<center>582nd SIGNAL AIR WARNING BATTALION</center>

Auth: CG, XII ASC, 15 January 1944 HEADQUARTERS XII AIR SUPPORT COMMAND A.P.O. 374 E-FJH-act 15 January 1944 GENERAL ORDERS) NUMBER 3 ) REASSIGNMENT, ACTIVATION AND DISBANDMENT OF UNITS 1. Pursuant to authority in War Department letter,AG 322 (27 Nov 43) OB-I-AFRPG-M, subject: "Constitution,Activation and Disbandment of Certain Signal Aircraft WarningUnits" 2 Dec 1943, 1st Ind., AG 322/246 A-O, Hq. N7 ATOUSA, 1Jan 1944, and General Orders Number 2, Hq Twelfth Air Force,9 Jan 1944 the following unit having been constituted andassigned to the XII Air Support Command is activated thisdate at Frattamagiore, Italy, and assigned to the 64th Fighter Wing: 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion 2. The Battalion will be organized in accordance withT/O & E 11-400, 17 June 1943, and authorized changes, withteam compositions as specified in activation schedule will be furnished in a separate communication. 3. Concurrently with the activation of the 582nd SignalAircraft Warning Battalion, the following unit are disbandedand all personnel and equipment thereof transferred to the 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion: 732nd Signal Aircraft Warning Company 733rd Signal Aircraft Warning Company 734th Signal Aircraft Warning Company 2691st Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion (Mobile) (Prov) 4. Filler personnel will be requisitioned in the usual manner. 5. These actions cause no reduction in grade of any individual concerned. - 40 - 6. Paragraph 2, AAF Memorandum 35-1 , 13 June 1942,subject: "Effective Use of Enlisted Men, Aircraft Warning School Graduates", will apply. 7. The 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion will beequipped in accordance with T/O & E 11-400, 17 June 1943, andauthorized changes, plus additional items of equipment asprescribed in a special list of equipment to be prepared bythe Commanding General, Army Air Forces (Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Operations, Commitments and Requirements Division, Fighter and Air Defense Branch). a. Reporting Platoons (Coms C) of this Battalion willbe the mobile type, note "q" of T/O & E 11-400, 17 June 1943will not apply. b. Sufficient motor vehicles to make this Battalionmobile will be authorized in a special list of equipmentprepared by the Commanding General, Army Air Forces(Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Operations, Commitments and Requirements Division, Fighter and Air Defense Branch). 8. The date and place of each disbandment will be reported to this Headquarters without delay. a. Effective the date of activation, the 582nd SignalAircraft Warning Battalion will be serviced by the 16th Monine Records Unit, APO 650. b. A final roster will be prepared by each disbandedunit, and an initial roster by the newly activated Battalion,and forwarded in accordance with AR 345-900. c. The 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion willopen a new Morning Report. The appropriate dates (seeParagraph 18, AR 345-800) will be entered in the MorningReport of each unit in accordance with Section III,AR 345-400, as modified by paragraph 3 g, letter, AG300.33/100-S, Hq NATOUSA, subject: "Adoption of New Morning Report", 29 July 1943. By Command of Major General HOUSE: THOMAS C. DARCY, Colonel, G. S. C. Chief of Staff, - 41 - HEADQUARTERS 582ND SIGNAL AW BATTALIONAPO #525 15 January 1944 GENERAL ORDER ) NUMBER 1 ) 1. PAC GO #3, Hq., XII Air Support Command dated 15 January 1944, the 582ND SIGNAL AIRCRAFT WARNING BATTALION activated at 0001 hours, 15 January 1944. 2. Under provisions of AR 600-20, 1 June 1942 theundersigned hereby assumes Command of the 582ND SIGNALAIRCRAFT WARNING BATTALION. s/ Wilbert A. Spier WILBERT A, SPIER Lt. Col., Signal Corps. Commanding. - 42 - BIGOT-SHINGLE HEADQUARTERS 64TH FIGHTER WING Office of the Wing Commander APO #525 15 January 1944 SPECIAL ORERS ) NUMBER 10 ) E X T R A C T 1. The following named Officer and Enlisted men organizationsindicated who comprise Grubstake, W/P by GOMT and SurfaceVessel o/a 15 Jan 1944 fr their P/Sta to participate inOperation SHINGLE. HEADQUARTERS 64TH FIGHTER WING ------------------------------ Capt. ROBERT F. WEICHSEL, 0912143 CO. "A" 2691ST SIGNAL AW BN. ---------------------------- 1st Lt. GUY R. GUTHRIE, 0376064 CO. "B" 2691ST SIGNAL AW BN. ---------------------------- 1ST LT. EDWARD W. BARRETT, 0478185 1ST LT. ALLEN BENZ, 01633667 1ST LT. STEPHEN G. BOUTILIER, 0425590 Pvt. GERALD I. ANDSTROM, 36240287 Pvt. CLEOPHAS A, BAUER, 35483142 Pvt. TRUMEN A. BENSON, 37197562 Pvt. PAUL L. BOLYARD, 35382752 Pfc. EMIL J. BREWERS, 36345658 Pvt. EARL S. BURTON, 38088532 Pfc. GEORGE T. CHASTAIN, 1906259 Pfc. ALFRED CHRISTIANSEN, 36058620 Pvt. CHARLES L. CLINE, 35039933 Cpl. MYRON W. DOTHEOW, 19065549 T/4 CLYDE C. EWELL, 39384769 T/5 RALPH D. GLASS, 13061365 S/Sgt FRED N. HOWLAND, 29850363 T/5 LLOYD R. KAGG, 37165934 Pvt. WILLIS V. MORRIS, 39528442 Pvt. SAMPSON MYERS, 34121756 T/5 JOHN A. PAULO, 35270969 Pvt. GEORGE RUSNAK, JR., 35382360 Pfc. SAM SARACINO. 39013678 - 43 - BIGOT-SHINGLE B F BIGOT-SHINGLE Par. 1, SO #10, Hq.64th Ftr W, 15 Jan 44 (Cont'd) T/5 JOHN J. SCHUBERT, 16071251 T/4 NEWELL H. SMITH, 39679673 Pfc. ALVIN J. URMETZ, 35287441 T/5 BURTON T. YEATTS, 33154445 CO "C" 2691ST SIGNAL AW BN -------------------------- Pvt. RUNYAN L. ALLBRIGHT, 32260222 T/4 RONALD N. AURSWAL, 32227551 Cpl. SIDNEY BECKERMAN, 32182474 T/5 DAVID M. BISHOP, 14068237 Pvt. ALLIE V. BOWLES, Jr., 34287357 T/4 BENJAMIN B. CHIARO, 32174868 Cpl. GENE O. DALTON, 36047465 S/Sgt ARTHUR K. DRAKE, 6587237 Pvt. JOSEPH M. FENTON, 39837985 Pvt. JULIUS H. FINKEL, 12051321 Pvt. CONRAD HENTHORN, 35455515 Cpl. ARNOLD F. HUGHBANKS, 15334277 T/5 LORIN C. LOVEJOY, 19079735 Pvt. ROBERT H. MOXLEY, 35404108 Pvt. MILFORD W. NABHOLZ, 37423173 Pvt. ROBERT H. RAY, 38121168 S/Sgt RICHARD E. BOBINETTE, 1406++++ Pvt. CHARLES H. VETTER, 36327720 Pvt. RICHARD D. WHITE, 15114433 HQ. CO. 2691ST SIGNAL AW BN. --------------------------- Pvt. BUSTER WINDING, 39087849 Pvt. WILLIAM E. HENDERSON, 35489773 ARIZONA UNIT, CO "A", 2691ST SIGNAL AW BN. ------------------------------------------ 1st Lt. ALBERT B. VIRILI, 01634432 T/Sgt DONALD H. BROCKELL, 36396434 S/Sgt. HUMBERTO SALLUZZO, 1067418 Sgt. WARREN McCRAY, 3908845 Sgt. BERT C. KIDD, 19012518 Sgt. SHELDON E. LEWIS, 33090778 T/4 WILLIAM E. BAKERSMITH, 13049478 T/4 EDWARD CARDENAS, 39166421 T/4 DAVID C. PURCELL, 34250050 T/5 BENJAMIN C. KOVENER, 35038547 T/5 JAMES J. FOLEY, 32334392 T/5 ARNOLD B. THOMAS, 16062041 T/5 WOODROW J. CANBRE, 34234187 Pfc. HARVEY D. HANSON, 19077023 Pfc. WILFRED B. PELSTER, 37125461 - 44 - BIGOT-SHINGLE Par. 1, SO #10, Hq. 64th Ftr Wg, 15 Jan 44 (Cont'd) Pfc. RILEY W, McNAUGHT, 16054241 Pfc. CLEMENT V. SILAKOWSKI, 32209475 Pfc. CLARENCE L. CRABB, 12055883 Pfc. WINFRIED V. MEYERS, 34266106 Pfc. FLOYD A. STEWART, 33132290 Pfc. GLEN K. CATDEN, 39243173 Pfc. JOSEPH G. WIENER, 32312228 TEXAS UNIT, CO "A", 2691 SIGNAL AW BN. -------------------------------------- 1st Lt. JAMES J. CUPPLES, 0465543 T/Sgt. ELMER R. VACCHIN, 39166096 Sgt. HARRY S. BALDWIN, 35458396 T/4 CLEMENS P. AHLERS, 36072531 Cpl. LLOYD A. HUDSON, 33101419 Cpl. JOHN J. KAPELKA, 35029939 Cpl. JOHN I. WE+R, 31104099 T/5 MYLES E. LEONARD, 36233914 T/5 RAY L. MILLER, 37118449 T/5 JOHN A. SCHMIDT, 33264985 T/5 CHRISTOPHER O, WOOD, 3503992 T/5 ARTHUR M. YEAGER, 31112863 Pfc. HAROLD R. EVANS, 37165198 Pfc. JAMES J. KEMPTON, 39837969 Pfc. ROBERT C. MOUGEY, 35285969 Pfc. ABRAHAM MORLEY, 35279744 Pfc. VICTOR VIGOTSKY, 12058580 Pvt. ERNEST D. BARNES, 33014966 Pvt. GORDON P. CHRISTOPHERSON, 17047379 Pvt. CLYDE W. DIDDLE, 35384240 Pvt. CLAUDE A. DUNAWAY, 37125636 Pfc. JOHN S. GOODE, 35430670 82ND FIGHTER CONTROL SQUADRON ----------------------------- 1st Lt. ROBERT B. CHAPMAN, 01635685 Capt. LEE P. JORDON, 0561381 1st Lt. MAXWELL L. KING, 0561419 1st Lt. CHESTER H. WRIGHT, 0729399 1st Lt. MILTON TURNER, 01690684 T/3 JOHN E. GRAF, 12124121 T/3 THOMAS M. ASKEN, 34354490 T/4 LEONARD W. CANNON, 12125399 T/4 DANIEL P. DONNELLY, 12088697 Cpl. SIDNEY O. ALBERT, 32329752 Pfc. CORNELIUS C. HEARN, 38192125 S/Sgt ELI ZDUNICH, 19072730 Sgt. RALPH B. ENGH, 160496011 - 45 - BIGOT-SHINGLEPar. 1, SO #10, Hq. 64th Ftr Wg, 15 Jan 44 (Cont'd) Sgt. ALEXANDER H. HENDRICKSON, 35432938 Sgt. JAMES W. WALKER, 39842045 Sgt. RICHARD C. WILLIAMS, 31097804 Cpl. JOHN J. CRESLA, 35325553 Cpl. J. L. PHILPOT, 35359661 Cpl. GEORGE WEINTRUB, 32497873 S/Sgt. ALBERT M.VALDES, 39167599 Cpl. JOSEPH N. OSBORNE, 35108074 Cpl. EIRE W. SULTEMIER, 38100180 68TH COASTARTILLERY (AA) ------------------------- 1st Lt. MARTIN B. BARON, 01040657 T/4 DAMON MEADOWS, 6984529 106TH A.A.A. AW BN (SP) ----------------------- 2nd Lt. JOSEPH L. CHESKO, 0105093 T/4 EDWARD M. DENNY, 35119215 871 AMES -------- F/LT W. M. LOWER, 108042 F/LT W. L. EDWARDS, 108696 F/LT H. B. UNWIN, 104048 F/O C. N. HARDY, 103774 CPL. H. V. ADDISON, 1251502 LAC. R. H. BRTON, 1440742 CPL. A. BLEACH, 1241106 LAC. J. BRADY, 1192675 CPL. A. G. BRETT, 1253164 LAC. R. G. BROWN, 1248352 AC2. R. CASSIDY, 1548467 LAC. V. B. CROOKES, 1477838 LAC. W. DILLON, 1426026 A1C. C. EVANS, 1213298 LAC. J. FINDLAY, 1556344 LAC. J, FOXALL, 934723 AC2. A. HART, 1614171 LAC. R. A. HART, 1405047 AC1. L. D. LANE, 1363578 CPL. R. C. LAPP, R85039 AC1. A. H. LATTA, 1495281 LAC. H. C. MARCHANT, 1316420 SGT. A. J. MARSHALL, 908621 LAC. J. WELSFORD, 1230632 AC1. H. D. PICKINGTON, 167047 LAC. A. CATTO, 974106 - 46 - BIGOT-SHINGLE Par. 1, SO #10, Hq 64th Ftr Wg, 15 JAN 44 (Cont'd) AC1. J. WYLIE, 1555119 LAC. J. HARSLEY, 1124121 LAC. N. BRITT, 1056678 CPL. H. BENSON, 956049 LAC. A. MASON, 1338644 CPL. C. MILLER, 1366838 CPL. R. W. NUTTER, 1119244 CPL. E. T. PEARSON, 611213 LAC. M.T. QUAYLE, 1233538 CPL. G. ROSEBRUGH, R78552 AC1. T. SHARPE, 1488934 LAC. H. L. SMITH, 1228045 LAC. R. T. WHITMARSH, 576196 LAC. J. P. WILL, 1558438 LAC. E. WYNNE, 992258 F/SGT. P. FLORENCE, 984080 CPL. A. H. WALKER, 981545 LAC. S. E. COOK, 1452183 AC1. P. E. ARTHUR, 1325717 AC2. G. A. DICKSON, 345147 849TH SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE DET. ------------------------------ T/4 PHILLIP M. MITCHELL, 32545217 T/5 HARRY R. DERRICK, 13157545 T/5 KURT G. WAGNER, 32597657 Pfc. GARY DEHRENDT, 32724866 815TH ENGINEER AVIATION BN. --------------------------- T/Sgt STEPHEN R. SHURAY, 33023200 Sgt. EDWARD C. HEILKER, 35131629 Cpl. LEROY E. ALLMAN, 37015638 3RD AAF A.S. COMM. SQUADRON --------------------------- TEAM #1 S/Sgt EDWARD F. SHEPARD, 37028139 Sgt JOSEPH DESROSIER, 11044185 Cpl. HENRY SENN, 16048745 Sgt. JUNE B. CONER, 13033472 Cpl. CHARLES S. O'DONNELL, 33179675 TEAM #2 Sgt. RAPHEL O. BEATTY, 36178920 Cpl. ROBERT B. COMEAU, 31108867 Cpl. MELVIN SCHLUEN, 32202107 Pfc. RALPH J. PISCOPO, 11038626 Cpl. JAMES A. HOLLOWAY, 16055335 - 47 - BIGOT-SHINGLE Par. 1, SO #10, Hq 64th Ftr Wg, 15 Jan 44 (Cont'd) 2ND AAF A.S. COMM. SQUADRON -------------------------- S/Sgt CLYDE M. BACCUS, 16071556 Cpl. ERWIN H. WRIGHT, 6781448 Pfc. WILLIAM R. HUTCHISON, 13128658 90TH WIRELESS UNIT ------------------ CPL. A. W. CLARK, 553498 CPL. J. W. STOPANI, 1370554 LAC. A. GLEAVE, 1149619 LAC. J. E. WALKER, 1127890 AC2. R. GOODWIN, 1736662 LAC. W. C. WHENT, 1158531 CPL. N. C. THOMAS, 502137 LAC. H. McCULLOUGH, 502053 LAC. W. H. CUTING, 1224449 LAC. W. E. WELBURN, 1204377 LAC. J. R. SMITH, 1072141 LAC. A. R. KEATING, 1308646 LAC. G. A. WHEATLEY, 1185383 CPL. F. FIDLER, 502035 LAC. L. WEBSTER, 502079 LAC. H. BARNETT, 1149313 LAC. L. HAYLING, 1186099 LAC. H. G. MORLEY, 1208225 AC1. H. C. RHODES, 1293115 LAC. T. MANCENI, 1233990 CPL. F. L. FARRIMOND, 1041824 AC1. A. BEAUFOY, 1161852 AC1. F. MOORE, 1483109 LAC. W. TOWERS, 1144680 LAC. G. J. JERRY, 1217720 LAC. K. FINCH, 1117124 LAC. P. HENMAN, 1470681 LAC. BEVERIDGE, 976734 TDN. Upon completion of TD the above named Officers and Enlisted Men will return to their proper organization by MEMT. Mil acrft, Class II Priorty and GOMT is authorized. 2. The following naned Officer and Enlisted Men, orgnsindicated, W/P by GOMT and Surface Vessel o/a 15 January,1944 fr their P/Sta to participate in Operation SHINGLE. - 48 - BIGOT-SHINGLE Par.2, SO #10, Hq 64th Ftr Wg, 15 Jan EE (Cont'd) HEADQUARTERS 64TH FIGHTER WING ----------------------------- Major GLENN P. ANDERSON, Jr., 021102 Capt. WILFRID MURTLAND, 0912076 Capt. LAWRENCE D. CAVANAGH, 0909081 1st Lt. WILLIAM G. FLYNN, 0563014 1st Lt. GERALD E. SCHUMM, 0564246 1st Lt. REGINALD L. SCHUMM, 0563210 2nd Lt. DONALD M. FIELDS, 0571637 M/Sgt. WAYNE H. SNYDER, 13029982 Sgt. FRANK KMIEC, 36316768 Cpl. GEORGE J. FORKAL, 33014233 2691ST SIGNAL AW BATTALION -------------------------- 1st Lt. ROBERT M. BUCHANAN, 01635266 1st Lt. JAMES W. KEARNEY, 0478213 82ND FIGHTER CONTROL SQUADRON ----------------------------- 1st Lt. JOHN H. GILBERT, JR., 0349575 23D F. U. --------- Sgt. CHARLES H. LITTLE, 1331493 106TH AAA AW BN (SP) -------------------- 2nd Lt. WILEY U, CHRISTOPHER, 01052293 2nd Lt. EUENE O. GLITTENBERG, 01047138 Cpl. ROBERT E. JOHNSON, 36311035 T/5 CHESTER L. ZUCK, 37130786 TDN. Upon completion of TD the above named Officers andEnlisted Men will return to their proper organization by MEMT. Mil acrft, Class II Priority, and GOMT is authorized. * * * By order of Colonel HAWKINS FRANCIS T. BUTLER, Capt., Air Corps, ADJUTANT - 49 - HEADQUARTERS 582ND SIGNAL AW BATTALION APO #525 SPECIAL ORDERS ) 20 January 1944. NUMBER 1 ) 1. PAC GO#3, Hq, XII Air Support Command, dtd 15Jan 1044, the fol named O and EM having been asgd this orgn are further asgd to Co indicated, effective 15 Jan 1944: HQ & PLOTTING CO. ----------------- Lt. Col. Wilbert A. Speir, 0-347976 Captain George F. Bogan, 0-478291 Captain Melvin R. Erickson, 0-407541 Captain Harold R. Long, 0-295954 Captain Ben C. Ross, 0-311966 Captain George W. Schiff, 0-427100 Captain Milton A. Taylor, 0-356674 1st Lt Alexander Anderson, 0-1633807 1st Lt Russell D. Anderson, 0-1634044 1st Lt Edward W. Barrett, 0-478185 1st Lt Allen Benz, 0-1633667 1st Lt Wallace L. Bixby, 0-430366 1st Lt Stephen G. Boutilier, 0-425590 1st Lt Robert M. Buchanan, 0-1635266 1st Lt Leonard Feit, 0-495831 1st Lt Gardner L. Friedlander, 0-430118 1st Lt John F. Graves, 0-430135 1st Lt James W. Kearney, Jr., 0-478213 1st Lt Lynn R. Latham, 0-1635007 1st Lt Maxwell D. Rhodes, 0-428170 1st Lt James L. Schiuma, 0-491033 1st Lt Charles P. West, 0-454343 2nd Lt Melvin A. Armstrong, 0-499016 2nd Lt James F. Cantrell. 0-1634593 2nd Lt Robert K. Rockwell, 0-1635266 2nd Lt Lonnie C. Remple, 0-1636729 WOJG Edwin W. Moran. W-2122746 M/Sgt Edgar J. Hasson, Sr., 20226787 M/Sgt Donald F. Hixson, 6578735 M/Sgt Robert L. Montelius, 19071840 M/Sgt Ray Peck, 33101394 1/Sgt Ulovitz, Edward J., 36226500 T/Sgt Bonner, Vincel C., 37007308 T/Sgt Esler, Walter J., 16090940 - 50 - T/Sgt Hannon, Eugene C., Jr., 18084285 T/Sgt Young, Weldon W., 39013873 S/Sgt Borgeli, Boyd K., 35132986 S/Sgt Brown, Stanley C. Jr., 13044015 S/Sgt Cortier, Robert A., 35250015 S/Sgt Drake, Arthur K., 6915129 S/Sgt George, Robert T., 14067226 S/Sgt Haener, Adolph H., 36116071 S/Sgt Hathaway, Clare W., 16044400 S/Sgt Howland, Fred M., 20650363 S/Sgt Hutton, Frank G., 36301913 S/Sgt Irelan, Frank A., 35039988 S/Sgt Kurtz, Carl., 36054446 S/Sgt McKinney, Arley, 6587237 S/Sgt Neumann, Walter E., 16103158 S/Sgt Palmer, Donally W., 36159844 S/Sgt Pearson, William E., 14029465 S/Sgt Powell, Kenneth P., 14079665 S/Sgt Reese, William A. Jr., 35427305 S/Sgt Reeves, Burton E. Jr., 39679934 S/Sgt Rickey, John B., 20239481 S/Sgt Roberts, Curtis W., 14072147 S/Sgt Robinette, Richard E., 14063871 S/Sgt Swinley, Benjamin F., 12031433 S/Sgt Bellwood, William A., 6584242 T/3 Berryman, Ellwood W., 39094093 T/3 Fleming, Charles H., 33173990 Sgt Bartokovics, Edward W., 36317186 Sgt Branch, Wayne D., 14029555 Sgt Byrne, Joseph J., 33170202 Sgt Clark, Walter N., 35040350 Sgt Coffey, Thomas P., 16070219 Sgt Daehne, Edward, 36219611 Sgt Hansen, Harvey L., 37116953 Sgt Johnson, Robert, 34149807 Sgt Keim, Robert M., 34160042 Sgt Lear, Norman H., 34192518 Sgt Lussenden, Gerald G., 19070502 Sgt Maggio, Frank J., 32042869 Sgt Martin, William H., 38088913 Sgt Morgan, Wilbur L., 31065841 Sgt Pecht, Wilburt D., 36324043 Sgt Schuberg, Eric C., 39166155 Sgt Spanski, Byron G., 16103210 Sgt Sobotka, John, Jr., 35270955 Sgt Stephenson, George D., 39248086 Sgt Tucker, William H., 38075278 Sgt Tunitus, Warren C., 17038106 Sgt Zackmeyer, Norval B., 16055723 T/4 Airswald, Ronald N., 32227551 - 51 - T/4 Casanovas, Joseph H., 36128698 T/4 Chiaro, Benjamin B., 32174868 T/4 Condie, Russell R., 20922923 T/4 Dupper, Hilmer H., 37094883 T/4 Ewell, Clyde C., 39384769 T/4 Fassel, Arthur, 32034266 T/4 Hansbrough, Eugene E., 36519398 T/4 Moreno, Abel, 38048408 T/4 Siciliano, Alfred, 32081089 T/4 Smith, Newell H., 39679673 T/4 Turner, Archie R., 33091667 T/4 Wood, Virgil E., 37084075 Cpl. Alfred, Earl E., 36317959 Cpl. Armstrong, Russel H. 36324113 Cpl. Banhow, Marvin E. 36172039 Cpl. Beckerman, Sidney, 32182474 Cpl. Burris, Lilburn B., 39385645 Cpl. Dalton, Gene P., 36047465 Cpl. Dotherow, Myron W., 19065549 Cpl. Fields, Allen M., 35132905 Cpl. Fritz, Lawrence G., 37088613 Cpl. Gatzey, Anthony A., 33102949 Cpl. Grossman, Irvin E., 13099550 Cpl. Helms, Clark C., 34197459 Cpl. Hertling, Charles J., 12029115 Cpl. Hughbanks, Arnold F., 15334277 Cpl. McCoy, Francis J., 12037826 Cpl. Miller, Charles F. Jr., 14123210 Cpl. Munsell, Everett L., 35169745 Cpl. Peek, Jack D., 38079538 Cpl. Rebmann, Walter N., 37129118 Cpl. Sanders, Marvin W., 38101079 Cpl. Schlosser, Thomas B., 36320427 Cpl. Thorson, Phillip E., 