey L. WALDRON, Neal W. WAMBSGANSS, Eldor J. WARNER, Frederick E. WEAVER, Arnold M. WEsT, Harold E. WEBTRERG, Harry A. WHALEN, Joseph V .. WINGET, 'Vm. A. WINTERs, Lee .... WITOs, Benjamin J. WITTICK, Andres H. WooD, Robert .T. Y OHO, Hazen U. ZALAR, Philip J. ZEIDLER, Herbert J. KERLIN, Charles W., Jr. MAHER, Robert F. SHERIDAN, Robert F. FRONTZOWICEK, Ralph J. DoNAHUE, Wm. J. FrsCHMAN, Seymour S. HINEMAN, Jack J, WINDMILLER, Paul E. FINCH, George M. HANCOCK, Lester J.

Date of Assign. to 81st

5-24,---42 5-24,---42 5-14,---42 5-14,---42 5-11---42 5-14,---42 5-24,---42 9-1---42

5-14,---42 5-14,---42 5-12---42 5-14,---42 5-11---42 5-24,---42 5-24,---42 5-11---42 5-24,---42 /l-l<f....---24 5-14,---42 5-14,---42 5-14,---42 5-24,---42 5-14,---42 5-11---42 5-24,---42 5-24,---42 5-14,---42 5-14,---42 5-24,---42

11-27---42 5-14,---42 5-14,---42 5-11---42 5-11---42 5-11---42 5-24,---42 5-24,---42

.. .. 11-27-42 5-14,---42 5-2<t----42 5-24,---42 5-14,---42 2---4---43

5-24,---42 5-24,---42 5-24,---42 5-14,---42 5-14,---42 5-24,---4,2

1-15---43 10---25---42

3-15---43

164

Home Address

Grove City, Pennsylvania Dallas, Texas Freeport, Maine Naugatuck, Connecticut Chesterfield, South Carolina Altoona, Pennsylvania Eureka, Kansas Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Springfield, Ohio Moundsville, West Virginia Springfield, Ohio Elwood, Indiana Cos Cob, Connecticut Wyarno, Wyoming Omaha, Nebraska Louisville, Kentucky Lynn, Massachusetts Johnstown, Ohio New Middletown, Ohio Delaware, Ohio Caldwell, Ohio Henryetta, Oklahoma Terre Haute, Indiana Belpre, Ohio Jackson, Ohio New Buffalo, Michigan Howard, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio Anthony, Kansas Sikeston, Missouri Marvsville, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Washington, D. C. Boerne, Texas East Cleveland, Ohio Elmdale, Kansas Eaton, Ohio Sparta, Tennessee Dayton, Ohio Castana, Iowa Shamokin, Pennsylvania Lima, Ohio Coal Grove, Ohio Sugar Notch, Pennsylvania North Bend, Oregon Brooklyn, New York Moundsville, West Virginia Barketon, Ohio St. James, Minnesota Tyrone, Pennsylvania Brooklyn, New York .. Syracuse, New York

Detroit, Michigan

Years of

Service

2-1 1-3 2-6 2-2 1-9 9-6 1-3 1-3

19-6 1-10 1-7 3-4 1---4 1-5 4,---4 1-10 1-4 1-11 2-9 1-10 1-11 1-10 1-10 2-7 1-3 1---4 1-11 1-11 1-3 1-3 1-10 2-2 1---4 1---4 1-9 1-3 1-11 1-3 2-7 1-3 1-3 2-2 1-3 1-5 1-3 2-7 1-10 2-1 1-3 1---4 1-0 0---11

1-0

M/Sgt. CARTIN, Harold L. S/Sgt. LEODORA, Anthony Sgt. 0JA, Ernest W. S/Sgt. McDoNoUGH, Robert F. T/5. McNEILL, Chester A. Cpl. MILLES, Joseph C. Cpl. WEiss, Ben M. Pfc. MALIGLOWXA, Theodore Pfc. ARMUNDSON, Wm. M. Pfc. ScHMELING, Delton F. Pfc. SMITH, Byron L. Pvt. BROWN, Howard A.

Pvt. PIERCE, Paul R.

Sgt. T/4 T/5 T/5 Pfc. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt.

Pvt. Pvt. M/Sgt. T/Sgt. Pvt. S/Sgt.

ATTACHED TO SUPPLY SQUADRON

0JA, E. w. SMITH, B. Juno, L.

12-7-42 1-9-43 2-2-43

11-25-42 1-29-43 1-22-43 1-29-43 1-14-43 1-14-43 1-14-43 2-2-43 2-2-43

McALEA, B. MEINHARDY, w. c. McNEILL, C. A. BROWN, H. A. DIEHL, D. DuFF, F. R. EVANS, R. HERBA, J. KINDER, E. MALSTEAD, L. McMAIN, J. ONDREJKOVIC, s. SEIBEL, c. w. JACQUET, E. w. BuRY, I. J. HEYDEN, L. w. LEROY, F. M. Ross, C. R. ScHWARZ, J. A. THeME, G. F. TBAYWR, N. 'VHITESEL, R. I. KEE, M. H.

Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt.

Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt.

DIEHL, Delos F. DuFF, Frank R. EvANS, Robert GEIGER, George M. HEBDA, Joseph J. KAYSE, Alfred N. KINDER, Eugene MALSTEAD, La Vern A. McCAIN, James E. ONDREJKOVIC, Steve S. RusSEL, Harold D. SEIBEL, Conrad W.

HICKEY, G. J. MoBEY, F. T. LIDDLE, G. A. FRYER, J. c. GIRABD, E. M. DuMAS, M.A. DECAMP, c. A. DonsoN, A. F. DouoHTEBY, W. F. KELLER, R. A. GoLDEN, H. GALLAGHER, J. E. HERRO, J. w. SCHEITER, 0. A. STEWART, J. H. RAMIBES, A. SMITH, J. R. SPENCER, J. A. RAYLA, J. B. SHARROCK, L. w. SMITH, w. N. SCHUEREN TFWPLEMAN, L. D. PRUETT, R. L. SPINDEN, R.

LOSSES TO SUPPLY SQUADRON

BRUMBAUGH, Richard F. EnwARDs, Wm. R. ENGLE, Loy F. HALL, Charles F. KERLIN, Charles W. Ross, Eddie

165

Andover, Virginia

Pvt. Pvt. Pfc. Pvt. Pvt.

SPEER, Raymond J. STEVENS, Wayne A. STIFFLER, Eugene STRAWBRIDGE, Thomas STROH, Harold 0.

2-2-43 2-2-43 2-2-43

2-11-43 2-2-43

1-22-43 2-2-43 2-2-43 2-2-43 2-2-43

2-15--43 2-11-43

1-4

22nd ORDNANCE COMPANY AVIATION

M/Sgt. MAY, Otto T. T /Sgt. BLACK, Clarence R. S/Sgt. McFEE, Charles W. S/Sgt. CROWLEY, Norwood W. S/Sgt. GooDE, George L. S/Sgt. BAKER, Richard F. T/4 CARPENTER, Elwin F. T/4 CAloPER, Alvin H. T /4 DAUDT, Harry A. T/4 GROOGAR, Larry W. T /4 MACHELETT, William C. T/4 MoRGAN, Howard W. T/4 MAYHow, Chesley M. Cpl. BuTLER, Harry L. Cpl. GuNNELL, James R. Cpl. GREEN, Willie M. Cpl. BIDDLE, Clyde S. Cpl. LroNETTE, Joseph T/5 MARTIN, Claude H., Jr. T ;5 WrLLrs, Eugene D. T/5 VrK, Robert F. T /5 CAPERTON, Cecil R.

T/5 Pfc. Pfc. Pfc. Pfc. Pfc. Pfc. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. T/4

GARDNER, John G. WEGAT, Carl H. McBROOM, Ervin BowERMASTER, Harper G. CoMINs, Alfred B. ALLEMAN, Arthur M. NRTT, John L. TRAcY, James 0. MULDOWNEY, James HANSEN, Myles D. AGOSTINELLI, James V. CANNON, Linwood CAncer, John FURREY, Earl B. GRANT, Robert C. MocrLER, John N. PI"ATTE, Paul F. RAPHAEL, Irving SEALE, William A. ANDREws, James R. WERNERT, Clarence FISHER, Morris E.

DETACHMENT 1st PLAT .. 1912th QUARTERMASTER COMPANY (AVN). T.

S/Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. T/4 T/4 Cnl. Cpl. Cpl. Cpl. Cnl. Cpl. Cpl. T/5 T/5 T/5 T/5 T/5 T/5 T/5 T/5 T/5 T/5

RoMANO, Joseph F. FLANAGAN, Joseph ROBBINS, Daniel W. ALLEY, John F. MoRGAN, Lloyd C. CIOFFI, Michael A. DEVENEY, James C. JoHNSON, Carl E. MARECKI, Anthony P. MoYERS, Clyde J. PACKARD, Charles J. WroMAN, Abraham BARLOW, Albert F. BELISARIO, Frank P. DINGMAN, Roger H. DRUGAN, Owen J. GURLIACCIO, Alexander J. FEE, Thomas MoNDAY, Ophir PAWUK, Nick WARD, Albert J. BATTISTI, Frank J,

LOSSES Sgt. VAN WrLGEN, John Pvt. BuDREAu, Freeman P. Pvt. NoEL, Edward H.