18129441 Cpl. Watson, John W., 36238029 Cpl. Zierfus, Jack A., 36235710 Cpl. Adams, George A., 12045125 T/5 Adams, Joel W., 35277907 T/5 Arnold, Phyllip W., 39084966 T/5 Avery, Gordon B., 362351780 T/5 Bachman, William A., 16090748 T/5 Baerwald, William E., 36239206 T/5 Baldwin, Richard H., 33168333 T/5 Barr, Richard E., 17036275 T/5 Bishop, David M., 14068237 T/5 Boyce, Thomas J., 36342172 T/5 Brening, Paul B., 37153542 T/5 Brockman, Earle W. Jr., 34255549 T/5 Brown, William W., 34213393 T/5 Burns, Vonhie R., 38087647 - 52 - T/5 Cadle, Merle E., 37133992 T/5 Calabrese, Robert A., 35405972 T/5 Carlissle, W. J. Jr., 38132384 T/5 Cartusciello, Michael J., 39022225 T/5 Cohen, Aaron, 32031184 T/5 Cook, Lester R., 34121518 T/5 Craft, Carl L., 39168761 T/5 Diamond, Gerald E., 38076110 T/5 Dieterman, Andrew E., 32234404 T/5 Dominy, Lewis A., 35277796 T/5 Dunn, Robert J., 36237631 T/5 Edelson, Alfred B., 32346002 T/5 Ference, Edward J., 32215587 T/5 Fleishaker, Charles, 33174089 T/5 Ford, Omer D., 36072808 T/5 Gates, Louis F., 15114411 T/5 Gerwitz, Earle R., 37135810 T/5 Giddens, Leo H., 34178079 T/5 Gilmore, Miles B., 16090952 T/5 Glass, Ralph D., 13061365 T/5 Glaum, Elmer J., 13079793 T/5 Goldstein, Isadore J., 37166125 T/5 Grabb, Earl A., 36054714 T/5 Guimond, Virgil J., 36322660 T/5 Harmon, Tommie E., 34121622 T/5 Hesler, Ferdinand J., 32297637 T/5 Higgins, William, 16054573 T/5 Houge, William T. Jr., 33068122 T/5 Johnson, George H. 38101480 T/5 Kagg, Lloyd R., 37165934 T/5 Karp, Stanley S., 31106410 T/5 Katzenell, Sidney C., 33133998 T/5 Kowalski, Chester J., 36224137 T/5 Kunz, Edward, 36056489 T/5 Lail, George R., 34259594 T/5 Lebow, Mack L. Jr., 34191709 T/5 Liero, Richard, 33112497 T/5 Lindquist, Charles A., 36336305 T/5 Lovejoy, Lorin C., 19079735 T/5 Manning, Donald R., 19076450 T/5 Martin, Curtis G., 38076048 T/5 Mason, Burl H., 35376760 T/5 McClean, John S., 31045747 T/5 Misita, Peter L., 39847636 T/5 Mongeau, Donald A., 19082618 T/5 NG, Tin H., 32182239 T/5 Noffsinger, Frank E. Jr., 35112138 T/5 Nunez, Horacio, 32012426 T/5 O'Boyle, Francis T., 39603436 T/5 Paulo, John A., 35270969 - 53 - T/5 Poplawski, Theodore A., 16065059 T/5 Post, Alvin R., 15073115 T/5 Potter, Walter F., 15076841 T/5 Reidel, Robert W., 37146689 T/5 Rogness, Clarence R., 36348617 T/5 Ronine, James H., 37259122 T/5 Schubert, John J., 16071251 T/5 Severson, John P., 37190664 T/5 Shea, Benard T., 32313745 T/5 Smith, Charles N., 33205878 T/5 Soroszynski, Frank E., 32183948 T/5 Stratton, Dallas G., 35382272 T/5 Thompson, Donald G., 17033606 T/5 Tucker, Harold H., 15072862 T/5 Varga, Steve V., 35303441 T/5 Varrone, Domenick, 12058660 T/5 Verna, Anthony N., 35265656 T/5 Voselius, Vitaut J., 36171076 T/5 Weber, Ernester, 35453669 T/5 Wetherby, Harris O., 31114152 T/5 Winnicki, Frank, 32239998 T/5 Yeatts, Burton T. 33154445 T/5 Yenkoie, Albin, 37156293 Pfc Benson, Truman A., 37197562 Pfc Abrams, Clarence J. Jr., 32276113 Pfc Anderson, Irvin D., 17036825 Pfc Anthony, Sylvan L., 34421685 Pfc Archer, Robert H., 16054667 Pfc Arnoutis, Stamatis M., 31107229 Pfc Basile, Dominick V., 32199978 Pfc Beal, Marion, 34275231 Pfc Bercek, John, 33172354 Pfc Bolyard, Paul R., 35382752 Pfc Brehmer, James H., 36236830 Pfc Brewers, Emil J., 36345658 Pfc Boylan, John P., 31053454 Pfc Brain, Cecil L., 38015395 Pfc Brown, Robert C., 36175159 Pfc Campbell, William S., 33270709 Pfc Cashorali, Daniel A., 31298125 Pfc Chaney, Raymond A., 36237781 Pfc Chastain, George T., 19062597 Pfc Christiansen, Alfred, 36058620 Pfc Conn, Leroy L., 35269457 Pfc Cook, James A., 14078626 Pfc Denig, David H., 35404140 Pfc Di Cola, Patsy E., 35039828 Pfc Dougherty, Dennis H., 32167042 Pfc Difato, Michael A., 13097081 Pfc Dumhead, Bernard L., 35406012 - 54 - Pfc Entrikin, Harold K., 16054864 Pfc Fisher, Claron E., 35326848 Pfc Gotchall, Dee L., 37204438 Pfc Grey, Darrel F., 37094762 Pfc Hinkle, Lyle W., 37201716 Pfc Hodge, Harris M., 35453714 Pfc Hutchinson, Hugh M., 32238676 Pfc Jenkins, Roy, 36345496 Pfc Kaltwasser, Adolph C., 38162370 Pfc Kasperek, Edward F., 37116334 Pfc Kelly, Harold F., 35039898 Pfc Klingensmith, Herman D., 37118316 Pfc Kraus, Lee O., 37014579 Pfc Kunke, Walter R., 36344610 Pfc Laird, Herschell B., 38424848 Pfc Lauterer, George F. 36341382 Pfc Le Blanc, Pierre, 31050245 Pfc Leighty, William G., 35381264 Pfc Martin, William J., 34121753 Pfc Mickanin, Sylvester S., 33167441 Pfc Minnick, Edward A. Jr., 13039472 Pfc Mitchell, Ernest H., 14151228 Pfc Nedrest, Henry E., 36237660 Pfc Nevins, John E., 39526381 Pfc Oehler, Emil L., 37328806 Pfc Osborn, Blnton C., 39083842 Pfc Otto, Walter L., 19098783 Pfc Oplinger, Hugh V., 35306567 Pfc Pastina, Carl F., 3984537 Pfc Pence, William B., 17075982 Pfc Priehs, Junior E., 36147389 Pfc Protomastro, John R., 39285765 Pfc Rabun, Fred W., 36395574 Pfc Rados, Martin M., 33118300 Pfc Rodwell, Harold C., 37094663 Pfc Saracino, Sam, 39013678 Pfc Szeker, Joseph V., 32184242 Pfc Schwamberger, John A., 35326805 Pfc Soltan, Zachery C., 32175441 Pfc Speed, Gordon M., 34303936 Pfc Surma, Joseph W., 36340002 Pfc Taube, Robert E. 32830558 Pfc Thomas, John A., 36315931 Pfc Taylor, Luther E., 34235222 Pfc Urmetz, Alvin J., 35287441 Pfc Utter, Gordon R., 32471441 Pfc Wager, Robert D., 32031218 Pfc Walker, Charles C., 35602621 Pfc Wells, Warren E., 37151159 Pfc Wright, Willie B., 14067078 - 55 - Pfc Wilbourn, Addis R., 34169122 Pfc Lucas, Clarence J., 35306288 Pfc Hammerschmidt, Richard S., 353066520 Pfc McNinch, Russell R., 38152017 Pfc Olech, Edward F., 36339998 Pfc Skinner, Ernest B., 35279630 Pvt Aldridge, Clyde P., 6215047 Pvt Allbright, Runyan., 32260522 Pvt Altvater, Edmund J., 32322494 Pvt Andstrom, Gerald I.,36240287 Pvt Applebaum, Jack M., 13114548 Pvt Bauer, Cleophas A., 35483142 Pvt Belasco, Daniel R., 35352916 Pvt Bohnert, Ralph, 35330770 Pvt Bowles, Allie V. Jr., 34287357 Pvt Bowles, Robert F. Jr., 34259505 Pvt Brown, Frank T., 39305921 Pvt Brudek, Matthew J., 36021994 Pvt Burlingham, Arnold L., 12166528 Pvt Burton, Earl S., 38088532 Pvt Byrne, Frank L., 34272670 Pvt Camp, Stewart G., 38115051 Pvt Cargal, William C., 35479985 Pvt Chance, James W. Jr., 38069772 Pvt Cline, Charles L., 35039938 Pvt Cohea, George H., 19050772 Pvt Coleman, Clarence D., 35405254 Pvt Corley, John R., 34191169 Pvt Daley, Kenneth J., 32182843 Pvt Deemer, Orval M., 35286482 Pvt Donovan, Kenneth A., 35327001 Pvt Erickson, Carl H., 33270772 Pvt Evanich, George P., 16074493 Pvt Feldman, Leon, 32347256 Pvt Fenton, Joseph M., 39837985 Pvt Bigley, Charles W. 19080459 Pvt Finkel, Julius H., 12051321 Pvt Forebach, Carl C., 33086306 Pvt Francis, Joseph, 33154395 Pvt Gilmour, John D., 36398856 Pvt Gerard, Davis C., 18109082 Pvt Gonzagowski, Chester A., 32374815 Pvt Groothuis, John B., 37193338 Pvt Hatfield, Robert O., 33172494 Pvt Hawthorn, Conrad., 35455551 Pvt Heren, Lawrence F., 36068301 Pvt Howard, Earle F., 39015476 Pvt Hughes, James C., 32280382 Pvt Hull, John R., 39015454 Pvt Johnson, Victor D., 35029776 - 56 - Pvt Lichtman, Max K., 32347527 Pvt Lofgren, Lionel A., 39084016 Pvt Lowry, William A. E., 33153958 Pvt Manze, Gerard M., 33353480 Pvt Maiorana, Vincent R., 32339014 Pvt McGee, Glenn E., 37182677 Pvt McNeil, Lawrence H., 36345960 Pvt Meister, Clayton C., 35039814 Pvt Monrol, James W., 39831968 Pvt Morris, Willis B., 39528442 Pvt Moxley, Robert H., 35404108 Pvt Myers, Sampson, 34121756 Pvt Nabholz, Milford W., 37423173 Pvt Oakley, William B., 18055607 Pvt Person, John H., 33185825 Pvt Pilcher, Basil P., 17057920 Pvt Ray, Robert W., 38121168 Pvt Reed, Robert T., 33373952 Pvt Reneau, William T., 38115847 Pvt Rethke, Clarence H., 38145878 Pvt Rex, John J., 33185914 Pvt Reynolds, Lloyd K., 36068361 Pvt Rusnak, George Jr., 35382360 Pvt Russell, Howard L., 34259417 Pvt Sapp, Kenneth H., 36509089 Pvt Sarna, Joseph E., 36174724 Pvt Sharpe, Garnett H., 31086802 Pvt Smith, Noal F., 36068356 Pvt Smolinsky, Peter, 12045691 Pvt Soto, Emilio D., 39245908 Pvt Speck, John, 32471228 Pvt Speece, Richard L., 36337344 Pvt Speers, Peter C. Jr., 32270880 Pvt Steinfurth, Walter W., 33159700 Pvt Steinway, Curtiss H., 36425672 Pvt Stevens, Arohil A., 31101447 Pvt Storm, Seymour, 12008467 Pvt Simpson, Robert, 16074256 Pvt Stewart, James E., 36339825 Pvt Still, Lloyd W., 36057815 Pvt Sturges, Harold, 13040206 Pvt Thompson, Floyd, 6854981 Pvt Van Slyke, Harry G., 37165412 Pvt Vetter, Charles H., 36327720 Pvt Wall, Thomas C., 34440299 Pvt Warren, Clarence D., 39167956 Pvt Watson, Willard F. 34249990 Pvt Welch, Mark J., 36069435 Pvt Welsh, Walter L., 35454483 Pvt Werner, Gilbert R., 20648325 - 57 - Pvt Wessel, Edward H., 35462949 Pvt White, Richard D., 15114433 Pvt Whited, Robert T., 15091386 Pvt Wolford, Woodrow W., 35254823 Pvt Garstein, Abraham, 32244430 Pvt Williams, Bert E., 37421084 Pvt Milligan, Donald A., 39167645 LIGHT WEIGHT RADAR REPORTING COPANY ----------------------------------- Captain William H. Frazier, Jr., 0-383125 1st Lt Blaine L. Bishop, 0-1634530 1st Lt Wesley C. Crawley, 0-1634643 1st Lt James J. Cupples, 0-465543 1st Lt Guy R. Guthrie, 0-376064 1st Lt Victor J, Moran, 0-1635133 1st Lt Walter R. Parks, 0-1635192 1st Lt Cecil G. Teeter, 0-455172 1st Lt Albert B. Virili, 0-1634432 2nd Lt Daniel R. Loreto, 0-415245 2nd Lt Alberto R. Luna, 0-455241 2nd Lt Gerald Merbulm, 0-1639396 2nd Lt Sherman K. Smith, 0-1635354 2nd Lt Foster B. Whitlock, 0-1635476 1/Sgt Doerge, William H., 35029425 T/Sgt Brockell, Donald H., 36396434 T/Sgt Celli, James, 36126248 T/Sgt Crowell, Robert C., 19049920 T/Sgt Edmondson, Floyd I., 39157627 T/Sgt Jurick, Otto A., 32174148 T/Sgt Polacek, Frank J. Jr., 32162014 T/Sgt Sherlock, William H., 39015514 T/Sgt Susha, Alexander P., 32180066 T/Sgt Tucker, William M. Jr., 33068204 T/Sgt Vacchina, Elmer R., 39166096 S/Sgt Bailey, Jefferson, 35403460 S/Sgt Baldwin, Harry S., 35458396 S/Sgt Garvey, Maurice F., 36134985 S/Sgt Hain, Donald C., 37074357 S/Sgt Illingworth, Alfred S. Jr., 37074088 S/Sgt McCarthy, Thomas F., 12058633 S/Sgt Parmalee, Clayton U. Jr., 36127469 S/Sgt Robertson, Sidney, 36321557 S/Sgt Salluzzo, Humberto, 12067418 S/Sgt Ziemba, John W., 35315489 T/3 De Seims, Wayne E., 39084186 Sgt Bernnarding, Francis I., 33076585 Sgt Bryant, Winston A., 35286349 Sgt Chrisman, Roy E., 36022238 - 58 - Sgt Derrow, Robert S., 35271072 Sgt Dunlap, William P., 33172229 Sgt Eagle, William, 39167705 Sgt Frietas, Roy J., 6572819 Sgt Hodell, Albin W., 33172364 Sgt Kidd, Bert C., 12012518 Sgt Lape, William A., 15072499 Sgt Lewis, Seldon E., 33090778 Sgt McCray, Warren, 39088455 Sgt Minick, Drayton L., 34097190 Sgt Pierce, Fred M., 36168981 Sgt Rife, Gerald A., 35326780 Sgt Schneider, Steven J., 35132957 Sgt Shrewsbury, Donald E., 37124960 Sgt Thompson, Edmond, 38023677 T/4 Ahlers, Clemens P., 36072531 T/4 Bakersmith, William E., 13049478 T/4 Burleson, Robert H., 35353521 T/4 Cardenas, Edward, 39166421 T/4 Deuel, Charles R., 6913286 T/4 Dowd, Joseph R., 32181750 T/4 Forestier, Joseph, 36302493 T/4 Glassman, George J., 37111263 T/4 Jafuta, Peter F., 36230196 T/4 Johnson, Preston E., 37171040 T/4 Kaplan, Nathan, 32242571 T/4 Kolesar, John P., 35029857 T/4 Konradt, Julius, 36302117 T/4 Martin, Rand H., 37180170 T/4 McCusker, Joseph O'C. Jr.,33068195 T/4 Robinson, Dale B., 37154135 T/4 Purcell, David C., 34250050 T/4 Young, Warren H., 35259878 Cpl Artea, Robert C., 39233402 Cpl Banrud, Gordon C., 37091066 Cpl Cohen, Harold, 32172825 Cpl Cohen, Reuben, 32276687 Cpl Conley, Fred, 3512790 Cpl Hudson, Lloyd A., 33101419 Cpl Kapelka, John J., 35029939 Cpl Marcie, Frank, 36127739 Cpl Schumacher, Robert W., 36127655 Cpl Suton, Will A., 18064588 Cpl Schulssler, Steve L., 34056941 Cpl Tacketi, James D., 17032302 Cpl Weir, John T., 31104099 Cpl Boggs, Albion P., 38021616 T/5 Abrahamsen, John H., 32341676 T/5 Amerspek, Johan P., 32561372 T/5 Batt, Theodore W., 32280758 - 59 - T/5 Belli, John V., 39084171 T/5 Blahuta, L. V., 38092684 T/5 Blechinger, Mechinger P., 37165888 T/5 Brewer, John G., 33168199 T/5 Burton, Jack, 33155242 T/5 Cambre, Woodrow J., 34234187 T/5 Caponi, Jack A., 36342079 T/5 Clough, Henry C., 36234105 T/5 Condon, Harry J., 16037137 T/5 Cummings, Robert F., 32242152 T/5 Daviek, William, 32172481 T/5 Daw, William H., 34179208 T/5 Dymek, Leonard P., 36164004 T/5 Farron, Edward J., 38086346 T/5 Foley, James J., 32334392 T/5 Fosmire, David C., 12055505 T/5 Fratila, Ralph, 35270961 T/5 Gibbons, Peter R., 31105246 T/5 Goldman, Philip, 33170272 T/5 Hanson, Bertram L., 36321906 T/5 Harrell, Raymond T. Jr., 34234907 T/5 Haskell, John W., 35457666 T/5 Hausz, Ora J., 3632714 T/5 Henlerson, Joseph F., 37147860 T/5 Hilliker, Albert O., 36323027 T/5 Hinz, Earl G., 16048964 T/5 Hobeimann, William J. Jr., 37179009 T/5 Huna, Frank J. Jr., 37144561 T/5 Hunt, William E., 39307905 T/5 Ikker, Stephen P., 32201725 T/5 Jacobson, John A., 39085928 T/5 Joiner, Emery W., 38101338 T/5 Jullie, George E., 36321715 T/5 Karps, Charles T., 32241944 T/5 Knight, Leonard H., 34272341 T/5 Kotta, Clarence F., 37094907 T/5 Kovener, Benjamin C., 3508847 T/5 Lauer, Harold M., 37151135 T/5 Leach, Thomas J., 34234104 T/5 Lenney, Elwood C., 35286482 T/5 Little, Hugh R., 3717075 T/5 Longseth, Roy H., 36502311 T/5 Lopez, Oscar, 39167683 T/5 Lutz, Jack D., 34212891 T/5 Leonard, Myles E., 36233914 T/5 Margaritonda, Sebastian A., 32184464 T/5 Martin, William W., 35286335 T/5 McCrady, Norris R., 34213658 T/5 Mcomber, Fredrick N., 36504053 T/5 Miller, Ray L., 37118449 - 60 - T/5 Minne, Paul C., 35169582 T/5 Olson, John W., 32184897 T/5 Olson, Wendell O., 39168003 T/5 Pajaczkowski, Alexander, 1058338 T/5 Perkinson, William O., 33158007 T/5 Pourroy, Frank R., 39167959 T/5 Reker, William G., 17048961 T/5 Rodock, Joseph, 33145207 T/5 Scheibly, John A., 32215214 T/5 Schmidt, John A., 33264985 T/5 Shanon, Frank, 39015567 T/5 Sidorowicz, Stanley, 35254697 T/5 Skurecki, Benjamin J., 33140091 T/5 Steiner, Michael M., 36315239 T/5 Tallon, Leonard J., 36128382 T/5 Taylor, Edwin B., 35036457 T/5 Thomas, Arnold B., 16062041 T/5 Thomas, Jack E., 34147008 T/5 Waclawski, Carl S., 12072927 T/5 Ward, Lawence M., 12055580 T/5 Watson, James J., 32178067 T/5 Webler, Leonard J., 38105619 T/5 White, Ralph L., 31035796 T/5 Wood, Christepher O., 35039923 T/5 Yeager, Arthur N., 31112863 T/5 Zeigler, Thomas M., 16064099 T/5 Zentarski, Chester J., 36503257 T/5 Zubrzycki, Charles, 32155374 T/5 Cassidy, Harold J., 16090778 Pfc Barnes, Ernest D., 33014966 Pfc Bein, Michael M., 32310661 Pfc Adts, Cyril G., 36224083 Pfc Anderson Lester R., 32265134 Pfc Barry, James H., 33151271 Pfc Beale, Warren W., 14066433 Pfc Bogumil, Julius G., 32234219 Pfc Bosetti, Ralph P., 13061109 Pfc Bradley, Kenward C., 32241620 Pfc Brady, Charles W., 36322649 Pfc Carden, Glenn K., 39243173 Pfc Chittenden, Wayne W., 35478382 Pfc Comstock, Russell J., 17050085 Pfc Coppenger, Fred, Jr., 34187367 Pfc Crabb, Clarence, L., 12055883 Pfc Delaney, Val J., 36072558 Pfc Dempsly, Louis F., 31045772 Pfc Dymond, Homer B, Jr., 12030804 Pfc Evans, Harold R., 37165198 Pfc Flint, Floyd F. 36127997 Pfc Garcia, Ernesto D., 38103755 - 61 - Pfc Garrison, Harry L., 15091247 Pfc Germen, Alfred A., 36224066 Pfc Jeroiknni, Sam F., 38094809 Pfc Gildone, Warren T., 35286074 Pfc Goode, John S., 35430670 Pfc Gray, James N., 33074662 Pfc Dary, John W., 36324190 Pfc Griffith, Albert E., 15090964 Pfc Gustein, Joseph, 32241630 Pfc Hanson, Harvey D., 19077023 Pfc Hasey, Stanley L., 32336076 Pfc Helms, John, 39307893 Pfc Henninger, John E., 35038310 Pfc Keaveney, Thomas J., 32217912 Pfc Keith, John A., 16024658 Pfc Kennerly, David L., 3423400 Pfc Kempton, James G., 39837969 Pfc Koehl, George M., 35477185 Pfc Kolb, Charles H., 34121397 Pfc Kralj, Joseph J., 5352963 Pfc Langlois, Norman C., 31131578 Pfc Lee, Walter M., 38100871 Pfc Marsh, John W. Jr., 18037161 Pfc McGlynn, Russell T., 15085563 Pfc Mcnaught, Riley W., 16054241 Pfc Miller, Robert, 32207329 Pfc Moody, James C., 37203115 Pfc Morley, Abraham, 35279744 Pfc Mosnik, Joseph F., 37170861 Pfc Mougey, Robert C., 35285969 Pfc Myers, Winfield V., 34266106 Pfc Norris, Ernest C., 37198003 Pfc O'Bara, Stanley J., 31070559 Pfc O'Brien, Thomas E., 32199335 Pfc Peacock, William J., 35284731 Pfc Pelster, Wilfrid B., 37125461 Pfc Proud, Eugene R., 32085985 Pfc Race, Stanley V., 35306488 Pfc Reynolds, Elliott B., 34253116 Pfc Riddle, Douglas A., 38024280 Pfc Robustelli, Alphonse J., 32231430 Pfc Rotkowski, Frank, 35285420 Pfc Rowland, Walter D, 35401744 Pfc Rowley, John G., 33153862 Pfc Rusconi, Pete G., 39084163 Pfc Salitsky, George, 33151267 Pfc Schilling, Joseph F., 35040888 Pfc Shorr, Joseph, 32261072 Pfc Silakowski, Clement V., 32209475 Pfc Sipple, Robert F., 35268809 - 62 - Pfc Sommer, Augustine C., 32250864 Pfc Stewart, Floyd A., 33132290 Pfc Tufano, Salvador J., 32220064 Pfc Umstead, Jefferson L., 14068642 Pfc Vigotsky, Victor, 12058580 Pfc Wiener, Joseph G., 32312228 Pvt Bolvari, George J., 36169818 Pvt Christopherson, Gordon P., 17047379 Pvt Crean, James F., 32199104 Pvt Diddle, Clyde W., 35384240 Pvt Dunaway, Claude A., 37125636 Pvt Eachus, Fred Jr., 14092426 Pvt Freedman, Ben, 3633549 Pvt Graves, Gordon W., 35308566 Pvt Greenberg, Milton L., 12072134 Pvt Griffin, Willard J., 38046060 Pvt Huggins, Otis W., 34133752 Pvt Johnson, Harry O., 39088340 Pvt Kehler, Alden E., 13048074 Pvt Lapinski, Frank J., 36319722 Pvt Larkin, Edward J., 19061014 Pvt Machos, Joseph F., 11039415 Pvt Nunnemaker, Myron E., 39309162 Pvt Palmer, Edward, 32301799 Pvt Peach, Richard D., 36047420 Pvt Roberts, Glenn P., 34088172 Pvt Saiz, Daniel, 38165823 Pvt Settle, A.P.H., 37138345 Pvt Tomlinson, Leo M., 17032273 Pvt Travis, Clarence R., 15076706 Pvt Wareing, Stanley W., 37149531 Pvt Weimert, Harold C., 35327265 Pvt Wile, William A., 35301284 Pvt Wilk, Edward W., 31065659 Pvt Ziegler, Ernest E., 35352909 Pvt Zychowicz, Leonard P., 35325501 Pvt McIlwain, Henry H., 34168513 GROUND OBSERVER COMPANY ----------------------- Captain Eldon E. Evans, 0-354408 1st Lt Edward Balogh, 0-423667 1/Sgt Patterson, Chester L., 34033285 S/Sgt Leslie, Lloyd W., 32215788 T/4 Burnett, Roy W., 35132916 T/5 Duffin, William J., 35377684 T/5 Dawson, Ohmer R., 35269619 T/5 McDaniel, John B., 14058191 - 63 - T/5 Shay, Robert B., 16103197 T/5 Soria, Ernest J., 39837960 T/5 Wilson, John C., 16064345 Pfc Cairi, Salvatore J., 32242056 Pfc Christine, Teniess R., 33057926 Pfc Clark, Harold E., 35268397 Pfc Clegg, Robert G., 37203984 Pfc Cozort, Edgar E., 37259466 Pfc Hluhan, John, 13061320 Pfc Koepke, Alvin F., 39092138 Pfc Lafferty, Leo, 35268095 Pfc Schwelgin, Harry H., 35534708 Pfc Towning, Kenneth, 32475569 Pfc Werner, George V., 1408016 Pfc Worthey, Harry G., 34274615 Pvt Benton, Robert A., 14069683 Pvt Busche, Charles W., 39084389 Pvt Case, Ray W., 33112875 Pvt Garlock, Myron G., 16051242 Pvt Goenak, Charles J., 35029740 Pvt Griffin, Curtis A., 37183538 Pvt Henderson, William E., 35489773 Pvt Ray, David E., 18052986 Pvt Robertson, L. D., 38046123 Pvt Schiller, Louis, 7030252 Pvt Smith, Vernon J., 39087444 Pvt Tillery, Jack D., 38093000 REPORTING COMPANY ----------------- Captain Lew E. Merrill, 0-3500093 1st Lt Henry E. Cunningham, 0-307339 1/Sgt Barkley, Harry M., 16014904 T/4 Kidd, George L., 38045176 Cpl Tyndall, Allen H., 17049841 Pfc Krell, Norman E., 32234424 Pvt Bonilla, Alfred R., 18013548 Pvt Evers, Lewis E., 15100614 Pvt Faulkner, Ralph E., 3540089 Pvt Fraisure, James W., 39184055 Pvt Henderson, Truman D., 39085862 Pvt Moore, Orlan O., 39393315 Pvt Rynbergen, George A., 35258328 Pvt Wenning, Carl W., 35258328 Pvt Winding, Buster, 39087849 - 64 - 2. Having been atchd 2691st Sig AW Bn (M), thefol O and EM are now atchd this orgn per GO#3, Hq, XII ASC,dtd 15 Jan '44, and are futher atchd to Hq & Plot Co, thisorgn, effective 15 Jan '44. DETACHMENT D 849th SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE --------------------------------- 1st Lt Pierre De Saint Phalle, 0-1633803 1st Lt Joseph V. Kapp, 0-1636114 2nd Lt Harald M. Bromley, 0-1647094 T/3 Long, Robert H., 32306087 Sgt Heninger, Helmet, 32097355 T/4 Aastasio, Pasquale, 31189674 T/4 Mitchell, Phillip M., 32545217 T/4 Wood, Louis, 32448281 Cpl Gutman, Howard P., 32659197 Cpl Joseph, Herbert, 32612126 T/5 Alexander, Harrison, 16081583 T/5 Arthur, Theodore S., 16093580 T/5 Derrick, Harry B., 13157545 T/5 Wagner, Kurt G., 32597657 Pfc Behrendt, Gary., 32724866 Pfc Fass, Julius, 32697816 Pfc Lane, Thomas R., 32446856 Pfc Mark, Henry, 32647298 Pfc Nussbaum, Eric, 38357366 Pfc Ricci, Edward, 31113137 Pfc Seifert, Frederick W., 13078441 Pvt Harris, George V., 39203307 Pvt Harris, Vernon R. Jr., 34649002 Pvt Holton, Willis V., 34761771 Pvt Jones, Bethel E., 35725399 Pvt Jones, Johnny L., 35631939 Pvt Kolendo, Stanley J., 31329865 Pvt Martin, Charles V., 35795019 Pvt Masnica, Michael P., 33668833 Pvt Raddatz, Leonard F., 36261723 - 65 - 3. The following assignment of Staff Officers isannounced in this Headquarters, effective this date: Executive Officer Captain HAROLD R. LONG, 0-295954 Adjutant and S-1 1st Lt. GARDNER L. FRIEDLANDER, 0-430118 S-2 Captain WILLIAM H. FRAZIER, JR, 0-383125 S-3 Captain GEORGE W. SCHIFF 0-427100 S-4 2nd Lt. ROBERT K. ROCKWELL, 0-1635266 Assistant S-3 1st Lt. EDWARD BALOGH. 0-423667 Ass't Adjutant and Personnel O. WOJG EDWIN W. MORAN, W-2122746 Battalion Surgeon Captain BEN C. ROSS, 0-311966 Battalion Mess Officer 2nd Lt. MELVIN A. ARMSTRONG 0-499016 Battalion Motor Transp. O. 1st Lt. ALEXANDER ANDERSON 0-1633807 C. O. Hq & Plot Co. Captain MILTON A. TAYLOR 0-356674 4. Captain HAROLD R. LONG, 0-295954, is herebyappointed Battlion Summary Courts Officer in addition to his other duties. 5. Captain LEW E. MERRILL, 0-350093, is herbyappointed Battalion Summary Courts Officer in addition to his other duties. 6. UP Section V, NATOUSA Cir No. 100, 30 May1943, Captain HAROLD R. LONG, 0-295954, Sig C. Hq, 582ndSignal AW Battalion, is designated Investigating Officer forthis Hq., to investigate and report upon all accidents andincidents referred to him for investigation by this Hq.,except investigations under the provision of AW 70 and par 35a. MCN 1928. Captain Long is also designated as the board ofone Officer in any case within the provisions of AW 105, andwill likewise constitute the investigating, the board ofOfficers or the surviving Officer required by Army Regulations for the investigation of any accident involvingdeath, personal injury, or property loss or damage. Eachinvestigation will be conducted with complete and carefulcompliance with the provisions of Section VI, NATOUSA Cir No. 100 and par 8, AR 25-20. - 66 - 7. In addition to their primary duties, thefollowing named Officers will perform additional duties as indicated: Captain LEW E. MERRILL,0-350093 Ordance Officer Captain BEN C. ROSS, 0-311966 Venereal Disease Control Officer 1st Lt. ALEXANDER ANDERSON, 0-1633807 Ass't Special Service 1st Lt. RUSSELL D. ANDERSON, 0-1634044 Ass't Athletic Officer 1st Lt. EDWARD BALOGH, 0-423667 Gas Officer 1st Lt. HENRY E. CUNNINGHAM 0-307339 Special ServiceOfficer, Public Relation Officer 1st Lt. LEONARD FEIT, 0-495831 Athletic Officer, Ass't Venereal Disease Control Officer 1st Lt. GRADNER L. FIEDLANDER, 0-430118 Battalion Chief Censor, War Bonds & Ins. Officer 1st Lt. LYNN R. LATHAM, 0-1635007 Legal Assistance Officer, Battalion Historian 2nd Lt. MELVIN A. ARMSTRONG, 0-499016 Purchasing & Contracting Officer 8. PAC in AR 210-65. 16 (d), the following named Officers are appointed to the Battalion Exchange Council: Captain HAROLD R. LONG, 0-295954 Captain LEW E. MERRILL, 0-350093 Captain WILLIAM H. FRAZIER, 0-383125 Captain MILTON A. TAYLOR, 0-356674 Captain ELDON E. EVANS, 0-354408 1st Lt. HENRY E. CUNNINGHAM, 0-307339 9. PAC in 210-65, 16 (b) and NATOUSA Cir #192,Section IV, Par 3, dated 26 September 1943, 1st Lt HENRY E.CUNNINGHAM, 0-307339, is hereby appointed Battalion Exchange Officer. - 67 - 10. PAC in AR 210-50, dated 29 December 1942, asamended, the following named Officers are hereby appointed tothe council of the Battalion fund, to administer the fund of this orgn: Lt. Col. WILBERT A. SPEIR, 0-347976 Captain LEW E. MERRILL, 0-350093 Captain HAROLD R. LONG, 0-295954 11. IAC in AR 210-50, dated 29 December 1942, asamended, 1st Lt. GARDNER L. FRIEDLANDER, 0-430118, is herebyappointed custodian of the Battalion Fund, in addition to his other duties. By order of Lieutenant Colonel SPEIR GARDNER L. FRIEDLANDER 1st Lt., Signal Corps Adjutant. - 68 - BIGOT-SHINGLE HEADQUARTERS 64TH FIGHTER WING Office of the Wing Commander APO #525 20 January, 1944 SPECIAL ORDER ) NUMBER 15 ) E X T R A C T - - - - - - - 1. The fol named Officers and Enlisted Menorganizations indicated who comprise Grubstake, W/P by GOMTand Surface Vessel o/a 23 Jan 44 fr their P/Sta toparticipate in Operation SHINGLE.TDN. Upon completion of TD the fol named O & EM willreturn to their proper organization by MEMT. Mil acft, ClassII Priorty and GOMT is authorized. CO "B" 2691ST SIGNAL AW BATTALION --------------------------------- Capt. MELVIN R. ERIKSON, 0-407541 2nd Lt JAMES F. CANTRELL, 0-1634593 T/5 DONALD G. THOMPSON, 17033606 CO "C" 2691ST SIGNAL AW BATTALION --------------------------------- Sgt. Walter N. Clark, 35040350 Pvt. Peter Smolinsky, 12045691 Pvt. Curtiss H. Steinway, 36425762 MAINE UNIT CO "A" 2691ST SIGNAL AW BATTALION -------------------------------------------- 1st Lt. Cecil G. Teeter, 0-455172 T/Sgt William M. Tucker, 33068204 S/Sgt Alfred S. Illingworth Jr., 37074088 Sgt Winston A. Bryant, 35286349 Sgt William P. Dunlap, 33172229 T/4 Robert H. Burleson, 35353521 T/4 Joseph R. Dowd, 32181750 Cpl Robert W. Schumacher, 36127655 T/5 Jack Burton, 33155242 T/5 John J. Jacobson, 39085928 T/5 Clarence F. Kotta, 37094987 T/5 Bertram L. Hanson, 36321906 T/5 Frank J. Huna Jr.,37144561 T/5 George E. Julnie, 36321715 T/5 Roy H. Longseth, 36502311 T/5 Theodore W. Batt, 32280758 T/5 Carl S. Waclawski, 12072827 center>- 69 - BIGOT-SHINGLE T/5 Michael M. Steiner, 36315239 Pfc Charles W. Brady, 36322649 Pfc Alfred A. Gerner, 36224066 Pfc Joseph F. Mosnil, 37170861 Pfc Frank Rotkowski, 35285420 VERMONT UNIT CO "A" 2691ST SIGNAL AW BATTALION --------------------------------------------- 1st Lt Walter R. Parks, 0-1635192 Sgt Floyd I. Edmondson, 39157627 S/Sgt Thomas F. McCarthy, 12058633 Sgt Francis I. Bernarding, 33076585 T/4 Peter F. Jafuta, 36230196 T/4 Warren H. Young, 35259878 T/4 John P. Kolesar, 3029857 T/4 Joseph O'C McCuskea Jr, 33068195 T/4 L. V. Blahuta, 38092684 T/5 Harry J. Condon, 16037137 T/5 Johan P. Amerspek, 32561372 T/5 John H. Abrahamsen, 32341676 T/5 Raymond T. Harrell Jr., 34234907 T/5 Joseph F. Henderson, 37147860 T/5 Emery W. Jointer, 38101338 T/5 William G. Reker, 17048961 T/5 Norris R. McCrary, 34213658 Pfc Kenward C. Bradley, 32241620 Pfc Warren T. Gildone, 35286074 Pfc Thomas J. Keaveney, 32217912 Pfc Salvador J. Tufano, 32220064 Pvt William A. Wile, 35301284 82ND FIGHTER CONTROL SQUADRON ----------------------------- 1st Lt Joseph Barr, 0-729304 1st Lt Charles S, Hicks, 0-426086 1st Lt Joseph R. McLure, 0-561608 1st Lt Henry A. Nolte, 0-729359 2nd Lt Author I. Krohn, 0-1594952 2nd Lt Robert W. Krumrine, 0-1634993 2nd Lt Baddia J. Rashid, 0-1595113 T/Sgt Lawrence P. Legans, 35250450 T/Sgt Fred H. Sampell, 14101466 T/Sgt James G. Tyler, 6832825 T/Sgt Raymond W. Zahr, 36320316 S/Sgt Tom A. Calegory, 39826737 S/Sgt Donald D. Mulcahey, 37156522 S/Sgt Joseph E. Zujus, 31047378 Sgt Sidney Cohen, 36234540 Sgt Claude E. Davenport, 18042271 - 70 - BIGOT-SHINGLE Sgt Louis M. Gordon, 36321559 Sgt Richard C. Hanes, 6968627 Sgt Edward L. McCarthy, 32287158 Sgt John A. O'Shaughnessy, 32172035 Sgt Emil O. Schauermann, 13050233 Sgt Vernal Troutman, 38162347 Cpl Earl E. Adams, 39015527 Cpl Edward C. Ball, 35274872 Cpl Royce E. Clendenin, 38118837 Cpl William D. Coughlin, 12124284 Cpl William M. Cozart, 34305880 Cpl John R. Csepregi, 36197727 Cpl Leo J. Drozinski, 33283327 Cpl Raymond W. Edmons, 18024321 Cpl Frank W. Eggleson, 17075064 Cpl Andrew P. Platco, 33248737 Cpl Fred W. Stricker, 35328340 Cpl Rudolph M. Shuster, 37278989 Cpl Tommy A. Tuten, 13065150 Pfc Jacobo Carabajal, 38167473 Pfc Louis S'Argento, Jr., 32138460 Pfc Robert J. Gilmore, 36174905 Pfc Charles D. Hardy, 38134472 Pfc Raymond A. Outman, 36531695 Pfc Thomas F. Quinn, 31160231 Pfc Albert J. Rash, 39452763 Pfc Thurston W. Utigard, 19193065 Pvt Francisco Briones, 36531403 Pvt Powell D. Brown, 14130383 Pvt Richard Kain, 13033595 Pvt Ellis C. Little, 34250140 Pvt Ernest D. Rector, 38274587 Pvt William H. Viera, 19002720 Pvt Teddy J. Wapiennik, 36048740 Pvt Raymond P. Zemanek, 16035056 Pvt Frank J. Zisko, 35287926 T/Sgt Norman S. Cummings, 36330966 T/Sgt Quentin R. Engwall, 37200196 T/4 Massie W. Henson, 33215753 Cpl Sidney O, Albert, 32329752 1ST PLATOON, CO "B" 439TH SIGNAL BN. CONST. AVAITION ---------------------------------------------------- 2nd Lt Gisto Canestrari, 0-2046426 M/Sgt Cecil Cole, 38027620 T/Sgt Hearst S. Ethridge, 34025956 T/Sgt Leo F. Stinson, 15075021 S/Sgt James E. Cameron, 34009847 S/Sgt Francis A. George, 37020227 - 71 -BIGOT-SHINGLE S/Sgt William G. Honeycutt, 34015828 T/4 Charles G. Barker, 38027810 T/4 J. P. Carlin, 38027917 T/4 John Demottier, 38027709 T/4 John D. Grulke, 37020200 T/4 Robert L. Huggins, 34009681 T/4 Robert B. King, 34179297 T/4 Arvie E. Laine, 39450251 T/4 William A. McKissick, 31063200 T/4 Joe A. Shope, 34030579 T/4 Horace Silver, 34015837 T/4 Lenor Wade, 35478309 T/5 Frank M. Belyau, 38027877 T/5 Carl G. Biggs, 35452877 T/5 Martin H. Bulk, 37147771 T/5 F. C. M. Chambers, 38027858 T/5 Arthur F. Clissold, 32213804 T/5 Harry C. Conley, 34552302 T/5 Pharon P. Corzatt, 35452887 T/5 Jasper Deans, 34030602 T/5 Miguel Garcia, 38027637 T/5 Charles F. Gill, 35476302 T/5 Walter R. Harding, 35275773 T/5 Ode L. Hollar, 34178606 T/5 James H. R. Jones, 34030750 T/5 Harry J. Keller, 35274932 T/5 Albert A. Kudis, 33148146 T/5 Bennett M. McLendon, 34016167 T/5 Arthur E. Regis, 37114066 T/5 Toy Terry, 34030729 T/5 Brown G. Thomas, 34030696 T/5 W. C. Wettmarshausen, 35255589 T/5 Stewart A. Wodd, 32215629 Pfc Fred A. Berger, 38027838 Pfc Reid L. Bess, 34213421 Pfc Stanley W. Dugan, 31041736 Pfc Ray B. Gardner, 34178770 Pfc George E. Mathews, 37020217 Pfc Harry D. Prine, 35267119 Pfc William Vlahantonis, 31069960 * * * By order of Colonel HAWKINS FRANCIS T. BUTER Captain Air Corps Adjutant - 72 - BIGOT-SHINGLE HEADQUARTERS 582ND SIGNAL AW BATTALION APO #525 SUBJECT: Disbandment of 2691st Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion. (Mobile) Provisional. TO : Commanding General, XII Air Support Command. APO #374 1. At 2359 hours on 14 January 1944, the 2691st SignalAircraft Warning Battalion was disbanded in compliance withWar Department letter AG 322 (27 November 1943) OB-I-AFRPG-M(Secret), dated 2 December 1943, and General Order #3,Headquarters, XII Air Support Command, dated 15 January 1944. 2. Station of disbandment was Frattamaggiore, Italy. For the Commanding Officer: GARDNER L. FRIEDLANDER 1st Lt., Signal Corps, Adjutant - 73 - HEADQUARTERS 734TH SIGNAL AW COMPANY APO 525 US ARMY 22 January 1944 SUBJECT: Disbandment of 734th Signal Aircraft Warning Company. TO : Commanding General, XII Air Support Command, APO 374 US Army. 1. At 2359 hours on 14 January 1944 the 734th SignalAircraft Warning Company was disbanded in compliance with WarDepartment letter AG 322 (27 November) OB-I-AFRPG-M (Secret),dated 2 December 1943, and General Order #3. Headquarters,XII Air Support Command, dated 15 January 1944. 2. Station of disbandment was Frattamaggiore, Italy. HENRY E. CUNNINGHAM 1st Lt., Signal Corps Commanding 1st Ind. HEADQUARTERS, 582nd Signal AW Battlion, APO 525 US Army, 22 January 1944. TO: Commanding General, XII Air Support Command, APO 374 US Army. 1. Noted. For the Commanding Officer: GARDNER L. FRIEDLANDER 1st Lt., Signal Corps Adjutant - 74 - HEADQUARTERS 733RD SIGNAL AW COMPANY APO 525 US ARMY 22 January 1944 SUBJECT: Disbandment of 733rd Signal Aircraft Warning Company. TO : Commanding General, XII Air Support Command, APO 374 US Army. 1. At 2359 hours on 14 January 1944 the 733rd SignalAircraft Warning Company was disbanded in compliance with WarDepartment letter AG 322 (27 November 1943) OB-I-AFRPG-M(Secret), dated 2 December 1943, and General Order #3,Headquarters, XII Air Support Command, dated 15 January 1944. 2. Station of disbandment was Frattamaggiore, Italy. For the Commanding Officer: ROBERT K. ROCKWELL 2nd Lt., Signal Corps Executive Officer 1st Ind. HEADQUARTERS, 582nd Signal AW Battalion, APO 525 US Army,22 January 1944. 1. Noted. For the Commanding Officer GARDNER L. FRIEDLANDER 1st LT., Signal Corps Adjutant - 75 - HEADQUARTERS 732ND SIGNAL AW COMPANY APO 525 US ARMY 22 January 1944 SUBJECT: Disbandment of 732nd Signal Aircraft Warning Company. TO : Commanding General, XII Air Support Command, APO 374 US Army. 1. At 2359 hours on 14 January 1944 the 732nd SignalAircraft Warning Company was disbanded in compliance with WarDepartment letter AG 322 (27 November 1943) OB-I-AFRPF-M(Secret), dated 2 December 1943, and General Order #3,Headquarters, XII Air Support Command, dated 15 January 1944. 2. Station of disbandment was Frattamaggiore, Italy. GEORGE W. SCHIFF Captain, Signal Corps Commanding 1st Ind. HEADQUARTERS, 582nd Signal AW Battalion, APO 525 US Army, 22 January 1944.TO: Commanding General, XII Air Support Command,APO 374 US Army. 1. Noted. for the Commanding Officer: GARDNER L. FRIEDLANDER 1st Lt., Signal Corps Adjutant - 76 - HEADQUARTERS 582ND SIGNAL AW BATTALION APO 525 US ARMY 22 January 1944 SUBJECT: Activation of the 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion. TO : Commanding General, XII Air Support Command, APO 374 US Army. 1. At 0001 hours, 15 January 1944 the 582nd SignalAircraft Warning Battalion was activated, in compliance withprovisions of War Department letter, AG 322 (27 November1943) OB-AFRPG-M (Secret), dated 2 December 1943, and GeneralOrder #3, Headquarters, XII Air Support Command, dated 15 January 1944. 2. Station of activation was Frattamaggiore, Italy. 3. The activation of the Battalion was accomplishedunder Table of Organization and Table of Equipment 11-400,dated 17 June 1943. For the Commanding Officer: GARDNER L. FIEDLANDER 1st Lt., Signal Corps Adjutant - 77 - War Diary, 2691 Signal AW Bn. Mobile , (Prov) Frattamaggiore, Italy Month of January 1944 01 Sat Weather is cold and cloudy with short rain storms thruout the day. Operations normal. Yesterday's storms caused considerable damage to several of our lines. Sending Men out to repair the damage causeda stopage of nearly all construction work. It is hoped that the lines will be cleared up shortly. T/5 Harris O. Weatherby was returned to duty, Co. "B", from DS. 5 EM were attached to the organization for rations only. 02 Sun Weather fair and cold. Operations continued normal, All circuits are being placed back into operations gradually. Trouble was greater than it was estimated, Pvt Gerald H. Asher left organization having beentransferred to the 36th Infantry Division per par 2, Special Order #232, Headquarters, 5th Army, dated 4 December 1943.Pvt Willis V. Morris, Co. "B", was placed on DS to 82nd Fighter Control Squadron at Sorrento. Pvt Clayton C. Meister, sick, was sent to 118thStation Hospital from DS, 82nd Fighter Control Squadron. 