166

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CARAVELLA, Dominico CHAREST, Joseph F. GuTHRIE, Norman M. KoENIG, Ralph E. L'HEUREux, John B. PERRY, Joseph L. QuiNT, Theodore RuPARD, Luther D. TAYLOR, Joseph F. TREADWELL, Nellis S. BEEDE, Leon L. BERRELLI, Louis A. CANDAUX, Stanley H. FLEMING, Charles G. GRIFFITH, Ross W. JASKIERSKI, Joseph S. KINo, John P. KoHLMANN, Levi U. LIND, Donald M. MARKs, Nathan W. ZANGRILLI, Charles

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DALE, William T. DALGLEISH, George L. DALGLEISH, John F. DAI.Y, Leslie J. DANIELS, John J. DANIELLS, Richard. DARLINGTON, Thomas G. DARRAGH, Hugh DAviDRON, Alan DAVIDSON, Kenneth J. DAviDsoN, Thomas B. DAviDsoN, Willie L. DAviEs, David E. DAVIES, David L. DAVIES, John H. DAVIS, Evelyn C. DAvis, George A. DAvis, John DAWSON, Ernest L. DAY, Dorothy D. DAY, Allen DAY, Mary J. DEEGAN, Laurence DEERING, Albert DE LA CRuz, John P. DELAHAYE, Lucien H. DEMPSTER, John D. DEvANE, Cornelius DEVINE, Isabel E. DEVLIN, Edward DICCONSON, Stanley W. DicK, Graham S. DICKSON, Bertram B. DICKSON, Emily DILLON, Francis P. DILLON, Hugh DrxoN, Alexander A. DoRRY, Jack DoasoN, Douglas J. W. DoDSON, Richard G. DoESSEL, Ellwyn V. DoLAN, Henry DoNALD, James DoNELEY, John T. DoNNELLY, William DoNLEN, Edward DoNOVAN, Joseph DoRAN, Elizabeth A. R. DouGAN, Ernest J. DouGHERTY, R. DouGLAs, Fred. DowER, Michael DowNIE, John C. DoYLE, Alfred H. DoYLE, John L. DoYLE, Joseph DoWER, Eileen A. M. DRAKE, Lex.

DREW, George DRYSDALE, Robert DuMAYNE, Arthur DuNCAN, Hector E. DuNCAN, William DuNHAM, Edward A. DuNLEAVY, Joseph DuNLEAVY, Maxwell J. DuNLOP, Andrew DuNN, Robert n. DuNN, Walter DuNNE, Charles P. Dux, George E. DwYER, Robert M. DwYER, Colin J. DYER, Gail L.

EADIE, Frank N. EASTON, Arthur F. EASTERBY, Lionel F. A. EATON, Harold 1\L EATON, James EATON, John S. EATON, Lester T. EcKERSLEY, Kevin EDDINGToN, Thomas EDGAR, George W. EDwARDs, Colin W. J. EDWARDS, John H. EDGAR, Henry T. EGAN, Dennis J. F.KLUND, Berenice C. ELLis, Timothy ELLIOTT, Edward ELLIOTT, Richmond ELLIS, Albert B. ELLis, Bartholomew B. ELLSMoBE, Percy ELLWOOD, Clifford A. ELMES, Malcolm J. EMZIN, Charles W. ENGLAND, William V. ERIKSON, Myra J. EsTALL, Amy ETHERINGTON, James R. EvANs, Aubrey C. EvANS, Betty EvANS, David 0. EYRE, John N. EwiN, Ernest W.

FABRICATo, Michael J. FAHY, Edward J. FANNING, Laura M. FARLEY, Reginald A. FARLEY, Thomas .J. FARRELL, Thomas D. FEDRICK, Edward G. FENTON, Robert FERGusoN, R. William FER:><AN, Robert L. FERRY, Marjorie M. FEw, Frederick FIEDLER, Joseph D. Fnmum, Joseph F. FIELDING, William H. FILBY, Tom FINCH, Richard FINLAY, Barbara M. FINLAYSON, Doris FrsHER, Victor FITCHETT, George FITZGIBBONS, John FITZGIBBON, Joseph J. FLAHERTY, Leonard