03 Mon Weather fair and cold. Operation are continued normal. Practically all recent wire troubles have been cleared up and lines are functioning normally. Organization Headquarters and personnel are still quartered in the Marconi Elementary School building. T/5 George J. Glassman was appointed Technician Fourth Grade per par 2, SO #1, this Headquarters,dtd 3 January 1944. Pfc Merle E. Cadle and Pvt Andrew E. Dieterman 734th SAW Co, were appointedTechnician Fifth Grade per par 2, SO #1, this Hq., dtd 3 January 1944. Pvt Frank E Noffsinger, Jr., 733rd SAW Co., and attached to Headquarters & Headquarters Co. of this organization, was appointedTechnician Fifth Grade per par 3, SO #1, this Headquarters, dtd 3 January 1944. Donald C. Hain was appointed Staff Sergeant per par 4, SO #1, this Headquarters, dtd 3 January 1944. - 78 - Unit #3, WYOMING, move from Frattamaggiore toCapua and is operational. Unit #2, OKLAHOMA, came in from Capua and is not operating.T/4 Frank H. Martin was brought in from Unit #9, ALABAMA, and is sick absent. 04 Tue Weather fair, slight showers in the Afternoon. Operations normal. T/5 John P. Severson, "B" Co., was placed on DS. 05 Wed Weather cloudy to rain. Operations Normal.Pfc Walter D. Rowland, Co "A", Unit #7, NEW YORK, was placed on sick quarters. 1st Lt. Russel D. Anderson, "C" Co., was placed on DS, destination unknown, per par 1, SO #2, Headquarters, 64th Fighter Wing, dtd 2 January 1944. Captain Milton A. Taylor, "B" Co., was placed on DS, destination unknown, per par 1, SO #2, Headquarters, 64th Fighter Wing, dtd 2 January 1944. 1st Lt. Maxwell D. Rhodes assumed Command of "B" Company. 06 Thu Weather fair and cold. Operations continued normal. Captain Harold R. Long was appointed BattalionSummary Court Officer in addition to his otherduties per par 1, SO #3, this Headquarters, dtd 6 January 1944. 1st Lt. Lyon R. Latham, in addition to his otherduties, was appointed Battalion Historian per par 2, SO #3, this Headquarters, dtd 6 January 1944. 1 Officer and 10 Enlisted Men were attached for rations only. 07 Fri Weather fair and cold. Operations continued normal. Pvt Robert T. Whited returned to duty 1300 hours from 182nd Station Hospital. 1st Lt. Robert M. Buchanan is in the 118th Station Hospital, sick since the 4th January 1944. 08 Sat Weather fair and cold. Normal Operations. Equipment and quarters were inspected by Company Commanders at 1000 hours. A Dental inspection was made of all personnel by Captain Bogan, Dental Officer. T/5 Gerald E. Diamond returned to duty from sick quarters 0900 hours. - 79 - 09 Sun Weather fair and cold. Operations normal. Pfc Walter D. Rowland was returned to duty, Unit#7, NEW YORK, from sick quarters. Pvt Bert E. Williams went to 118th Station Hospital, sick.\ 10 Mon Weather fair and warmer. Oprations normal. T/Sgt Vincel C. Bonner returned to duty from sick quarters. 1st Lt. Robert M. Buchanan returned to duty from absent sick, 118th Station Hospital. 11 Tues Weather fair. Normal activities. Pfc Herschell B. Laird, Hq & Hq Co, went to theHospital, Hospital unknown. Pvt James V. Chance, Hq & Hq Co, reurned to duty from absent sick. T/5 Harris O. Wetherby, Co. "B", as attached toCo "A", and further placed on DS with Unit #9, ALABAMA.Captain Melvin R. Erkison, sick, went to 300thGeneral Hospital from DS, 82nd Fighter Control Squadron. 12 Wed Weather fair. Normal operations. Pvt David E. Ray, Hq & Hq Co, returned to duty from absent sick. 1st Lt. Milron A. Taylor returned to duty from DS and assumed Command of "B" Company. 10 Enlisted Men were attached for rations only. 13 Thu Weather fair, Normal operations. There was a geat deal of minor trouble reported by the Wire Officer, but very few circuits were outat any time. Unit #11, INDIANA, moved from Teano to Presenzano and is operational. Unit #6, TEXAS, moved from Pratella to Frattamaggiore and is not operating. Unit #5, ARIZONA, moved from Dugeni to Frattamaggiore and is not operating. Captain Melvin R. Erkinson returned to DS, 82nd Fighter Control Squadron from absent sick, 300th General Hospital. Pvt Archie A. Stevens was returned to duty 1100 hours from 118th Station Hospital. Pvt Johb J. Rex, Co "C", went to sick quartersand Pfc Michael A. Difato, Co "C", went to sick quarters 2100 hours. 14 Fri Weather fair. Operations normal. Morale is excellent. Unit #9, ALABAMA, moved from Sorrento to Frattamaggiore and will replace VERMONT tomorrow. Bi-monthly physical inspection of personnel was made. - 80 - T/5 Harris O. Weatherby returned to duty from DS to "A" Company. Pvt Clayton C. Meister returned to DS, 82nd Fighter Control Squadron from absent sick, 118th Station Hospital. 1st Lt. Robet M. Buchanan & 1st Lt. James W.Kearnet were placed on DS. 15 Sat Weather fair. Normal operations Inspection of equipment and quarters made by Company Commanders at 1030 hours. At 2359 hours, 14 January 1944 the 2691st Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion (Mobile) (Provisional);the Companies comprising it, 732nd Signal AircraftWarning Company, 733rd Signal Aircraft WarningCompany and the 733rd Signal Aircraft WarningCompany were disbanded per letter, War Department, file AG 322 (27 November 1943) OB-AFRPG-M (Secret), dated December 1943, and per General Order #3, Headquarters, XII Air Suport Command, dated 15 January 1944. At 0001 hours, 15 January 1944 the 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion wasactivated. In compliance with provisions of abovementioned letter and General Order. The activation of the Battalion was accomplished under Table of Organization and Table of Equipment 11-400, dtd 17 June 1943. All personnel and equipment of the neworganization were transferred from the disbanded Companies. 8 Officers and 88 EM, this group incudedGrubstake personnel, Unit #6 TEXAS, and Unit #5, ARIZONA, personnel, moved from Frattamaggiore to the6th Corps Staging area per SO #10, (Secret), Headquarters, 64th Fighter Wing, dtd 15 January1944, in preparation for participation in landing tobe made south of Rome, Bigot-Shingle operations. Of attached personnel for this operation were, 1 Officer and 4 EM of Detachment D, 849th Signal Intelligence Service; 4 Offiers and 42 EM of the British 871 AMES Unit; and 29 EM of the 90th Wireless Observer Unit, also British. Unit #9, ALABAMA, move from Frattamaggiore and is now operating. Unit #10, MAINE, moved from Cariaolu to Frattamaggiore and is not operational. Unit #12, VERMONT, moved into Frattamaggiore from Alifi and is not operating. Truman A. Benson; John Bercel; Paul R. Boyyard; Patsy E. DiCola; Lyle W. Hinkle; Hattis M. Hodge; Emil L. Oehler; Walter L. Otto; Gordon R. Utter were appointed Privates First Class. - 81 - Pvt Carl C. Jones was relieved from assignment tothis organixation and was assigned to the 439thSignal Construction Battalion per par 4, SO #7, Headquarters, XII Air Support Command, dtd 13,January 1944. The Enlisted Man left his Company 1300 hours. S/Sgt Richard E. Roginette; Cpl Sidney Beckerman; T/5 David M. Bishop; Pvt Joseph M. Fenton; PvtMilford W. Nabholz; and Pvt Allie V. Bowles were placed on DS to Ops #2, Grubstake and left Company 1330 hours. 16 Sun Weather fair and cold. Operations normal. Silver Stars, Nos. 17228 and 24528, which wereawarded Cpl Frank Marcie and Pfc Bosetti per sec #2,General Order #56, Headquarters, XII Air SupportCommand, dated 27 December 1943 were presented themby the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert A. Speir, during a formation which was called at 1030 hours. All available personnel were present for the formation. 17 Mon Weather fair and cold. Operations continuednormal. Wire Section has been working on newcircuit diagrams. The Red Cross "Do-Nut" girls were in this Evening. The affair was conducted in the School Gymnasium and began 1830 hours ending approximately 2100 hours. Doughnuts were served with coffee. Three Enlisted Men, a Violinist, Guitarist, and a Clarinet player, from organizations nearby provided music for the occasion. Everone seemed to have an enjoyable Evening, including the girls. 18 Tues Weather fair and cool. Operations normal. Pvt Abraham Garstein was transferred in grade to the 562nd Signal AW Battalion. 1st Lt. John F. Graves went to the 12th General Hospital, sick. 19 Wed Weather fair. Operations are normal. Pvt Seymour Storm, absent, was transferred to1072nd Signal Service Co. Sgt Edward Daehne was sent, sick, to 118th Station Hospital. 20 Thu Weather fair. Normal Operations. Changes within the Battalion took place. All personnel were assigned to the various Companies ofwhich the Battalion will be composed, per par 1, SO #1, this Headquarters, dated 20 January 1944. - 82 - Reassignment of personnel was effective as of 15January 1944. Captain Harold R. Long was appointedBattalion Summay Court Officer in addition to hisother duties per par 4, SO #1, this Headquarters, dated 20 January 1944. Captain Lew E. Merrill was appointed, in additionto his other duties, Summary Courts Officer per par 5, SO #1, this Hq., dated 20 January 1944. Captain Harold R. Long was also, in addition tohis other duties, appointed an Investigating Officer for the Battalion, per par 6, SO #1, this Headquarters, dated 20 January 1944. 1st Lt. Gardner L. Friedlander was appointed custodian of the Battalion Fund, in addition to his other duties. per par 11, SO #1, this Hq, dtd 20 January 1944. Other appointments were made per par 7, 8, 9, and 10, SO #1, this Headquarters, dated 20 January 1944, which is atached. Pvt Emilio B. Soto, having been atchd to Co. "A" from Hq & Hq Co, was in turn placed on DS with Unit #1, OKLAHOMA, 1st Lt. Leonard Feit went on DS to XII Air Support Command. S/Sgt William A. Bellwood, T/4 Russell R. Condie and T/4 Charles R. Deul were transferred in grade to Personnel Center #1, for rotation, per par 2, SO #9, Headquarters, XII Air Support Command, dated 17 January 1944. Sgt Walter N. Clark, Pvt Peter Smolinsky and Pvt Curtis H. Steinway placed on DS to Ops #2, 0900 hours. 21 Fri Weather fair. Operations normal. Pvt Thomas C. Wall returned to duty from absent sick, 182nd Sta. Hosp. 22 Sat Weather fair. Operations normal. 1st Lt. Lynn R. Lathazm went on sick quarters. The 64th Fighter Wing Special Service Sectionpresented the moving picture, "Casablanca" at the Wing theater. An Afternoon matinee was shown for the benefit of those unable to attend in the Evening. 23 Sun Weather fair. Operations were continued normal. The 1st Echelon of Grubstake, Unit #5, ARIZONA,and Unit #6, TEXAS, made an amphibious landing atNettuna Beach, south of Rome to begin operations on the same day. The landing was made on D-day; the Morning of 22nd January 1944. Operations were begunimmediately. Unit #5, ARIZONA, upon landing, - 83 - proceeded to Cantoniera, Unit #10, MAINE, and Unit #12, VERMONT, went to Staging area preparatory to embarking for Bigot-Shingle Operations. The Units included 4 Officers and 46 Enlisted Men, left per par 1, SO #15, (Secret), Headquarters, 64th Fighter Wing, dated 20 January 1944. Unit #11, INDIANA, moved from Presenzano toFrattamaggiore and is not operating. Unit #2, OKLAHOMA, left Frattamaggiore and went to Presenzano, and is now operational. 24 Mon Weather fair. Operations normal. Wire trouble has been insignificant and circuits are operating well. 1st Lt. Henry E. Cunningham, Reporting Co., wasplaced on DS with L.W. Reporting Co. per par 1, SO #2, this Headquarters, dtd 24 January 1944. S/Sgt Bailey, Jefferson D., L.W. Reporting Co; Lloyd W. Leslie, G.O. Co., Sgt Roy J. Freitas, L.W. Reporting Co; T/4 William J. Duffin, G.O. Co.; Cpl Allen H.Tyndall, Reporting Co; T/5 Harold J. Cassidy, L.W.Reporting Co; T/5 Robert B. Shay, G.O. Co; T/5 John C. Wilson, G.O. Co; Pfc John W. Dary, L.W. ReportingCo; Pfc Alvin F. Koepke, G.O. Co; Pfc Norman F.Krell, Reporting Co; Pfc Norman C. Langlois, L.W. Reporting Co.; Pfc Harry H. Schwelgin, G.O. Co; PfcKenneth Towning, G.O. Co; Pfc George V. Werner, G.O.Co; Pvt Ray W. Case, G.O. Co; Pvt Lewis E. Evers,Reporting Co; Pvt Ralph E. Faulkner, Reporting Co; Pvt James W. Fraisure, Reporting Co; Pvt Curtia A.Griffin, G.O. Co; Pvt William E. Henderson, G.O. Co; Pvt Truman D. Henderson, Reporting Co; Pvt Orlan O. Moore, Reporting Co; Pvt George A. Rynbergen,Reporting Co; Pvt Louis Schiller, G.O. Co; Pvt Vernon J. Smith, G.O. Co; Pvt Jack D. Tillery, G.O. Co; Pvt Carl W. Wenning, Reporting Co; Pvt BusterWinding, Reporting Co; were placed on DS to Hq & Hq Plotting Co, per par 1, SO #2, this Headquarters, dated 24 January 1944. 25 Tue Weather fair. Operations normal. An air raid was expeienced, rather an alert only,at 0305 hours. The all clear was sounded approximately 0340 hours. Captain Lew E. Merrill was appointed Battalion Mess Officer, in addition to his other duties, per par 1, SO #3, this Headquarters, dtd 25 January1944 ; vice 2nd Lt. Melvin A. Armstrong, who was relieved. - 84 - 26 Wed Weather fair and cold. Operations continued normal. New traffic diagrams were completed and were distributed by the Wire Section. 1st Lt. Leonard Feit, DS to XII Air Support Command, returned to duty. M/Sgt Robert L. Montelius was placed on DS toGrubstake, Ops #2, Bigot-Shingle Operations, per SO#19, Headquarters, 64th Fighter Wing, dtd 26 January 1944. A Piano and Violin Concert sponsored by the Special Service Section of PBS was presented for the Evening's entertainment. The Pianist and Violinist,both Enlisted Men, were very good. Both had playedwith well known Orchestras before. The Concert was followed by the picture, "Three Hearts for Julia," with Ann Southern. 27 Thu Weather fair and cold. Operations are normal. Sgt Edward Daehne returned to duty from absent sick, 118 Station Hospital. In the way of entertainment this evening, the personal appearence of Jack Sharkey, of the ring,and Lefty Gomez, of baseball, was made possible thru the Special Service Sectiom of NATOUSA. Picture highlights of the fights of the past few years were shown. Pictures of the 1943 World Series were also shown. After the movies a discussion was held andquestions from the audience were answered by the twosportsmen. Mickey Cochran was also scheduled to appear, but was, we were informed, was in the Hospital with Pneumonia. 28 Fri Weather fair & cold. All Operations are continued normal. 29 Sat Weather fair and warmer.An operational line to 3rd Photo Squadron atPomigliano was installed today by the Wire Team, giving them direct contact with the Controllers at Grandstand. T/4 David C. Purcell left organization for XII Air Force Headquarters to appear there before an examining board for Pharmacy Corps Commission. Inspection of quarters and equipment was made by Company Commanders at 1000 hours. The picture, "Whistling in Brooklyn," was shownat the 64th Fighter Wing Special Service theater in the Evening. A matinee was shown in the Afternoon for the benifit of those men on duty in the evening. - 85 - 30 Sun Weather fair and warmer. Operations continued normal. This evening a U.S.O. show was presented by theNATOUSA Special Service Section. The entertainmentwas in the form of a variety show with a cast of six actors, three male and three women. The master of Ceremonies was a great comic; the entire show was more or less of the comic variety, and very good entertainment. To quote some our leading G.I. critics, "It as one of the best shows that we've seen yet, overseas." 31 Mon Weather fair and cool. All operations continued normal. Monthly physical inspection of all personnel was made. Men were paid for the month. Morale has been very good for this past period. - 86 - HEADQUARTERS 64TH FIGHTER WING Office of the Commanding General APO #650 5 February, 1944. SPECIAL ORDER ) NUMBER 25 ) E X T R A C T - - - - - - - 1. The following named Officer and Enlisted Men,RAF Unit 14027 AMES atchd 582nd SAW Bn, W/P o/a 6 February,1944 by GOMT and Surface Vessel fr their P/Sta to Grubstake,Ops #2, RUAT for TD. TDN. CTRS. F/O H. A. Schwartz, C13308Sgt. W. H. Batos, 1494406 Cpl. P. Sanger-Davis 2181830 Lac. W. G. Bsoen, 984094 Cpl. S. J. Rasligus, 1406526Lac. F. Barberfield, 141400 Lac. W. E. Eldridge, 1396253AC H. L. Aggett, 1654950 AC. E. A. Tovey, 1278491Cpl. J. K. Lyon, 520714 AC1. H. A. Elthan, 1242815Lac. Horsley, 1531062 Lac. J. Walsh, 1028335Lac. Dick, 1669093 Lac. W. F. Cole, 1150147 Lac. A. Jakeman, 1015605 Cpl. Smiley, 653043Lac. Slack, 1111576 Cpl. G. T. Evans, 1282742AC2. Crofts, 1574060 AC1. D. T. Hill, 1630532Lac. K. L. Grifein, 1028193 Cpl. Barnes * * * By Command of Brigadier General HAWKINS: FRANCIS T. BUTLER Capt., Air Corps, ADJUTANT. - 87 - BIGOT-SHINGLE HEADQUARTERS 64TH FIGHTER WING Office of the Commanding General APO #650 13 February, 1944. SPECIAL ORDER ) NUMBER 29 ) E X T R A C T - - - - - - - 2. The following named EM, 328th Ftr Con Sq, arehereby placed on DS, 82nd Ftr Con Sq, W/P o/a 13 Feb 44 byGOMT and Surface Vessel from their P/Sta to Grubstake, Ops #2 for participation in Operation SHINGLE. TDN. CTRS. T/Sgt George Minton, 33156808 Cpl James A. Brainard, 36236842 Cpl Alfred Carrano, 32451142 Pfc Mathew Klein, 36556963 Pfc Roy E. Martin, 34605710 Pvt Michael J. Actisdano, 32651662 Pvt Nathaniel Du Bois, 34645394 Pvt Paul S. Keefer, 33503106 Pvt James A. Fahey, 31325029 Pvt Alton C. Miner, 34606120 Pvt Clyde L. Nave, 38431859 Pvt Dean F. Shuster, 35628796 Pvt Livingston Tabor, 38495417 Pvt Troy W. Wason, 38445138 Pvt Robert R. Webster, 15115875 3. The following named EM, 582nd SAW Bn, W/P o/a13 Feb 44 by GOMT and Surface Vessel fr their P/Sta toGrubstake, Ops #2, for participation in Operation SHINGLE.TDN. CTRS. Cpl Lilburn B. Burris, 39385645 Cpl Anthony A. Garzey, 33102949 Cpl Francis J. McCoy, 12037826 T/5 Robert J. Dunn, 36237631 T/5 Mack L. Lebow, Jr., 34191709 T/5 Alvin R. Post, 15073115 Pfc Edward A. Minnick, Jr., 13039472 Pfc Emil L. Oehler, 37328806 Pvt Chester A. Gonzagowski, 3237481 - 88 - Pvt James C. Hughes, 32280382 Pvt Gerald M. Manze, 33353480 Pvt Willard F. Warson, 34249990 * * * By Command of Brigadier General HAWKINS FRANCIS T. BUTLER, Captain, Air Corps, Adjutant. - 89 - HEADQUARTERS 582nd Signal AW Battalion APO 650 AG 314.7 3 March 1944 SUBJECT: Historical Records. TO : Commanding General, XII Air Support Command. APO 374 US Army 1. Outline of History of the 582nd Signal AircraftWarning Battalion for the period, 15 January 1944 thru 29 February 1944: 15 January thru 31 January 1944 ------------------------------- a. Present designation 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion. b. The 2691st Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion,Mobile (Provisional) was redesignated on the 15 January 1944,as the 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion by authorityof General Order #3, (Secret), dated 15th of January 1944,Headquarters, XII Air Support Command (atached), and perletter; "Constitution, Activation and Disbandment of CertainSignal Aircraft Warning Units," dated 2nd December 1943,Headquarters, North African Theater of Operations, file AG322 (27 November 43), OB-I-AFRPG-M, (Secret). The 2691st Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, Mobile, (Provisional);732nd Signal Aircraft Warning Company; 733rd Signal AircraftWarning Company; and the 734th Signal Aircraft WarningCompany were inactivated and disbanded by authority mentionedabove, with all personnel and equipment being transferred tothe 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion. The 582ndSignal Aircraft Warning Battalion was organized to operateunder T/O 11-400, dated 17 June 1943. c. Strength, Commissioned and Enlisted for theperiod: Beginning of period ( 45 Officers (673 EM Decrease for month ( 0 Officers ( 5 EM Net total at end of Mo. ( 45 Officers (688 EM - 90 - Attached British ( 25 Officers (475 EM Other attached personnel at the present time are 3Officers and 27 Enlisted Men, who are attached for administration, from the 849th Signal Intelligence Service. d. On the 14th January 1944 eight Officers and 88Enlisted Men proceeded to the 6th Corps Staging area inpreparation to further proceeding on to participate in Bigot-Shingle Operation, invasion South of Rome. Personnel fromGrubstake, personnel of ARIZONA, and the personnel of radarUnit TEXAS. Attached personnel participating in thisoperation were: One Officer and four Enlisted Men of the849th Signal Intelligence Detachment; 4 Officers and 42 Enlisted Men of 871 AMES (British), RAF Unit; and 29 EnlistedMen of the 9th W.O.U. (British). Above movement was made byauthority of Special Order #10, (Secret), Headquarters, 64thFighter Wing, dated 15 January 1944, which is attached. 4 Officers and 46 Enlisted Men, consisting ofRadar teams MAINE and VERMONT, proceeded to staging area onthe 20 January 1944 per par 1, Special Order #15, (Secret),Headquarters, 64th Fighter Wing, dated 20 January 1944,(attached). e. None f. No change g. On the Morning of D-Day, 22 January 1944,personnel of Grubstake, units ARIZONA and TEXAS, andpersonnel of attached units made an amphibious landing atNettuna, Italy. Units became operational immediately. Radarunit ARIZONA proceeded on to Cantoniera, where it beganoperating. On the 28th of January 1944 units MAINE andVERMONT landed at Anzio and Operations were begun. h. Lieutenant Colonel WILBERT A. SPEIR assumedCommand of the 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion on the15th of January 1944 per General Order #1, this Headquarters,dated 15 January 1944. This Order is attached. i. Private First Class Ernest D. Barnes was woundedin action against the enemy on the 28th of January 1944 on the Anzio beachhead. j. None k. None - 91 - 1 February thru 29 February 1944 -------------------------------- a. Present designation: 582nd Signal AircraftWarning Battalion. b. No change c. Strength, Commisioned and Enlisted for theperiod: Beginning of period ( 45 Officers (668 EM Increase for Month ( 2 Officers ( 0 EM Decrease for Month ( 0 Officers ( 9 EM Net total at end of Mo. ( 47 Officers (659 EM British ( 27 Officers (513 EM Three Officers and 27 Enlisted Men from the 849th Signal Intelligence Service are continued for administration. At the present time the following British unitsare attached to, and dependent upon this organization for operation: 90th W.O.U. 3 Officers 97 EM 8035 AMES 3 Officers 46 EM 15051 AMES 3 Officers 45 EM 8015 AMES 3 Officers 40 EM12th F.U. 1 Officer 38 EM 887 AMES 4 Officers 47 EM6037 AMES 14 EM 886 AMES 2 Officers 33 EM 6038 AMES 14 EM 871 AMES 4 Officers 45 EM 6041 AMES 14 EM 332 AMES 2 Officers 34 EM 6043 AMES 14 EM 329 AMES 2 Officers 32 EM d. One Officer and 22 Enlisted Men comprising RAFunit 14027 AMES, which is attached to this organization foroperations, were sent to participate with Grubstake, Ops #2,in operation Shingle, on the 6th of February 1944 per par 1,SO #25, Headquarters, 64th Fighter Wing, dated 5 February 1944 (attached). On the 13th of February 1944 twelve Enlisted Menwere sent to Grubstake, Ops #2, for participation inoperation Single, per par. 3, SO #29, Headquarters, 64th Fighter Wing, dated 13 February 1944 (attached). - 92 - e. None f. No change g. No change h. No change i. Sgt Newell H. Smith died at 1850 hours, 8February 1944 as a result of head injuries received from bombfragments, while in action against the enemy at operationShingle. S/Sgt Alfred S. Illingsworth was wounded:lightly in action against the enemy, at operation Shingle, on21 February 1944. On the 18th of February Pfc Joseph G. Wiener waslightly wounded about the head during action against the enemy at the Anzio beachhead. j. The Purple Heart, No. 174041, was awarded S/SgtAlfred S. Illingsworth per General Order #13, Headquarters,56 Evacuation Hospital, dated 22 February 1944 for wounds received in action against the enemy at the Anzio beachhead. Pfc Ernest D. Barnes was awarded the Purple Heartper Sec. II, General Order #32, Headquarters, 23rd GeneralHospital, dated 15 February 1944 for wounds received on the28th of January 1944 in action against the enemy on the Anzio beachhead. k. None 2. Inclosed are War Diary, 582nd Signal AW Battalion ,for the period 1 January 1944 thru 29 February 1944, and supporting documents for the period covered. For the Commanding Officer: GARDNER L. FRIEDLANDER 1st Lt., Signal Corps Adjutant - 93 - War Diary, 582nd Signal AW Bn. Frattamaggiore, Italy APO 659 US Army Month of February, 1944 01 Tue. Weather fair. Operations Normal. A teletype line to "Unfold" (3rd Photo Group) wasinstalled today. Their Headquarters at Foggia can now be contacted through our teletype switchboard. A test point at the Volturno River is being installed today which should be completed tomorrow. Reports from the assault areas indicate that an average of twenty minutes warning is given on all raids. The overhaul of INDIANA Radar unit has been completed and they are ready to go out in the field again. T/Sgt Eugene C. Hannan sent to 118th Station Hospital, sick. T/4 Arthur Fassel; T/5 William A. Bachman; T/5 Dallas G. Stratton; Pfc Addis R. Wilbourn; Pvt Kenneth A. Donovan; Pvt Robert O. Hatfield; Pvt Lloyd K. Reynolds and Pvt Donald C. Hilligan to duty from DS. T/4 Arthur Fassal was missed considerably, beingthe only baker of the organization. Now that he has returned we can settle do down to some good pastries. T/4 Rand H. Martin of L.W. Reporting Co was placed on DS to unit #9, ALABAMA. 02Wed Weather fair. Operations continued normal.AMES 14027 unit, a British Aircraft Warning unit, is being loaned to us for use in the assault area, this unit is coming over from the other side and should arrive here tomorrow. The Unit operates inthe microwave band and will be used for Early Warning of low flying aircraft. Due to the lack of a Col site and to the ridge of hills north-east of the assault area, this Unit should improve the coverage greately. Information by message has been received from Lt. Cahestrara at Grubstake station that all units havehad land lines installed to them. We also stated that he started repairing the open wire circuits back to Naples. Considerable trouble has been encountered from enemy bombing and shelling, however all of his personnel are safe. 1st Lt Maxwell D. Rhodes returned to duty from DS. Pfc Ernest D. Barnes went to Hospital from Unit#6, TEXAS, having been wounded in action at - 94 - Operation Shingle at 0730 hours, 28 January 1944. A shower has been installed in the School Gymnasium. 1st Lt. Leonard Feit, Medical Officer, has obtained a larger water tank for the shower, which makes it available throughout the day. Lt. Kelly 64th Fighter Wing Special Service Officer showed the picture, "Mr. Biggs," a musical,and "Dr Broadway" at the Wing Special Service theater. An Afternoon Matanee was shown. 03 Thu Weather fair. Operations normal. The only construction in progress at the presenttime is the one circuit to GO at Sessa. Some routing of circuits above Cancello is in order before the GO could be given a circuit. The C.O. of AMES 14027 British unit arrived today and details of his convoy have been obtained. The convoy itself is due to arrive in the Morning. T/5 Horacio Nunez was placed on DS to L.W.Reporting Co, this Bn. and was further placed on DS with Unit #2 OKLAHOMA. Captain George Winfield was assigned to this organization per par 14, Special Order #30, Headquarters, 19th Replacement Battalion, dated 31 January 1944. The Chaplain, Evangalical Reformist,joined the organization today. Equipment for theChaplain was supplied and he was provided with an office, which a couple of Officers, amateur photographers of the organization, have already turned into a photograph laboratory. 04 Fri Weather cloudy and unsettled. Operations normal. Pvt Glen P. Roberts went back to duty with Unit #4, KANSAS from sick quarters. T/Sgt Alexander P. Susha returned to DS Unit #7, OKLAHOMA from Hospital. T/4 Julius Konradt went back to DS Unit#2, OKLAHOMA from sick absent. Pvt Otis W. Huggins was placed on DS to Unit #2, OKLAHOMA. Sight-seeing trips to Vesuvius were begun. Arrangements have been made to send a truck on this trip each Morning with about 20 persons as long as personnel desired to go on these trips up the mountain. The truck will leave approximately 0830 hours and will return at 1700 hours. Rations for the noon meal will be carried, probably C-ration. There is to be no charge for this trip except for a suggested ten Lire per Man to the toll keeper at Vesuvius. - 95 - 05 Sat Weather fair. Operations normal. Teletype circuit diagrams were produced and distributed yesterday to all Units concerned by the Wire Officer. 14027 AMES Unit arrived at the concentration area #2 at 1730 hours. They are to load at 2000 hourstonight. A difficulty has arrisen tho, the embarkation people do not seem to know anything about this move. It is hoped that this will be straightened out before the ship sails. Inspection of equipment and quarters was made by Company Commanders at 1030 hours. T/4 David C. Purcell returned to duty fron DS to XII Air Force. He will now await the result, of his examination for a direct Commision in the Pharmacy Corps. The picture, "This is The Army," was presented at the Wing Special Service theater by the 64th Fighter Wing Special Service Officer, Lt. Kelly. There was an Afternoon matinee for the benifit of the Men on duty in the Evening. 06 Sun Weather fair. Operations normal. Pfc Joseph W. Szeker was placed on DS with L.W. Reporting Company and was further placed on DS to Unit #3, WYOMING. T/4 Hilmer H. Dupper went to sick quarters. Protestant Services were conducted by the Chaplain,Captain Treese, in the Morning and in the evening at the Mess Hall, the first Services by this organizations' own Chaplain. 07 Mon Weather fair and cold. Operations continued normal. The pole line lead going North via Gaeta iscompleted to the Garigliano River and it isimpossible to go any further at the present. Lt.Temple says that, in looking over the route yesterday it seemed that we should never have any cable and as far as we have been using it, it hasproved just that. We have had very minor trouble onthis line. All lines are working very well. Checksare being made to find faults, such as grounds caused by bad insulators and high resistane splices. 1st Lt. John F. Graves returned to duty from absent sick (12th General Hospital). T/Sgt Eugene K. Hannan, absent sick (118 Station Hospital), was transferred to the 17th General Hospital. - 96 - 08 Tue Weather fair and cold. Operations normal. A message was received from Grubstake saying that one transmitter and one receiver van was knocked outand five Men were wounded by a shell burst. Equipment replacements will be supplied by the 82nd Fighter Control Squadron. We have the highest priorty on the boat for tomorrow to send replacements. Two Men were removed from the Unit TEXAS which is at the beachhead; one as a result of injuriesreceived and the other becaue of his nervous condition resulting from the constant shelling experienced. Sgt Newell H. Smith died at 1815 hours as a result of head injuries received from bomb fragmentsduring action against the enemy on the Anziobeachhead. He was a Plotter with Grubstake, Ops #2, a very earnest worker; a likeable chap, had been with the organization since its origin and will be missed by the many friends who have come to know him. T/5 Edward J. Farron was dropped from rolls per par 1, SO #7, Headquarters, 582nd SAW Bn. He had been sick absent (Hospital unknown) and his records and allied papers were sent to the Service Record Branch, NATOUSA. Pvt John B. Gtoothuis, sick absent, was transferred to the Det. of Patients, 7th GeneralHospital. Pfc Edward F. Kasperek and T/5 Oscar Lopez were transferred to the Detachment of Patients, 118th Station Hospital. 09 Wed Weather fair. Normal operations. The British AMES Unit 14027 has arrived at the assault area and was sited. Lt. Temple checked on condition of Rome pole line above the Garigliano River today and found that a good percentage of the poles are up for about 4 miles, which is as far as the front allowed him togo. He stated that mines, which are very thick in this area, will have to be cleared before any work can be done. The 5th Army doesn't want us working there at present since the area is still under enemy observation and is being shelled whenever activity of any kind is noted. Work will have to be held offuntil the front moves up. All circuits are operating well and trouble is very light. - 97 - Two Enlisted Men, Sgt Wayne D. Branch, Hq & Plot.Co, and Pfc Eric Nusbaum, attached from 849thIntelligence Service were sent to the Ops #2, Grubstake to participate in operation on the beaches d. They left per par 3, SO #26. (Secret), Headquarters 64th Fighter Wing, dated 8 February 1944. T/4 Hilmer H. Dupper & Pvt Davis C. Gerard returned to duty from sick quarters. Pfc Joseph W. Szeker returned to duty from DS to L.W. Reporting Company. Lt. Kelly, 64th Fighter Wing Special ServiceOfficer, showed the picture, "My Kingdom for a Cook," a pleasing comedy, at the Wing Special Service theater. A Matinee was shown. Because ofthe number of personnel from surrounding units thatwere unable to see the picture shown a system of two shows each show night was inagurated. In the future, in addition to the matinee there will be twoshows at night; one will begin at 1800 hours and another 2000 hours. In this manner the theater will accommodate twice the number of Men. 10 Thu Weather fair and warmer, which turned to rain in the afternoon Operations were continued normal. 1st Lt. Charles P. West was sick on quarters. Pvt Basil P. Pilcher, returned to duty from sick quarters. Pfc Henry E. Nedrest and Pvt Woodrow W. Wolford returned to duty from sick absent, 182nd Station Hospital. 11 Fri Weather cold unsettled with rain throuout the day. Operations normal. Per VOCG, XII ASC 1st Lt. Wallace L. Bixby; T/Sgt Polacek, Frank J.; S/Sgt John W. Ziemba; T/4 Dale B. Robinson; T/4 Clarence R. Rogness were placed om TD,per SO #8, this Headquarters, dated 11 February 1944, with 107th AA Group, 45 AA Brigade for the purpose of attending special instruction with AA equipment. Pfc Ernest D. Barnes was trfd to the Detachment of Patients, 23rd General Hospital. 12 Sat Weather fair and cold. Operations normal. All Radar units in the assault area are operating satisfactorily. The British Unit 14027 AMES is operating quite well and it appears that they willgive good low coverage overland even though the station was designated for Sea coverage. Due to the - 98 - time required for rotating the antenna they havebeen restricted to the two northern quadrants unless otherwise directed by the Filter Officer. An inspection of equipment and quarters was made by all Company Commanders at 1030 hours. T/Sgt Eugene N. Hannan, absent sick, was relievedfrom assignment and was transferred to Detachment of Patients, 17th General Hospital. The pictue, "Swing Fever," was shown at the 64th Fighter Wing Special Service theater this evening. 13 Sun Weather cold and unsettled. Operations normal. Spare parts were sent to 14027 AMES and to the LW's on the beachhead. 