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GADD, Almon M. GAFFNEY, David GAGEN, Lloyd G. GAILER, Benjamin F. GALLAGHER, Benjamin D. GALLAGHER, John R. GANLEY, Patrick J. GARDINER, William 0. GARDNER, Alan H. GARDNER, .James C. GARLAND, Herbert GARNER, Ray M. GARNHAM, Kenneth D. GARRY, Kenneth J. GARSDEN, Henry S. GAUDE, Erik G. GAuviN, Louis H. GAVENLOCK, Francis J. GECK, Frederick A. GEHRMAN, F.rnest B. GEORGE, Dudley GEoRGE, James GEORGOURAS, George GrBsoN, Roy G. GILBERT, Charles E. GILBERT, Ronald S. GILBY, Malcolm G. GILCHRIST, Audrey W. GILEs, Charles GILES, Colin W. GrLL, Albert GILLAND, Walter R. GILLESPIE, Roy GILLILAND, John R. GrLLIM, Albert E. GILMORE, William P. GrNN, Guilford H. GrNNS, Daphne N. GLAss, William S. GLosTER, Susanne V. GLOVER, Joseph T. GoDDARD, Anthony GoDFREY, Charles GoDFREY, Kevin J. GoDFREY, Lawrence G. GoLDING, Morris GoMERSALL, Robert C. GooDING, Bertrude J. GooDWIN, Francis GooDING, George H. GooDwiN, Samuel GooDYEAR, Robert G. GoRDON, William C. GoRMAN, Patrick J. Goss, Arthur H. GouGH, Sidney A. GoULD, Thomas J.

GoURGAUD, Ernest GovAN, John GowANS, Joan GowER, Ernest S. GRAHAM, Archibald C. GRAHAM, Charles ,J. GRAHAM, Coral GRAHAM, John GRAHAM, Lancelot F. GRAHAM, Owen D. GRAHAM, Stanley J. GRAHAM, Sydney W. GRAHAM, Walter S. GRALTON, Austin S. GRAY, Francis G. GREAVES, Oliver GREEN, Daniel GREEN, Gilbert H. GREEN, Hedley W. GREEN, Henry E. GREEN, Irene L. GREEN, William H. GREENHAM, Henry J. GREENLEAF, Frank GREENOUGH, Walter C. GRIBBLE, James L. GRIFFIN, Thomas J. GRIFFITH, Kenneth L. GRIFFITHS, Mona GRIMLEY, Frederick E. GRIMWADE, Edward R. GROGAN, David J. GuMLEY, Franklin GuNTERMAN, Heinrich

HLDDOCK, Albert C. HAFFENDEN, Stanley J. HAGAN, Patricia L. HAINES, Edward J. HALL, Alfred W. HALL, Henry G. HALL, Henry W. HALL, Sylvester N. HALLAM, Albert E. HALLIWELL, Ronald A. HALLY, Edward J. HAMILTON, Anne HAMILTON, Gilbert HAMLET, Cecil S. HAMSON, Francis C. HANDLEY, Ellen IIANLDN, William L. HANSEN, Colin W. HANSEN, Fay L. HANSEN, John A. HANSON, George J. HARDING, Francis E. HARDING, Silas HARDING, William G. HARDWICK, Baden E. HARDY, Clifford E. HARDY, Mercia A. HARPER, George A. HARPER, William G. HARRIS, Elfie C. HARRis, James HARRIS, Joseph T. HARRIS, P. Samuel HARRISON, Dudley C. HARRISON, George A. HARRINGTON, John K. HARVEY, Jasper J. (Jnr.) HASTINGS, Alexander HASTINGS, Clive M. HASTINGS, James

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HAVENS, Amy May HAwKINs, Ena HAY, JohnS. HAY, Peter W. HAY, Roderick HAY, Victor Thomas HAYES, .John E. HAYEs, Thomas H. HAYNES, E. w. HEAPS, Thomas H. HEARNES, Vincent J. HEARSCH, Joseph HEBBARD, William J. HEDLEY, Harry J. HEENAN, Percival A. HEFFERMAN, John M. HEILBRONN, Charles A. HEfNER, Maurice H. C. HEKE, Frank HENDRY, Alexander R. HENRY, Richard HERLIHAN, James T. HENDERSON, Andrew HENDERSON, Percy M. HENDY, Albert W. HENNEBERRY, Albert HENNEBERRY, Keith A. HENNESSEY, Francis HEPTO:>r, Albert HERD, Thomas HILL, Aubrey HILL, Lawrence R. HINES, Leo D. HIXoN, William E. HoC KINGS, Arthur 0. J. HocKINos, Leslie A. HoDEL, Ella L. D. (Mrs.) HoFFMAN, Albert C. HoiLE, Arthur J. HoLMEs, Rene M. HoLMES, Elsie J. HoLNEss, Herbert V. HoLOHAN, Maurice HoNAN, Vincent J. HooD, John HooD, John R. HooD, Ralph D. HooD, Raymond M. HooPER, Albert W. H. HoPKINSON, Albert R. HoRAN, Stanley Herbert HoRDERN, Cecil C. HoRN, Jacob HoRTON, John R. HouGHTON, Ernest H. HowARD, George E. HowARTH, Benjamin F. HowARTH, Benjamin J. HowARTH, Gilbert J. HowLETT, James P. HuGHES, Albert L. HuGHES, James W. HuGHES, Ronald G. HuGHES, William M. HuLCOMBE, George S. HuNTER, Jane V. HuTCHINGs, Gladys T. HuNTER, Norman HuTCHINSON, April S. HYLAND, Morris W. HYNCH, Thomas H.

lKIN, Harry T. IREDALE, Tom G. W. lTZSTEIN, Malcolm J.