1st Lt. Gardner L. Friedlander, Battalion Adjutant, left by M/A to proceed to Grubstake in connection with administrative affairs of the Unit per par 1, SO #29, Headquarters 64th Fighter Wing, dated 13 February 1944. He returned this Evening. Cpl Lolburn H. Burris; Cpl Anthony A. Gatzey; Cpl Francis J. McCoy; T/5 Robert J. Dunn; T/5 Mack L.Lebow; T/5 Alvin R. Post; Pfc Edward A. Minnick; Pfc Emil L. Oehler; Pvt Chester A. Consagowski; Pvt James G. Hughes; Pvt Gerard M. Manze; and PvtWillard F.Watson were placed on DS with the 82nd Fighter Control Squadron at Nattuno. 14 Mon Weather fair and warmer. Operations continued normal.Grubstake in a conversation with Lt. Harrisrequested that "Changer" not call them over R/T andask "If they have been hit" when going off the air. This is being investicated; the Controllers statethat they do not make calls over R/T and the SCR 299 crew has definate Orders never to transmit over the air. Major Hitchcock was here and usual wire problemswere discussed in regard to this area and the Anziobridgehead. New circuit diagrams are being prepared and will be distributed as soon as possible. T/5 Horacio Hunez returned to duty from DS to L.W. Reporting Company. Pfc Joseph W. Szeler was placed on DS to L.W.Reporting Company and then was sent on DS to Unit #4, KANSAS. T/4 David C. Purcell was placed on DS to Unit #2, OKLAHOMA. - 99 - 15 Tue Weather fair. Operations normal. Captain Schiff and S/Ldr Musson have gone to the bridgehead to investigate in general, withparticular emphasis on the effect of enemey jamming that has been troublesome recently. There was some wire trouble on the Rome line above Aversa today. Several wires were found to be broken. No cause is known, unless they could have been sagged too tightly and weather caused the failure. The bi-monthly physical inspection of personnel was made. The Purple Heart was awarded Pfc Ernest D. Barnesfor wounds received in action against the enemy on the 28th of January 1944, per Sec. II, General Order #32, Headquarters, 32nd General Hospital, dated 15/2/44. The Wing Special Service Officer, Lt. Kelly, presented the picture, "Corvette, K-225," a picture chiefly about a small ship and its crew. Thepicture proved rather disappointing, being ratherdull and the sound was rather bad besides. In addition to that the projector broke down just before the end of the picture and there was a good deal of complaining. 16 Wed Weather fair. Normal operations. Captain Schiff had not yet returned from the assault area to report on the jamming. Lt.Cunningham was out looking for an LW site and has selected one. It is anticiated that this willincrease the Radar coverage in the northern area. INDIANA Radar Unit will leave for this new location in the Morning. New teletype circuit diagrams were produced and distributed today. T/5 Curtis G. Martin went to 17th GeneralHospital, sick. Pvt Lowry was sent to 53rd Station Hospital, sick. 17 Thu Weather fair and warmer. Operations normal. INDIANA Radar Unit is out on the new location and became operational this Afternoon.Col. Speier, Capt. Schiff and S/Ldr Musson wereat T.A.F. today discussing the Radar interferece difficulties that are being encountered on the beachhead. Pfc Joseph W. Szeker returned to duty with Hq & Plot Co from DS to L.W. Reporting Company. - 100 - The movie this evening presented by the Special Service Section of the 64th Fighter Wing was a sort of silly comedy called, "Miracle of Morgan's Creek," starring Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken. 18 Fri Weather fair and warm. Operations continued normal. A line from Abrogolia to Caserta was provided for the 16 L of C by using some of our spare U.G.circuits from Frattamaggiore to Caserta. Major Hitchcock called today on routine matters. The track broadcast from Grubstake has improved and continuous contact has been kept. INDIANA has been plotting on their new site and from preliminary inspection of their plots it seems that satisfactory results are being obtained. Captain Schiff and Captain Valde went to XII ASC this Morning to discuss with Major Ortner the enemy jamming at Anzio. Pfc Joseph G. Wiener was lightly wounded aboutthe head during action against the enemy at the Anzio beachhead. He is a well liked chap with apleasing personality, always seems to have some kindof story to tell, usually exaggerated. The fellows are wondering what sort of yarn he'll come back with in this instance. 19 Sat Weather fair. Operations normal. Lt. Temple went to the beachhead today to surveythe wire situation and to make any repairs that may be necessary. Company Commanders inspected all quarters and equipment at 1030 hours. Cpl Marvin E. Bennow returned to duty from absent sick (12th General Hospital). Pvt Viccent E. Miorana was sent to 118th Station Hospital, sick. 2nd Lt. Melvin A. Armstrong returned to duty from sick quarters. We saw the very old picture. "In Name Only," starring Carole Lombard, Kay Francis and Gary Grant. 20 Sun Weather fair. Operations continued normal. Pvt Bert E. Williams returned to duty from absent sick (118th Station Hospital). 2nd Lt. Lonnie C. Temple and T/Sgt Walter J. Esler were placed on DS VOCO. 19 February 1944, and went to Nettuno. - 101 - 21 Mon Weather fair. Operations continued normal. All stations are operating normally. No moreinformation has been received on enemy jamming and interference in the Anzio area. A showdown inspection was conducted by theCommanding Officer of Headquarters and PlottingCompany of personnel, chiefly to discover any shortages of equipment that may exist. S/Sgt Alfred S. Illingsworth, Jr. was lightly wounded in action against the enemy during Shingle Operations with Grubstake. 22 Tue Weather fair. All stations are operating normally. INDIANA Unit has so far only given fair coverage to the southwest. Close watch is still being kept on the station. Lt. Temple has not yet returned from the forward area. Pfc Addis R. Wilbourn was placed on DS to L.W. Reporting Company and was sent to Unit #1, MICHIGAN. The movie for the Evening was, "Honky Tonk," staring Lana Turner and Clark Gable. 23 Wed Weather cloudy, cool and unsettled with some rain around noon. Operations continued normal. A new single wire antenna was put up on the track broadcast transmitter today and information from Grubstake is being awaited to determine any improvement that may have resulted. Lt. Temple has returned from his visit to the beachhead. Lt. Cunningham is going out tomorrow in search of sites closer to the front. Cpl. Phillip E. Thorson returned to duty from absent sick (53rd Station Hospital). Pfc John S.Goode was transferred in grade to the Detachment ofPatients, 52nd Station Hospital per SO #36, Headquarters, 52nd Station Hospital. 24 Thu Weather fair and warmer. Operations normal. All wire lines are operating normally with very little maintenance trouble. Circuit diagrams were distributed today to all concerned. An SCR 584 is being sent to Anzio tomorrow. Lt. Bixby and two mechanics who have been at the AA School will go along to get the set going. The setwill be located near 887 AMES. The ARIZONA team will operate the set. - 102 - T/Sgt Vincel C. Benner; Pvt Orval W. Deemer; Pvt Robert O. Hatfield; T/Sgt Walter J. Esler of Hq & Plot Co were sent to participate with Grubstake in Operation Shingle, per par SO #34, Headquarters, 64th Fighter Wing, dated 24 February 1944. The Evening's entertainment consisted of a movie. "Henry Aldridge Swings It," which was shown in the School Gymnasium and was only for the personnel of this organization and the personnel of the 64th Fighter Wing. 25 Fri Weather cloudy unsettled but warm. Operations normal. 1st Lt. Wallace L. Bixby; T/Sgt Frank J. Polacek, Jr., and T/4 Dale B. Robinson were reld from TD with107th AA Op. per par 3, SO #35, Headquarters, 64th Fighter Wing, dated 24 February 1944, and proceeded to Grubstake, Ops #2 on TD, ARIZONA Unit. Eleven Officers, 2nd Lt. Melvin A. Armstrong; 1st Lt. Edward Balogh; 1st Lt. Wallace L. Bixby; 2nd Lt.James F. Cantrell; 1st Lt. Henry E. Cunnigham; 1st Lt. Leonard Feit; 1st Lt. Guy R. Guthrie; 2nd Lt. Robert K. Rockwell; 1st Lt. James L. Schiuma; 2ndLt. Sherman K. Smith; 2nd Lt. Foster B. Whitlock received their notification of promotions to next higher rank, and Captain George W. Schiff receivedhis appointment in grade of Captain A.U.S. His component formerly was A.C. 26 Sat Weather cloudy, unsettled with showers thru the day. Operations continued normal. All wire communications are operating normally. A conference was held in the Wing Signal Office concerning the operational use of the SCR 584. Some of the technical aspects were discussed. W/Cdr Aronof T.A.F.and Major Ortner of the XII ASC werepresent. Captain Schiff is going to the SCR 584School tomorrow to obtain more technical information about the set. An inspection of equipment and quarters was madeby the Commanding Officers of the Companies. All reports turned in were favorable. A Special Order #51, XII Air Force was received appointing S/Sgt William A. Reese, Jr, as Warrant Officer, JG. Appointment is to be effective the 1st of March. The picture, "Larceny With Music," was shown in the Evening. A visit by the Red Cross "dough-nut" Girls is expected Monday Evening. - 103 - 27 Sun Weather cloudy, unsetled with showers. Operations normal. Captain Bixby got the SCR 584 loaded today and it should be at Anzio tomorrow. Captain Guthrie has been informed of its arrival. A new telephone directory was completed today by the Wire Section. They will be distributed tomorow. T/5 Clarence R. Rogness returned to duty from DS to 107th AA Group. 1st Lt. Gardner L. Friedlander, Battalion Adjutant, went on TD to Capri for a period of restand rehabilitation. Advantage is being taken of the ability to send Men to the Island of Capri for rest. Five Enlisted Men are being sent from the Battalion each time, twice a week. 28 Mon Weather cloudy, unsettled with slight showers.Operations normal. A new circuit to ALABAMA Unit is being secured from P.B.S. as they are taking over the 5th Army Lines to Bragoni. This will eliminate our trouble we have been having on the T.G. Reports received indicate that jamming had been very slight recently at Anzio beachhead. 1st Lt. John F. Graves and Pfc Robert H. Archer went to 53rd Station Hospital, sick. The Red Cross Girls arrived to disburse doughnutsduring the Evening meal. After supper there was abit of simple entertainment which was provided by 3 Enlisted Men from nearby units who accompanied theRed Cross girls. It consisted of music by the trio on an Accordian, a Clarinet and a Saxephone. One of the Men was a Vantriloquest also and performed inthat capacity. It was good entertainment and lasted about an hour. 29 Tue Weather cloudy, unsettled, cold with rain. Operations continued normal. All lines are operating very well with small maintenance. All stations are operating normally. Captain Bixby arrived at Anzio and is getting the SCR 584 set up. Captain Balogh left for Africa to visit the 594th Signal AW Battalion. 2nd Lt. Clon D. Satterfield came to the organization as a Radar Officer. He was assigned tothe 64th Fighter Wing per par, 9, SO #52, Headquarters, XII Air Force, dated 23 February 1944. He is a recent arrival from the States. - 104 - 2nd Lt. Lonnie C. Temple was appointed 1st Lt. as of 10 February 1944 by authority of a letter which was received from higher Headquarters today. Pvt Vincent E. Miorana returned to duty from sick absent (118th Station Hospital). T/5 Oscar Lopez was assigned and joined L.W. Reporting Company and was placed on DS with Unit #3, WYOMING. S/Sgt Alfred S. Illingsworth was awarded the Purple Heart, No. 174041, per GO #13, Headquarters, 56th Evacuation Hospital, dated 22/2/44. The picture, "True to Life," was shown at the Wing theater. - 105 - HEADQUARTERS 582ND SIGNAL AW BATTALION APO 650 US Army SPECIAL ORDERS ) 2 March 1944 NUMBER 12 ) 1. PAC in AR 615-5, as amended, and upon therecommendation of their Commanding Officers, the fol namedEM, Cos. indicated, are hereby promoted to the gradesindicated, eff this date: TO BE TECHNICAL SERGEANT (TEMPORARY) S/Sgt Haener, Adolph H. ASN 36116071 (Hq & Plot Co) S/Sgt Reeves, Burton W. ASN 39679934 (Hq & Plot Co) T/3 Fleming, Charles H. ASN 33173990 (Hq & Plot Co) TO BE STAFF SERGEANT (TEMPORARY) Sgt Daehnn, Edward (NMI) ASN 36129611 (Hq & Plot Co) Sgt Freitas, Roy J. ASN 6572819 (L.W. Rptg Co) Sgt Maggie, Frank J. ASN 32042869 (Hq & Plot Co) TO BE SERGEANT (TEMPORARY) T/5 Brown, William W. ASN 34213393 (Hq & Plot Co) T/5 Calabrese, Robert A. ASN 35405972 (Hq & Plot Co) T/5 Gerwitz, Earle R. ASN 37135840 (Hq & Plot Co) T/5 Liero, Richard ASN 33112477 (Hq & Plot Co) TO BE TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE (TEMPORARY) Cpl Daton, Gene P. ASN 36047465 (Hq & Plot Co) T/5 Cassidy, Harold J. ASN 16090778 (L.W. Rptg Co) T/5 Gilmore, Miles B. ASN 16090952 (Hq & Plot Co) T/5 Lail, George R. ASN 34259954 (Hq & Plot Co) T/5 Manning, George R. ASN 19076450 (Hq & Plot Co) T/5 Mongeau, Donald A. ASN 19082618 (Hq & Plot Co) T/5 Taylor, Edwin B. ASN 35036457 (L.W. Rptg Co) TO BE TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE (TEMPORARY) Pfc Abrams, Clarence, Jr. ASN 32276113 (Hq & Plot Co) Pfc Arnoutis, Stamatis M. ASN 31107229 (Hq & Plot Co) Pfc Brain, Cecil L. ASN 38105395 (Hq & Plot Co) Pfc Brehmer, James H. ASN 36236830 (Hq & Plot Co) Pfc Christine, Tenniess R.ASN 33057926 (G.O. Company) Pfc Denig, David H. ASN 35404140 (Hq & Plot Co) Pfc Dunnead, Benard L. ASN 35406012 (Hq & Plot Co) - 106 - Pfc Hluhan, John (NMI) ASN 13061320 (G.O. Company) Pfc Kelly, Harold F. ASN 35039898 (Hq & Plot Co) Pfc Koepke, Alvin F. ASN 39092163 (G.O. Company) Pfc Langlois, Norman C. ASN 31131578 (L.W. Rptg Co) Pfc Lucas, Clarence J. ASN 35306288 (Hq & Plot Co) Pfc Olech, Edward F. ASN 36339998 (Hq & Plot Co) Pfc Otto, Walter L. ASN 19098783 (Hq & Plot Co) Pfc Pence, William B. ASN 17075982 (Hq & Plot Co) Pfc Rabun, Fred W. ASN 36395574 (Hq & Plot Co) Pfc Rados, Martin M. ASN 33118300 (Hq & Plpt Co) Pfc Rodwell, Harold C. ASN 37094663 (Hq & Plot Co) Pfc Sidnner, Ernest B. ASN 35279630 (Hq & Plot Co) Pfc Speed, Gordon M. ASN 34303936 (Hq & Plot Co) 2. PAC in Cir 111, NATOUSA, dtd 13 June 1943, the folnamed EM are awarded Good Conduct Medal for exemplarybehavior, efficiency, and fidelity while in the Army of TheUnited States: HEADQUARTERS & PLOTTING COMPANY S/Sgt Swimley, Benjamin ASN 12031433 Sgt Coffey, Thomas ASN 16070219 Sgt Stephenson, George D. ASN 39248086 Sgt Martin, William H. ASN 38088913 Cpl Alfred, Earl E. ASN 36317959 Cpl Burris, Lilburn B. ASN 39385645 Cpl Fields, Allen H. ASN 35132905 Cpl Gatzey, Anthony A. ASN 33102949 Cpl Helms, Clark C. ASN 34187459 Cpl McCoy, Francis J. ASN 1037826 Cpl Peek, Jack D. ASN 38079538 Cpl Hughbanks, Arnold F. ASN 15334277 T/5 Adams, Joel W. ASN 35277907 T/5 Arnold, Phillip W. ASN 39084366 T/5 Burns, Vonnie B, ASN 38087647 T/5 Cook, Lester R. ASN 34121516 T/5 Glass, Ralph D. ASN 13061365 T/5 Johnson, George H. ASN 38101480 T/5 Lebow, Mack L. Jr, ASN 34191709 T/5 Potter, Walter F. ASN 15076841 T/5 Varga, Steve V. ASN 35303441 Pfc Anthony, Sylvan L. ASN 34421685 Pfc Cashorali, Daniel A. ASN 31298125 Pfc Chastain, Gerorge T. ASN 19062597 Pfc Cook, James A. ASN 14078626 Pfc Difato, Michael A. ASN 13097081 Pfc Dougherty, Dennis H. ASN 32167042 Pfc Fisher, Claron E. ASN 35326848 Pfc Kaltwasser, Adolph C. ASN 38162370 - 107 - Pfc Laird, Herachell B. ASN 38424848 Pfc Mickanin, Sylvester S. ASN 33167441 Pfc Mitchell, Ernest H. ASN 14151228 Pfc Saracino, Sam (NMI) ASN 39013678 Pfc Taube, Robert E. ASN 32830558 Pfc Szeker, Joseph W. ASN 32184242 Pfc Utter, Gordon R. ASN 32471441 Pfc Wager, Robert D ASN 32031218 Pfc Walker, Charles G. ASN 35602621 Pvt Camp, Stewart G. ASN 38115051 Pvt Simpson Robert C. ASN 16074256 Pvt Smith, Noal F. ASN 36068356 Pvt Speers, Peter C., Jr. ASN 32270880 Pvt Steinway, Curtiss H. ASN 36425672 L.W. REPORTING COMPANY Sgt Pierce, Fred N. ASN 36168981 T/4 Purcell, David C. ASN 34250050 Cpl Boggs, Albion R. ASN 38021616 Cpl Cohen, Harold (NMI) ASN 32172825 Cpl Schueler, Steve L. ASN 34056941 T/5 Dymek, Leonard P. ASN 36164004 T/5 Leonard, Myles E. ASN 36233914 T/5 Sidorowicz, Stanley ASN 35254697 Pfc Kempton, James G. ASN 39837969 Pfc Moody, James C. ASN 37203115 Pfc O'Bara, Stanley J. ASN 31070559 Pfc Sommer, Augustine C. ASN 32250864 Pvt Crean, James F. ASN 32199104 Pvt Griffin, Willard J. ASN 38046060 Pvt Johnson, Harry O. ASN 39088340 Pvt Kehler, Alden E. ASN 13048074 Pvt Lapinski, Frank J. ASN 36319722 Pvt Machos, Joseph F. ASN 11039415 Pvt Nunnemaker, Myron E. ASN 39309162 Pvt Palmer, Edward (NMI) ASN 32301799 Pvt Peach, Richard D. ASN 36047420 Pvt Roberts, Glen P. ASN 34088172 Pvt Settle, A.P.H. ASN 37138345 Pvt Warcing, Stanley W. ASN 37149531 Pvt Weimert, Harold C. ASN 35327265 Pvt Wile, William A. ASN 35301284 Pvt Wilk, Edward W. ASN 3106559 Pvt Ziegler, Ernest E. ASN 35352909 Pvt Zychowicz, Leonard P. ASN 35325501 REPORTING COMPANY Cpl Tyndall, Horman H. ASN 17049841 Pvt Moore, Orlan O. ASN 39393315 - 108 - GROUND OBSERVER COMPANY T/5 Christine, Tenniess R. ASN 33057926 3. Par. 1, SO #11, cs, this Headquarters, is amended to delete: T/5 McGrary, Warren R. (NMI) ASN 34213658 and add: Sgt McGray, Warren (NMI) ASN 39088455 4. Having been asgd to this Orgn per par, 1, SO #36, Hq,64th Ftr. Wing dtd 29 February 1944, the fol named Officeris hereby futher asgd to Co as indicated: TO L.W. REPORTING COMPANY 2nd LT. Olon D. Satterfield 0-505095 5. Having been asgd to this Orgn per par 5, #51, HqTwelfth Air Force, dated 22 February 1944, the