JAcK, William H. JAcKsoN, Howard M. JACKSON, William H. JAGER, Jack JAMEs, Harold JAMEs, Lester T. L. JARVIE, Alexander J. J ARvrs, Leslie G. JEFFCOAT, Esmond S. JEFFREY, Charles S. JEFFREY, Zebulon JEFFRIES, William JENNINGs, George E. JEPPESEN, Frederick JOHNSON, Edmund H. JoHNSON, Hugh JoHNSoN, Harold G. JOHNSON, James D. JoHNSoN, Margaret B. JoHNSON, Rene JoHNSTON, Alexander H. T. JoHNSTON, Clarence S. JoHNSTON, Charlie E. JoHNSTON, Elizabeth F. JoHNSTON, Herbert K. .JoHNSTON, Thos. JOHNSTONE, James JoHNSTONE, John F. JOliN STONE, Richard JoHNSTON, William B. JoNES, Benjamin JoNES, Nora JONES, Thomas JoNES, 'V alter JoRGENSEN, Kerrod V. Joss, Ronald S. JowETT, Alfred J. N. JusT, Leonard M.

KADEL, Walter R. KARRASCH, J. G. KEANE, Denis A. KEARY, Andrew KEATS, Richard KEHM, Ernest H. KELLY, Mary P. KELLY, Vivienne J. KELLY, V.'illiam J. KEMP, Thomas E. KENDALL, Henry P. KENDRICK, Ernest KENNEDY, Ed. V. KENNEDY, Joan M. KENNEDY, Mary KENNEDY, Thomas KENNY, John J. KENT, Kevin KENT, Samuel C. KENYON, Charles J. KETCHION, James A. E. KHAN, Dawson KIBBLE, Elsie M. KIEPE, Charles H. KING, James E. KING, Noel KING, Richard KIRBY, Edward KIRKPATRICK, John KITCHENER, Adelaide KLEINHANS, Malcolm W. KocH, Betty L. KoHLER, Louis KooYMANS, Henry KREUTZER, Laurence J.

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LAING, Jean LAKE, Frederick LAKE, George K. LAKE, Neville G. LAMB, Leslie C. LAMBERT, Martin LAMBERT, Stephen H. LANG, William LANGLEY, Charles LANGLEY, Earle W. LARKIN, Gloria M. LARKIN, Patrick T. LARKIN, Thomas A. LARSEN, Edward M. LARSEN, Gilbert LARSEN, Moreton A. LAUDER, Chas. R. LAWLER, Francis J. LAWLOR, Gordon E. LAWSON, John LAWSON, Joseph LAWSON, Katherine E. LAWTON, Charles LAXTON, Robert A. LAXTON, Thomas D. LEACH, Denis LEACOCK, Alexander LEAR, Cyril W. LEATHER, Raymond N. LEE, Jack M. LEIGH, Keith LEIGH, Percy W. LEIGH, Thomas C. LEISEGANG, Walter V. LENIHAN, Mary A. LEONARD, Ruth LEONARD, Joseph M. LENT, William S. LESLIE, Horace L. LEVITT, Sydney LEWIS, Eric LEwis, .John M. LEwis, Stanley N. LEwis, Wilfred A. LEWIS, William J. LEY, Charles D. LIDDLE, Harry LIDDY, Melda M. LINDSEY, Gordon LINTON-CoBB, Walter LITTLE, Frederick G. LIVERMORE, Douglas LoBEGEIGI<R, Colin LOBSTON, Louis E. LocKER, Leonard LoGAN, Flora LoGAN, Thomas E. LoNG, Herbert C. LoNG, Victor A. LoRRAINE, Arthur LovELL, Maurice LowE, Bertie C. LowE, Norman F. LowJEN, Stanley LowREY, Francis G. LUBY, Patrick J. LuCAS, Reginald A. LUTVEY, Nudrah E. LuTzow, George A. LYMBERY, Jesse W. LYNAM, Patrick

LYoNs, Austin J. LYTHALL, Arthur H.

McAuLIFFE, Cornelius K. McCALLUM, Jeffery McCALLUM, Nigel R. McCLURG, William J. McCoRKELL, Gilmour McCoRMACK, Charles D. McCRACKEN, Muriel E. McCREATH, Raymond McCuLLoCH, David McDoNALD, Albert McDoNALD, Dorothy L. McDoNALD, Edward McDoNALD, Edward F. McDoNALD, Hugh MAcDoNALD, Oscar J. McDoNALD, William E. McDoNNELL, Kevin A. McENERY, Thomas P. McFARLANE, David S. McFARLANE, Sidney N. McFEE, Stewart P. McGILL, James C. McGILL, John MeA. McGRATH, Desmond J. McGuiRE, Owen A. McHuGH, Francis D. MciNERNEY, Michael MciNTYRE, Francis R. MciNTYRE, Jas. C. MciVER, Florence McKAY, James L. McKAY, Jas. MeAl. McKAY, Kenneth H. McKEE, Harold C. McKEERING, Eric J. MACKENZIE, Elsie MAcKENZIE, Evan J. McKENZIE, Hector R. McKENZIE, Percy J. McKEowN, James P. McKINLEY, Charles McKINNON, Noel Amos McLACHLAN, Leslie J. McLEAN, Donald G. MACLEAN, Gordon R. McLEAN, Keith L. McLEAN, Thomas J. McLENNAN, Allan Cameron McLEoD, Clarence R. McMANus, Patrick, McMAHON, Lawrence J. McMAHON, Leo J. McMILLAN, Keith McNEIL, Mary McPHAIL, Francis McPHAIL, John K. McPHEE, James A. McPHERSON, John C. McQuiLLAN, Charles MACRAE, Adam A. McSwEENEY, Rita MciNERNEY, Michael McWILLIAM, Thomas H. F. MACKAY, Kevin MADDEN, Patrick F. MADDOCK, Russell H. MADDOX, James D. MAIKE, Robert E. MALE, John ,V. MALE, Joseph N. MALONE, Leslie P. MALONEY, William J.

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Moss, Reginald E. MoTT, George T. MoY, Alfred Mum, Douglas C. MUIR, William A. MULDER, Thomas MuLLAVEY, Ella M. MuLLEN, Harold J. MuLLER, Keith MuLLINS, James P. MUNRo, Alex John MuNRo, James K. MuNRO, 'Villiam S. MuNT, James J. MURDOCH, James MURPHY, Charles T. MuRPHY, Patrick S. MuRRAY, Charles H. MURRAY, Doreen J. MuRRAY, Jas. MuRTAGH, William P. MusGRAVE, Bert C. MuTTON, David William MYERs, Desmond N.

NANTEs, Theo H. NAsH, Charles H. NASH, Stanley G. NASMYTH, Leonard C. NATION, Thomas R. NEILL, James )l'ErLsoN, Arnold T. NELSON, Kenneth L. NEIBH, Rhelma (Mrs.) NEUMANN, Joseph F. NEviLLE, Leslie E. NEviN, Francis M. NEWBOLD, James NICHOLS, Stanley L. NICHoLs, Stanley NICHOLSEN, Joe NICHOLLS, Mavis E. NIGHTINGALE, Doreen M. NmHTIXGALE, Henry John NrssEN, Jean NixoN, Arthur NoREIKs, Neville Noruus, Donald A. NoRTH, Frank NOYES, Arthur C. NuNN, Gilbert J.

0BERHARDT, Valerie M. 0BERTHUR, William O'BRIEN, Joseph P. O'BRIEN, Mark J. O'BRIEN, Rupert L. O'BRIEN, Vincent G. O'CoNNELL, Charles O'CoNNOR, John O'CoNNOR, Michael O'DoNNELL, Victor F. OGDEN, Albert T. O'GoRMAN, Herbert S. O'GRADY, Ronald A. O'HAGAN, Patrick O'KANE, George B. OLIVER, Erin .T. OLSEN, Gloria M. OLsoN, Peter J. O'NEIL, Jessie A. O'RouRKE, Maurice J. ORR, Robert L. O'SuLLIVAN, Timothy E. OTTAWAY, Reginald

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PADGET, Eric B. PAoE, Charles E. PAGE, Douglas 0. PAGE, Ernest PAGE, Thelma M. PARKER, George S. PARKER, Thomas PARKINSOY, Jessie PARKs, George S. PAscoE, Betty M. PATON, George PATTERSOY, Frank PATTERSON, Raymond L. PAYNE, Frank A. PAYNE, Thomas G. PEARS, George PEARSON, Leonard J. PEDERSEN, David A. PELLING, Albert C. PEMBROKE, Doris Ella PEMROKE, Leslie J. PENDERGAST, Albert C. PENDERGAST, Keith B. PEPPLER, Ronald L. PERCIVAL, William G. PETERIE, John L. PETERSEN, Alfred PETERSEN, Hans L. PETERSEN, William PETTERSON, Ferdinand PETTIGREW, Margaret J. PHILLIPS, Gertrude PHILLIPS, John H. PICKARD, Walter J. PICKERING, Edwin J. PIERCE, Frederick PIERCE, Lucy M. PIERCE, Russell H. PLATT, Arthur J. PLATT, Eric PoACHER, Charles PoACHER, Harry W. PoDLICK, Norman A. PoLLOCK, Robert (Jnr.) PooL, Mervyn C. PoRTER, Christopher PoRTER, Leslie PoRTER, Matthew PosT, Thomas PowELL, Lance I. PowER, Thomas M. PoWNALL, Ralph PoYNTING, James B. PRACKERT, Percy C. PRING, Harry W. PRITCHARD, Ernest C. PRoTHEROE, Sydney D. PRovosT, Lachlan D. PuNTER, Edward W. Pt:RKrss, Ellen M.

QuANE, Letty M.

RADTKE, William H. RAFFERTY, Clementine B. RALPH, Charles L. RAMSAY, Robert B. RANDALL, Alfred H. RAUCHLE, Mervyn C. REBERGER, Gerald F.

REED, Alan REED, Frederick REED, Thomas F. REm, Harry A. REtKEN, Leslie C. RENNIE, William RETSCHLAG, Harold REvis, William A. REYJUENT, )l'oel R. RICKARDs, Percival RICHARDSON, Albert RICHARDSON, Ellen M. RmDEL, Robert RrnDLE, Joseph RIDDLE, William RIDGWAY, Raymond F. RIGBY, James H. RIGBY, Stanley J. RrscH, Esther G. RITCHIE, John D. RITCHIE, Owen K. RoBERTS, Cecil S. RoBERTS, Thomas J. RoBERTBOON, James (a) ROBERTSON, James (b) RoBERTSON, Marion RoBINSON, David RoBINSON, James F. RoBINSON, John H. RoBINSON, Leslie A. RoBINSON, Percival J. RoBINSON, Rene RoBINSON, William R. RocHE, Thomas RoESSLEY, Harry A. RoGERS, Josephine C. ROGERS, William G. ROHAN, John J. RoLFE, Henry L. RoLFE, Herbert S. RoLLINSON, John RooNEY, Alan J. RosE, Albert J. RosiN, Ashley G. Ross, Allan C. Ross, Annie C. Ross, Maude D. ROTHWELL, Harold RowE, Irene M. RowNTREE, John J. RussELL, Charles W. RussELL, Harry W. RussELL, Maurice Ruurz, Duncan RYAN, Brendan J. RYAN, Daniel J. RYCROFT, William RYE, William G.

SADLIER, Herbert R. SAGE, Norman SALMON, Alfred A. SALMON, Rodney SANCHO, Demetrio SARGENT, Bertram H. ScANLAN, Norman SvELLS, Edna E. M. ScHLEUSF.NER, Haidee SCHLORT, Douglas W. SCHOECK, !<'rank • ScHULTz, Edward H. ScHUMANN, Stanley L. ScHWEDE, Douglas T. ScoPES, Albert G. ScoTT, Bernard J.

CIVILIAN PERSONNEL-Continued

SCOTr, Marjorie M. ScowEN, Joseph J. ScRUTON, William H. SHARPE, Robert R. SEwELL, Reginald C. SEMMENS, W. Henry SHARPE, Robert G. SHARPEN, William F. SHAW, Jack S. SHEARD, Beryl M. SHEARD, William H. SHEEHY, Sydney T. SHEEHY, Walter R. SHELPER, Thomas SHEPPARD, Brian C. SHEPPARD, Mavis J. SHERGOLD, William J. SHOOBRIDGE, Edwin SILK, Thomas SIMPKINs, George SIMPSON, Thomas S. SIMPSoN, Victor F. SIMPSON, William H. SIMS, Lester M. SINCLAm, Dudley E. SKINNER, William SLACK, William S. SLADE, Alfred SMALL, Stanley J. ,V, SMILEY, Ernie J. SMITH, Alphonsus SMITH, Colin H. SMITH, David A. SMITH, Edward G. SMITH, Elizabeth S. SMITH, Frederick R. SMITH, Harry G. SMITH, John L. SMITH, Keith A. SMITH, Leslie G. SMITH, Matthew E. SMITH, Robert C. SMITH, Roy W. SMITH, Sydney P. SMITH, Thomas SMITH, Thomas A. SNEE, James SoNDERGARD, David SoRENSEN, Charles H. SoRRENSEN, William A. SouTHERDEN, Theodore SOUVLIS, Constantine SPENCE, James M. SPINK, Thos. C. SPRATT, Cyril SPRENGER, Eric L. SPROULE, John J, SPURWAY, Benjamin STACEY, Thomas J. STAGE, Charles H. STANDISH, Eric A. STANLEY, Austin STANLEY, Yvonne STAPLEs, Loreley K.

STEBBINGs, William F. STEEL, Frederick N. STEELE, John STEER, Kenneth STEIN, Albert STEPHENS, John STERRY, Thomas N. STEPHENS, Frank STEPHENSEN, Gladys STEVENs, Thomas A. STEWART, Charles J. STEWART, Colin STEw ART, Donald STEWART, Keith D. STICHBURY, Harold A. ST. JoHN, Leonard STONE, Margaret SToTT, Albert E. STRACEY, Eric STROYAN, Harold G. STRUTT, Stanley E. STUART, John S. SuLLIVAN, Jeannie SULLIVAN, Laurance F. SuLLIVAN, Patrick SuTCLIFFE, George W. J. SuTTON, George SuTHERLAND, Oliver J. SVENSEN, Oscar J. SwiTZER, Robert C.

TALBOT, James E. TANNER, Albert E. TANNER, Ambrose G. TANNER, Joseph J, TANNOCK, Sydney TANSEY, George H. TANWAN, Edward TAYLOR, Andrew TAYLOR, George E. TAYLOR, Herbert J. TAYLOR, John B. TAYLOR, Leonard TAYLOR, Ross TAYLOR, Stanley J, TCHURIN, Peter J. TELFER, Alexander TEMPLE, Earl TEMPLETON, Gilbert J. TEsSMAN, Frederick E. TEw, Arthur H. THATCHER, John A. THIELE, George THERKELSEN, George B. THoMAS, Ernest H. THOMAS, Kevin E. THOMAS, Norman L. THOMAS, Sydney G. THOMAS, Vera THOMPSON, Maurice R. THOMPSON, Joseph S. THOMPSON, Ralph J. THoMPSON, William F. G. THoMsoN, Archibald

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THOMSON, Jane THOMSON, William J. THORN, Alexander S. THORNTON, Harry ,V, THORPE, L. H. THRUSH, Rowland G. ToMLINSON, David M. G. ToMLINSON, James TooMEY, Patrick T. TooTILL, Richard H. ToPLEY, John W. TovELL, Timothy W. TowERS, Hazel TRELoAR, Henry C. TREVETHAN, Walter TRIM, William F. TRINKOON, Thomas J. TROWER, Gordon A. TUCKER, David TuRPIN, Robert TURNER, Reginald

UNWIN, Benjamin H.

VA LENTINE, Frank W. VANDENBERG, Conway G. VARLEY, Claude R. G. VAUGHAN, Reginald L. VENAMORE, Rowland E. VERNER, Alfred J. VICARY, William A. VICKERS, Alfred VICKERS, Norman E. G. VINES, Roy J. VoLKER, Victor VoN SENDEN, Alfred L.

WADDELL, John WADDELL, William WALKER, Beryl J. WALKER, Dudley D. WALKER, Robert G. WALKER, William WALL, Egbert H. WALLACE, Douglas WALLACE, Rowland WALMSLEY, Adam E. WALTERS, Ernest F. WALTERs, George WALTERS, Frederick G. WANDS, Alexander WANDS, Robert WANLEss, Raymond A. WANLESS, Thomas Walker WARD, Frank J. WARDROP, Robert A. WARLow, Stanley D. WARNER, Lloyd G. WARREN, Reginald W. WATERHOuSE, Charles A. WATERS, Marjorie C. WATSON, George F. WATSON, Rubina M. WATSON, Kenneth N.

WATTs, Harry C. WAYNE, William WEnn, Hugh G. WELCH, Albert E. WELCH, Aubrey C. WELLS, Clive WELLS, William WEsT, Tom WEsT, William A. WHARTON, Leslie J. WHEAR, Edward T. WHEATLEY, William H. WHEELER, Frank WHEELER, Morris W. WHITBY, Lionel J. WHITE, Alfred A. WHITE, Frederick J. WHITE, Gordon V. WHITE, Paul WHITEFORD, Sydney WHITMEE, Ian S. WHYTE, Thomas J. Wrcxs, David J. WIGGINS, Harold L. WILLIAMS, Adrian WILLIAMS, Arthur G. WILLIAMS, Edward L. WILLIAMS, Joan N. WILLIAMS, Keppel C. WILLIAMS, Reginald WILLIAMs, Reuben W. WILLIAMS, William WILLIAMSON, Ronald G. WILMOT, Hubert E. WILMOT, James R. WILSON, George L. M. WINTER, Heather WINTER, Margaret K. WINTER, Reginald J. WINZAR, Frank W. WoLFE, Elijah Woon, Albert W. W ooDniNE, Owen B. WooDMAN, Walter R. WooDROFFE, Harold B. W oonRow, Clifford A. WooDROW, Morris A. W OODW ADD, Harold V. W oons, Harold B. WooLGAR, Jack B. WRAFTER, Denis P. WnEN, Christopher WRIGHT, Roy H. L. WRIGHT, William H. WYNN, Samuel T. W.

YOUNG, Alexander YouNG, George B. J. YouNGSON, William S. Yow, Charlie H. YuM, Gregory W.

ZAHNER, Albert H. ZIELKE, George R.

WILLIAM K. EvANS,

lst Lt. Air Corps, Civilian Personnel Officer.

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