followingnamed Warrant Officer (jg) is further asgd to Co as indicated: TO HEADQUARTERS & PLOTTING COMPANY WOJG William A. Reese, Jr. W-2130855 6. Having been asgd to this Orgn per par 2, #30, Hq.,XII ASC, 23 February 1944, the fol named EM is hereby asgd toCo as indicated: TO HEADQUARTERS & PLOTTING COMPANY Pfc Luft, Herman F. ASN 11046857 By order of Lieutenant Colonel SPEIR: GARDNER L. FRIEDLANER 1st Lt., Signal Corps Adjutant - 109 - HEADQUARTERS 582ND SIGNAL AW BATTALION APO #650 SPECIAL ORDERS ) 14 March 1944. NUMBER 15 ) 1. The following named O and EM having been assignedthis Hq, per VOCG, XII ASA are further assigned to the Company indicated: GROUND OBSERVER COMPANY Captain Ralph N. Wright, 0-364241 1st Lt. Otto A. Kopf, 0-1637849 1st Sgt McBride, James W., 19013268 S/Sgt Cameron, Earl J., 6563017 S/Sgt Conner, George R., 36047216 S/Sgt Erkman, John H., Jr., 3708240 S/Sgt Hurry, Troy, 18031290 S/Sgt Kirkstovich, Nick S., 39381145 S/Sgt Mowry, Charles E., 33025975 S/Sgt Norris, William K., 6991021 S/Sgt Remaly, Sherwood J., 33020300 S/Sgt Sorensen, Orson C., 39679890 S/Sgt Spradling, Theodore., Jr., 37082680 S/Sgt Weber, Gustav R., Jr., 38030621 Sgt Ables, Julius R., 17052185 Sgt Carlson, Paul E., 39679311 Sgt Dilley, Lloyd E., 6667696 Sgt Hopper, Albert A., 18030721 Sgt Marshall, Charles R., 39233396 Sgt Norris, Irvin R., 39304481 Sgt Pennington, David E., 3967908 Sgt Stokke, Arthur O., 39381930 T/4 Carcagno, Ross, 36048278 T/4 Edwards, Walter H., 38069024 T/4 Frazee, Ernest C., 39166122 T/4 Hed, Homer L., 39167776 T/4 Schmitt, Walter A., 39012758 T/4 Smith, Maynard C., 39083964 T/4 Sundall, Carl K., 37074838 Cpl Anderson, Richard A., 38059697 Cpl Barba, Donald R., 39013426 Cpl Barrett, Troy V., 39855403 Cpl Barta, William C., 35517888 Cpl Bodine, William B., 12175667 Cpl Casto, Earl R., 35212012 Cpl Cossete, Edward E., 39608096 - 110 - Cpl Dickers, Lester E., 39382337 Cpl Finch, James A., 19086561 Cpl Foeri, Howard C., 32599419 Cpl Haggard, Dwight E., 6987442 Cpl Lipchinsky, Meyer, 32884215 Cpl Parker, Vernie M., 37083025 Cpl Pittenger, James P., 36297025 Cpl Schultz, Wesley N., 19049810 Cpl Schubin, John, 39157812 Cpl Tess, Robert D., 39380900 Cpl Turkin, Samuel, 36128629 Cpl Vaughn Charles D., 39166914 Cpl Wyatt, Harold F., 39013287 T/5 Adler, Rufus R., 19066770 T/5 Boullt, Walter J., 18057078 T/5 Brown, Thomas L., 37227028 T/5 Bugajski, Edward, 36048487 T/5 Cowan, Clarence J., 17040221 T/5 Daurel, John, 39182273 T/5 Demeli, Arthur P., 12119944 T/5 Ewell, Leon L., 39679677 T/5 Ferguson, Monroe K., 39380880 T/5 Fluharty, Garland G., 33229667 T/5 Foster, Dan W., 18069237 T/5 Garrity, James B., 15197469 T/5 Gastel, Edward F., 36048329 T/5 Henderson, C. L., 38069796 T/5 Hermanns, Edward E., 32970407 T/5 Hochberg, Oscar, 32993371 T/5 Howell, Harold E., 18192717 T/5 Hullinger, Ray E., 39013685 T/5 Jacobs, Henry J., 32473114 T/5 Jayka, Fred A., 19003758 T/5 Johnston, Homer T., 37385429 T/5 Kinney, Cecil D., 39164535 T/5 Lee, Curtis O., 39083862 T/5 Miller, Ralph L., 39013619 T/5 Pasco, Serhio P., 19064289 T/5 Pennington, Paul W., 14188317 T/5 Prentice, James O., 36127929 T/5 Proctor, Thomas B., 38061358 T/5 Searcy, Perry L., 15317939 T/5 Sharp, Damon W., 35380817 T/5 Stephan, Curtis W., 37225978 T/5 Sutton, Edward J., 32544551 T/5 Wheller, William E., 36048362 T/5 Wilson, David C., 37091747 T/5 Wilson, John O., 35301572 T/5 Wolniewicz, Raymond S., 32551908 T/5 Yoho, James D., 33002907 - 111 - Pfc Adams, Eugene F.Jr., 19151658 Pfc Adams, Randell C., 39008037 Pfc Barr, Harry W., 31336534 Pfc Bartlett, Frank W., 32605470 Pfc Berry, Ronald L., 39084485 Pfc Bjornson, Robert S., 39382381 Pfc Bolton, Douglas D., 34810892 Pfc Boucher, George L., 31222360 Pfc Bower, Alfred, 39167522 Pfc Bratlien, Murray G., 39164043 Pfc Brigan, William E., 38121525 Pfc Brown, Christopher C., 38391684 Pfc Brown, Roy C., 38273960 Pfc Cain, Doyle C., 34443252 Pfc Carlucci, Donato, 39277089 Pfc Cartwright, Cloyed H., 38424899 Pfc Coole, James R., 37520558 Pfc Daugherty, Charles R., 36047482 Pfc Dein, Virgil A., 36069281 Pfc Deslatte, Louis P., 38485574 Pfc Doughty, Samuel D., 36815402 Pfc Downes, Thomas D., 31289774 Pfc Galmukoff, Victor R., 39846473 Pfc Geck, Donald W., 12208260 Pfc Gray, Joseph F., 33675211 Pfc Grider, Harold G., 39111908 Pfc Gutierrez, Juan O., 38145217 Pfc Harrell, Elbert L., 38336077 Pfc Hathaway, Joseph L., 39679850 Pfc Hermsen, Robert P., 36814833 Pfc Howley, Charles B., 12153680 Pfc Koonce, William C., 39083647 Pfc Kossak, Joseph J., 42000504 Pfc Kuester, William E., 39063470 Pfc Kunz, Frank L., 39167775 Pfc Lloyd, Gerald J., 36757671 Pfc Luker, Ellis J. Jr., 14069265 Pfc Mackey, Ralph W., 16143333 Pfc Mackey, Thomas F., 31165888 Pfc McFall, Robert F., 34824706 Pfc Miller, Henry F., 42007960 Pfc Moore, Charles, 35453019 Pfc Moran, Thomas U., 33343153 Pfc Nash, Carter A., 34682981 Pfc Nosal, John J., 38443743 Pfc Ogden, John P. III, 32856343 Pfc Ravencraft, Ivan L., 35483236 Pfc Rawlings, William W., 38445134 Pfc Reese, Harold A., 31340261 Pfc Reigner, Irvin C., 33622284 - 112 - Pfc Reinish, Robert M., 13151190 Pfc Roberts, Charles J., 33550153 Pfc Robertson, Robert D., 38352845 Pfc Rockelman, George H., 42020378 Pfc Rodgers, James S. III, 34606210 Pfc Schrieber, Edmund C., 42020320 Pfc Schuller, Victor J., 33573148 Pfc Scofield, Joseph W., 32913083 Pfc Scott, Franklin M., 18046481 Pfc Shero, Richard P., 39382389 Pfc Sichler, Arthur P., 12181817 Pfc Snodgrass, Gordon A., 38396674 Pfc Spence, Edward V., 39167016 Pfc Stokes, Fred L., 34765238 Pfc Stymans, William P., 39083455 Pfc Tapp, Luther E., 33537742 Pfc Thalhauser, Frank X., 33252263 Pfc Thompson, Ellwood E., 32544640 Pfc Tolley, Glen M., 39679648 PfcVorndran, Charles F., 33599637 Pfc Wagner, John L., 32952118 Pfc Ward, James C., 36026992 Pfc Webb, George E., 37410344 Pfc Weiser, Elmer (NMI), 36218131 Pfc Wertalik, Frank E., 32926488 Pfc Whipple, Frank E., 39165764 Pfc Whitaker, Harold P., 34688509 Pfc Wickham, Peter H., 32372372 Pfc Witteveen, Louis W., 36659410 Pfc Woodward, Troy F., 38477946 Pfc Wrede, Donald D., 37479612 Pvc Yergensen, Kenneth (NMI), 39679802 Pfc Ziegler, Thomas J., 33599969 Pvt Alford, Lorenzo B., 34652245 Pvt Bekker, Edwin L., 36047286 Pvt Beshears, Wilton M., 34774578 Pvt Carlisle, Farrell E., 38061350 Pvt Cascanett, Joseph W., 121987086 Pvt Colan, Edward R., 33302227 Pvt Conner, Cecil O., 38059649 Pvt Cotton, Robert (NMI), 35681970 Pvt Deitsch, Benard (NMI), 12022548 Pvt Deloof, Cyril C., 35544176 Pvt Fairbanks, Richard W., 32935530 Pvt Fedroff, Michael F., 32760514 Pvt Geschwender, Rymond W., 32830507 Pvt Gillman, Don G., 39905472 Pvt Brown, Henry Jr., 37615298 Pvt Giuffre, Thomas A., 32788300 Pvt Griffin, Benjamin H., 35415400 - 113 - Pvt Hamlin, Charles R., 39679663 Pvt Harrison, Weber C., 38336473 Pvt Hawks, R. D. (I.O.) 39680084 Pvt Hensley, Glennon O., 38528263 Pvt Hunt, Francis G., 33791089 Pvt Huth, Robert A., 33696801 Pvt Hutson, Elton L., 36476154 Pvt Jepsen, Louis C., 39083871 Pvt Knepp, Robert L., 36733938 Pvt Maloney, Thomas M., 11119604 Pvt Martaron, Giovanni (NMI), 32888184 Pvt Martin, Casimir W., 15377505 Pvt Martin, Clarence G., 39167825 Pvt Nelson, Jack D., 34653006 Pvt Pergar, John M., 33427565 Pvt Poston, Johnine B., 34776578 Pvt Priester, Allen H., 34656992 Pvt Quinn, George J., 37500227 Pvt Raven, James M., 33777248 Pvt Ring, Robert M., 11068655 Pvt Rink, Dewey L. Jr., 34606 Pvt Rocco, Modestino (NMI), 32760382 Pvt Rocha, Secundino (NMI), 38069746 Pvt Rosato, George (NMI), 33790733 Pvt Rosen, Hilton (NMI), 31386455 Pvt Rossbach, Alvin D., 13084362 Pvt Rotter, Lester (NMI), 37668284 Pvt Sargent, Issac N., 35439555 Pvt Saul, George (NMI), 32905930 Pvt Sheren, Claude E., 36159987 Pvt Soto, Joe G., 39542233 Pvt Stidham, James O., 34802092 Pvt Sullivan, John A., 39233406 Pvt Sutterlin, Clarence J., 36351432 Pvt Taylor, Paul D., 35091255 Pvt Walker, James C., 33648602 Pvt Wofford, Samuel L., 34597698 Pvt Zera, Chester F., 36658248 2. The following named Officer is relieved from previousasgmt and asgd to Co. indicated: TO HQ. AND PLOTTING CO. Capt. Eldon E. Evans, 0-354408 3. Captain Eldon E. Evans, 0-354408, is herebyappointed Battalion S-2, primary duty, Vice Captain William H. Frazier, Jr., 0-383125, relieved. - 114 - 4. Captain Eldon E. Evans, 0-354408, is hereby appointedBattalion Special Service Officer, in addition to his otherduties, Vice Captain Henry E. Cunningham, 0-307339, relieved. 5. PAC in AR 210-65, 16 (d), the following named Officeris appointed to the Battalion Exchange Council, in additionto his other duties: Capt. Ralph M. Wright, 0-364241 6. Captain Eldon E. Evans, 0-354408, is hereby appointedBattalion Censorship Officer, in addition to his otherduties, Vice 1st Lt. Gardner L. Friedlaner, 0-430118, relieved. 7. The following named EM are hereby relieved fromprevious attachments and assignments and are assigned to theCompanies indicated: TO L. W. REPORTING COMPANY Pvt Foreback, Carl., 33086306 TO REPORTING COMPANY Pvt Schiller, Louis (NMI), 7030252 By order of Lieutenant Colonel SPEIR: GARDNER L. FRIEDLANDER 1st Lt. Signal Corps Adjutant. - 115 - HEADQUARTERS 582ND SIGNAL AW BATTALION APO #650 SPECIAL ODERS ) 16 March 1944. NUMBER 16 ) 1. The following named EM are relieved from previousassignments and attachents and are assigned to the Company indicated: TO HQ & PLOT COMPANY 1st Sgt Patterson, Chester L., 34033285 S/Sgt Hurry, Troy, 18031290 S/Sgt Remaly, Sherwood J., 33020300 Sgt Marshall, Charles R., 39233396 T/4 Purnett, Roy W., 35132916 T/4 Duffin, William J., 35377684 Cpl Parker, Vennie M., 37083025 T/5 Shay, Robert B. 16103197 T/5 Wolniewicz, Raymond S., 32551908 Pfc Adams, Randal C., 39008037 Pfc Berry, Ronald L., 39084485 Pfc Mackey, Ralph ., 16143333 Pfc Nash, Carter A., 34682981 Pfc Rawlings, William W., 38445134 Pfc Stymans, William P., 39083455 Pfc Schwelgin, Harry H., 35534708 Pfc Smith, Vernon J., 39087444 Pfc Yergensen, Kenneth (NMI), 39679802 Pvt Beshears, Wilton M., 34774578 Pvt Carlisle, Farrell E., 38061350 Pvt Griffith, Benjamin H., 35415400 Pvt Pergar, John M., 33427565 Pvt Rocha, Secundino (NMI), 38069746 Pvt Soto, Joe G., 39542233 Pvt Zera, Chester F., 36658248 Pvt Fraisure, James W., 39184055 Pvt Griffin, Curtis A., 37183538 Pvt Henderson, William E., 35489773 Pvt Rillery, Jack D., 38093000 TO LW REPORTING COMPANY Pvt Cascanett, Joseph W., 12198708 Pvt Colan, Edward R., 33302227 Pvt Conner, Cecil O., 38059649 - 116 - TO REPORTING COMPANY S/Sgt Leslie, Lloyd W., 32215788 T/5 Koepke, Alvin F., 39092136 T/5 Wilson, John C., 16064345 Pfc Towning, Kenneth (NMI), 32475569 Pvt Case, Ray W.A., 33112875 TO GROUND OBSERVER COMPANY Pvt Gilmour, John D., 36398856 By order of Lieutenant Colonel SPEIR: GARDNER L. FREIDLANER 1st Lt., Signal Corps Adjutant. - 117 - P L O T H A M ----------------------------------------------------------- Headquarters & Plotting Company 582nd Signal AW Battalion ----------------------------------------------------------- Editoral Good time Charley resorted:This is the second edition of "Just give the girl who hasthe PLOTHAM, and we hope the shape of Venus... members of this organizationderived some pleasure from Sgt Tucker remarked whenreadings of our inital making out the Medical Reportedition. Wedon't claim to be "It's 'Cracks' that give youexperts in the newspaper guys the trouble...field, so bear with us in our |endeavor to publish an organ Sgt Peterson says, Russiain which every member of our really has Hitler by theoutfit can formulate its Baltics...policy. T/5 Otto, "Say Sarge, do you Fellows, we are still seeking know what happened to thecontributions. We know WAAC who ran into a prop?" there's hidden talent in this Sgt Ulovits, "What"organization, so unwrap the Otto, Dis-as-ter"packages in your knowledgedepartment and give us a hand. Sgt. George, "Hell no, weWe would like to hear from won't put it in the food" poets and feature writers. We| Sgt. Rickey. "Well, we havewill print letters to the to give that salt peter toeditor, if the writer signs the boys someway"his John Hancock. We are open Sgt. George, "Issue it to for suggestions them when they find it "hard" falling asleep" PICKS AND PUTS OUTS BY.......S. C. Katzenell It's rumored that soon shifts are not getting all theOne of our serious minded milage that they should out youths was discussing females | of the gasoline in the coffeewith one of our reckless and "Good time Charley" members. THE STAFF S. C. Katzenell, editor. Said the serious one. "When I, L. H. McNiel, Associateget home I'm going to look for Editor.a girl who is as beautiful as C. C. Foreback, makeupthe sunrise; who had the shape Editorof Venus and has the good qualities of my mother. Pvt Jenkins says: As long as they serve me steaks and good coffee, I'll be a thirty Ma - 118 - They say coffee is a bad tonicfor your nerves, then Pfc If you have any trouble, seeKaltwasser should be a nervous| the Chaplain....wreck...10 cups a day HOW WERE THE COKES?..........A certain T/5 ate three chicken dinners in succession SPORTS at the Isle of Capri...How many of you remember Sammy Byrd, former New YorkWho's the biggest smoker in Yankee and Washington Senatorthe Battalion? I know a lad outfielder? Byrd haswho smokes three packages a developed into a topnotch day golfer. Just the other day, Sammy grabbed the 5,000 NAME YOUR CHAMPION dollar New Orleans open golf championship with two under This department nominates par of 286. He outgolfedS/Sgt. Stanley C. Brown of thesuch prominent figures asBaltimore Browns, as the Byron Nelson and Harold "Jug"champion chow hound...The Mess McSpanden. Sergeant places a guard at the kitchen to make sure that Now Byrd wasn't a great starBrown doesn't come back for when he played major leaguefourths... Sgt. George says: baseball, but he was a ballIt's allright for Brown to player's ball player. Hecome for thirds, but when it played heads up ball, whethercomes to fourths, thats going his team was 10 runs in front a little too far."... or 10 runs in the rear. That's why the majority ofThat American S/Sgt, who the players called him a ballfathered QUADS in England, player's ball player. Byrdcertainly believes in working was a good fly catcher, able by the numbers, Hut, 2, 3, 4 to snatch flies near and far. His hitting was neverOrchids to T/Sgt. Esler for spectacular, but records showhis fine job at the beachhead that he broke up many ballPost Exchange personnel for games with his timely hittingtheir excellent handling of PX|supplies...Thanks to the With an impressive 41 to 15fellows who contributed victory over the 526 Fighterseveral jobs. Bombers, under their belts, the 582nd Air Warners are S-E-R-G-E-A-N-T-S C-L-U-B gradually gaining a basket-Arangements are in the air to | ball reputation organize a Sergeant's Club. Our boys are now one of theHow about a Private's Club? favorites in the PBS basket-The Private is the back bone ball tournament, which willof the Army..Still better, an be held in Naples next week. Enlisted Men's Club. Be more Democratic. - 119 - Approximately 175 teams will A group of sports writers particate in the event. were discussing pitchers inThe Air Warners will depend on the press box at YankeeSchuberg, Schwamberger, Rados,| Stadium, about six years ago,Brenning, Lenny, Eckardt, when Babe Ruth made his Spanski, and Guimond appearence. One of the writers said: "Say Babe, WhatIn defeating the Fighter pitcher in your estimationBombers yesterday, our lads throws the fastest ball,accomplished quite a feat without hesitation RuthYou see, the Bombers have snapped: "The pitcher whopreviously defeated the Air threw the fastesr ball isWarners twice earlier in the Walter Johnson, the hurlerseason, but yesterday the who throws the speedest ballWarners completely outplayed now is Bobby Feller.the Pilots. The sharp shooting of Eckardt, Lenny, GENERAL ORDERS FOR THE MESS Rados and Guimond featured the HALL offensive of the winners. 1. To take charge of all spuds, and all gravy inProbably one of the greatest view. pitchers of all times, Walter 2. To watch my plate in aJohnson, former Washington military manner, keeping Senators nainstay and one time on the alert for any straymanager of the Cleveland sausage that comes inIndians, is one of the most sight or hearing. likeable and modest man that 3. To report any occurance ever graced a big league of bread sliced too thin diamond. 4. To report all calls forWhile pitching the Washington coffee more distance fromSenators to the American its poition than my ownLeague Champaignship in 1924. 5. To quit the table onlyhe was one of the most sought when there is no more topublic speakers in the sports eat circles. 6. To receive, but not toYet he never refused to speak pass to the Man next to mebefore any sports or civic any cabbage, meat, orgathering. He was so well beans left by the KP's &liked throughout the sports table waitersworld that fans showered him 7. To talk to no one who eatswith numerous gifts. This onions.deprtment remembered back in 8. In a case of a fire allWashington several years ago, edibles left by others in that one fan sent Walter a cow their escapesand a hundred chickens for his 9. In any case not covered by farm. On Walter Johnson's Day instructions to call thea few years back, the great Mess Sergeant.right hander received 10. To allow none to stealeverything from a case of anything in the line of cokes to an auto chow. - 120 - 11. To Salute all chickens, beef-steak, pork-chops, and ham & eggs. 12. To especially watchful at the table, and during the time of eating, to challenge anyone who gets more pie than I do. - 121 - P L O T H A M ----------------------------------------------------------- Headquarters & Plotting Company 582nd Signal AW Battalion ----------------------------------------------------------- S. C. Katzenell, Editor --What's worse--we can't find L. H. McNiel, Associate Editor the Chaplain. C. C. Foreback, Makeup Editor It ain't necessarily so. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Editoial Smiling and capable wiremen,With the greatest of pleasure T/4th Hansbrough, says, "Ifwe salute the gallent Officers they station me on theand Enlisted Men at Grubstake beautiful Isle of Capri, I'llthey are doing an excellent stay in the Army for life"job under most uncomfortable But Cpl Peck diminitive Texasconditions. They were given a boy, answers. "Give ne my tough assignment and like true Boots an saddle and I'll rideand couraeous American the plains of Italy. I suresoliers, they are coming miss ole Joe, my faviortethrough with flying colors horse. He's the inspiration. The Mount Vesuvious is off You know that nag has more limits to all... brains than my pal FibberWe are still waiting for from Missouri. All McGee articles for this paper. A talks about is his mules, andbox has been placed on the anybody knows that a mule hasthird floor for those who care| no brains"..McGee is a niceto make contributios for it lad..He has two big farms inSome of the articles in this Missouri, and both areedition were contributed by coining dough. McGee wants members of this organization. Rados, the Penna Hill Billy --*****- from Harrisburg, to take off IT WASN'T TOLD TO ME - I ONLY his shoes when he goes to bed HEARD Cpl. Jack Wason of the radioA little nonsence now and then section, desires more order is relished by the best men in the chow line. He claimsYellow-haired WACS are being that he can't concentrate on called WAR BLONDS.............his food, and that's bad; EhThis outfit is full of willing boys?...T/5 Gerald Diamond soldiers; some are willing to | points out that he doesn'twork and others are willing to| know a thing about diamonds,let them.............but he'll take all he can getHitler is going down in A sign in a shoe repair shop history; and down, and down. | back in the States, a foreignSgts. Bonner and Montelius are| Country, 'IF YOUR SHOES ARENTdoing a fine job on the READY, DON'T BLAME US. TWO Beachhead. OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE GONEThere's plenty of good coments AFTER A HEEL TO SAVE SOLES"..on Als poem; "THE PLOTTERS". MISTER: "Locally you shouldWe're getting lots of Vitamin wait more than four monthsPills, but aint seen any after your husbands death, cokes... - 122 - before marrying again." WIDOW: us that there are many"Yes, but forget, Reverand, members of this organizationthat he was paralized for due this Citation. It iseight months. JUDGE: (to worth looking into enraged woman driver) "The evidence in this case, Madam, The Jap radio has it all overshows that you not only the Jap Navy when it comes tocommited to a serious infrac sinking ships.tion of traffic regulations, but, when the officer on duty SPORTSat the intersection Back in the States, in thereprimanded you, you first spring, a young Man's fancyreplied with abusive epityets is love, but here, (at leastand then threw a heavy wrench the present time) it is base at him." The evidence shows a ball. With this fact in minddarned sight more that that our athletic department hasJudge," interrupted the erected a softball diamonddefeniant, and her voice ran approximately 100 yards past with pride as she shot a the British Tank Carryingtriumphant glance at the outfit. There's no doubt thatofficer "It shows I hit 'Im.' | the diamond will be hummingBurton Yeats from the glorious| with activity as soon as thestate of Virginia, who is weather warms up a bit. Wesweating it out at Grubstake, have dozens of crack jacksays, "Virginia was never like| soft ballers gracing ourthis" T/5 John Schubart confines. The Athleticanother luminary of Grubstake Deparment tells us thatand who hails from Chicago, there's a few goves left oftells his comrades that he | the original 12 that it had feels right at home at the available for the approachingbeachhead, especially when season. Some thoughtlessguns flash. He says he ducked G.I.'s either left them lyingmany bullets in Chicago....around and ome outsider"Whats the trouble young picked them up or some of thelady?" asked an elderly gent gloves are still in possesionto a government typist at the of our own Men, who undoubtlyWar Department. The lady in forgot to return them. If you trouble said: "A couple weeks have any gloves kindy turnago I bought a lot of ultra them over to the Athleticmodern furnature, and I've Department.just found out that all this time I've been sleeping in a JUST NAZING ABOUT book case....It is true that several members of this outfit, onSpeaking of Army Ribbons and | numerous occasions, haveMedals, of which there are trouble finding their waymany, the Legion of Merit around at importune moments? Medal or Ribbon, as the case They either run into a wall may be, is given for long and | or fall on their facial meritous service. It seems to projections. - 123 - P L O T H A M ----------------------------------------------------------- Headquarters & Plotting Company 582nd Signal AW Battalion ----------------------------------------------------------- S. C. Katzenell, Editor people of this southern City L. H. McNiel, Associate Editor were surprised when their C. C. Foreback, Makeup Editor Morning mail was delivered by a Man who, of all things Editorial wasn't wearing any pants. ItSince the United States Army wasn't the heat, the pantlesswas organized years ago, postman explained, he hadsoldiers have derived great merely fallen off his bicycle pleasure during their leasure and landed on an anthill. Andtime by reading various books he added, with simple pride,and magazines. With this fact even when the U.S. Postalin mind, the Chaplain has Service gets ants in its obtained some of the best pants, the mail must benovels and magazines available| delivered.in this theater of operations, We have a Private in the and all you have to do is come Plotting section who reallyto the Chaplain's Office and has sex appeal...Every timesign your name on the roster he walks down the main streetand grab your favorite book or in our nearby town, the women magazine sigh and remark, "What a handsome Brute". At leastFor those still interested in our Italian interpeter tellscontributing poems and various us they say, "what a HANDSOMEarticles for this newspaper. BRUTE".A box will be placed on the Here's a few cracks from the main floor for contributions. Downtowner, a Kansas City publication, and with theThe vetern members of 582nd compliments of Mark Stone...Battalion greets our new Who said, what woman cannotcomrades. We wish you the keep a secret.best of luck and success in How many ever told you their your line of endeavor correct age?...Love is is one game that is never postponedA salute to our excellent on account of darkness...Abasketbll team which is few women who wear slacks writing a name fr itself in must come from good families.the PBS tournment at Naples. They are obviously wellSee story in the sports reared section. Mother: "I told you that if a soldier ask you fo a kiss, to HEARD & SEEN say no". One of the best true to life Cutie: "But Mother, they stories comes from Coconut, | don't ask."Fla: One hot summer day the good Foreman: "What do you do when - 124 - you worked in the sawmill?" beer is different. Appicant: "I came, I saw, I sawed, and I sawed. THE NEW MOTHER HUBBARD She went to the butcher'sA Sergeant, drilling a bunch For spareribs and suetof recruits, saw that one was But found that some othersmarching out of step. Going Had beaten her tuet,to the Man as they marched, he She said she would settlesaid sarcastically, "Do you For sausage or liver,know, bud, They are all out of The butcher insisted step except you?" He had none to give'er, "What? asked the recruit She pleaded for pork chops--innocently, For meat balls--for mutton" I said they are all out of The butcher said: "Lady, step except you." I just ain't got mutton. "Well," was the retort, "You're in charge, you tell He who laughs--lasts.'em." A soldier picked up a SPORTSbeauteous looking creature on | Never a more gallant team inthe street one evening and the history of basketballtook her into the nearest bar went down to defeat than ourOnce seated there, he asked 582nd Air Warners, yesterdayher, "Which do you prefer, at the Madion Square Gardenbeer of champagene?" in the PBS tournment.She replied. "Oh I think I'll Entering the Semifinal roundtake champagene. Champagene as one of the favorites, ourdoes things for me. When I boys lost a nip and tuckdrink lots of champagene, my battle to the Eagles, a sharphead gets all bubbly and I shooting colored Quintet, 34have the loveliest thoughts to 32. Dame fortune justand day dreams. I dream I am wasn't with the Air Warners.lying nude on the soft warm One iota of luck would enablesands of a jewel-like island. our aggression to emergeAs I recline there in blissful| victorious, but lady luckcontent, I see a tall handsone| failed to make her appearanceman approach from down the Playing heads up ball, thebeach. He comes and Kneels by teams were deadlocked atmy side. He gazes deeply into 9-all at the conclusion ofmy eyes and his hands softly the initial period. Bothcares my body. Later--much displayed excellent floorlater--he walks out into the play and keen shooting atsea, only to reappear with most opportune moments. The huge shells filled with pearls teams were so evenly matchedThese pearls he pours over my that the score was 12-all at quivering body, ceating a the intermission. sensation that is devine. Tough breaks on the part of ..When I drink lots of beer, leading sharp shooters I--Well, you know yourself enabled the Eagles to force - 125 - ahead at 21 to 18 at the end the Wing Theater, but poorof the third period. With the| film prevented it showingbeginning of the final quarter there's a strong possibilityour boys came to life, and that the Lucas film will be played a whale of a game, but | shown here, at a later date.lost when they failed to make good on several foul shots. Volley ball is taking theAlthough defeated the Air kinks out of the G.I.'s. WhyWarners are far from being not try it.down hearted, and why should they be. They are clean cut THE THEATER AND MOVIESplayers and probably the most We know you will be able to courageous team that witness (for obvious participated in the tournament reasons) some of the currentSeveral of the players hit plays, but we thought youreceived injuries, but they might like to know a few continued to play things about them.Congratulations to our boys for their splendid performance "Good Night Ladies" within the tournament. The team Stuart Erwin and "Skeets" composed of such stalwarts as: Gallagher, and with fifty ofSCHUBERG, RADOS, SCHWAMBEGER, | the most beautiful show girls LENNY, ECHARDT, SPANSKI, and in the States, is playing its BRENNING. second record smashing year at the Blackstone Theater in ODDS AND ENDS Chicago. Prices for theNote to the Special Service smash hit are from $1.10 toDivision of the 64th Fighter $2.75.Wing. The majority of the "Kiss and Tell" withmembers of the 64th Fighter Katherine Warren, ClayWing, and its attached outfits| Clement and Patricia Kirklandhave not seen Gary Cooper, in is in its 42nd week at thethe life of Lou Gehrig, and Harris Theater in Chicago.they are very anxious to see This play is about a soldierit. They would appreciate and a girl and you know theyour efforts a thousand times rest. The price scale forif you are able to obtain the "Kiss and Tell" is the same picture for an early showing. as "Good Night Ladies".... Oscar Levant, of thePaul Lucas was awarded the "Information Please" fame,1943 "Oscar" for his great is touring the Country inpeformance in "Watch on the capacity of a Concert PianistRhine". He received the award He also throws in several hotlast week from the Academy of tunes.Motion Picture Arts and According to Mr. Levant, heSciences. The feminine award is a made not born Pianist.went to Jennifer Jones, fo His Mother made him. "Iher brilliant acting in "Song don't need to practice," heof Bernadette". The Watch on used to say, "Music runs in the Rhine was scheduled for the Family." "Music may run - 126 - in the Family," She would answer, "But if you don"tpractice it will run right out." She still says approximately that. Her son insists he telephoned her one day to say "Mama I just got married." "Never mind that", She told him, "Did you practice today?""Daughter, don't you thinkit's about time that young man left?" called the irate Father. Downstairs the lad whispered: "your Father's a crank." The Father overhearing, called|down , "Well, when you haven't got a self starter a crank comes in handy." - 127 - HEADQUARTERS 582ND SIGNAL AW BATTALION APO 650 US ARMY AG 314.7 1 April 1944 SUBJECT: Historical Records. TO : Commanding General, XII Air Support Command APO 374 US Army 1. Outline History of 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion for the period, 1 March 1944 thru 31 March 1944: a. Present Designation: 582nd Signal Aircraft WarningBattalion. b. No change of designation has taken place. The organization was augmented by 2 Officers and 222 Enlisted Menof the 593d Signal AW Battalion who were assigned to theorganization per VOCG, Headquarters, Twelfth Air Force, andjoined the organization on the 12th of March 1944. A change of Staff Officers within the organizationtook place in as much as Captain Eldon E. Evans was appointedBattalion S-2 on the 14th of March 1944; vice Captain WilliamH. Frazier, Jr., relieved. c. Strength, Commisioned and Enlisted for the period: Beginning of period ( 47 Officers (659 EM Increase for Month ( 3 Officers (220 EM Net Total at end of Mo. ( 50 Officers (879 EM Attached British ( 27 Officers (513 EM The figure of attached British and other attachedunits remains unchanged. d. No change e. None f. No change. - 128 - g. No change. h. No change. i. T/5 John H. Abrahamson was kiled in action againstthe enemy at Anzio during an air raid on the 13th of March 1944. T/4 Edward Cardenas was lightly wounded in actionagainst he enemy on the Anzio Beachhead by fragments from a bomb which was dropped in the area on the 17th of March 1944. j. None k. None 2. Inclosed are War Diary, 582nd Signal AW Battalion for the period 1 March 1944 thru 31 March 1944. For the Commanding Officer: GARDNER L. FRIEDLANDER 1st Lt., Signal Corps Adjutant - 129 - War Diary, 582nd Signal AW Bn. Frattamaggiore, Italy AP0 650 US Army Month of March, 1944 01 Wed Weather cloudy, with slight showers.Operations normal. All wire circuits operating very well. S/Sgt William Reece became WarrantOfficer JG, today and will continue with duties of supply. He is very well liked by all of the menthat have worked with him and we are all glad to see him make the grade. Capt. William H. Frazier, Jr. amd 1st Lt. MaxwellD. Rhodes went on TD to Operations Shingle per Par 2, SO 611, this Headquarters. 37 EM were placed on TD with 107th AA Group, 45 AA Brigade to attendspecial instruction with AA Radar equipment per Par1, SO #11, this Headquarters, dated 1 March 1944. Pvts Ralph E. Faulkner & Orlan E. Moore, Reporting Company were promoted to PFCs per Company Order #1,Dated 1 March 1944. Pvts Carl H. Erickson, JosephFrancis; Conrad Monthern; Lionel A. Lofgren; DonaldC. Milligan; John H. Borson; John Spock; and Floyd Thompson, Hq & 1st Co., were advanced to Private First Class per Company Order 4, Dated 1 March 1944 Trips to the Island of Capri for rest and rehabilitation are still being continued. Good Conduct Ribbons were distributed today. In the Afternoon there was a matinee performance by a U.S.O. road show with Ted Walderman as M.C. The show consisted of a Girl According player, a Female Singer, and a Magician. 02 Thu Weather cloudy and warm. Operations continued normal. Captain Cunningham with two British Officers went to the area of Manlate; Order attached. Good Conduct Medals were awarded EM who had not received the award previously, per SO #12, this Headquarters, this date. Special Service of the 64th Fighter Wing presented the picture, "Johnny Come Lately," with James Cagney. 03 Fri Weather cloudy with slight showers. Operations normal. All Radar stations are operating normally. 04 Sat Weather cloudy, unsettled with showers in Morning. Operations continued normal -130 - Inspection of equipment and quarters was made by Company Commanders at 1030 hours. An improvement over other inspections was noted. The Battalion Post Exchange obtained Coca Cola's yesterday for distribution, 3 per man. Distribution will be made as soon as it is decided as to how they can most conviently be distributed in the shortest possible time. In the future, if everyone will cooperate, Cokes will be available in this sectionat the rate of 3 per man per week; so it is hoped that all will cooperate and will return emptybottles promptly. The Post Exchange Officer, Captain Cunningham with his assistants, S/Sgt LloydW. Leslie, and Pfc Hugh Oplinger are doing a fine job in getting PX supplies for the organization. 05 Sun. Weather cloudy and unsettled. Operations normal. The picture, "Behnd The Rising Sun," a picture centering aound Japan and the beginning of the War was shown at the Wing Theater. 06 Mon. Weather cloudy and cold. Opertions continued normal. ARIZONA's fully operatonal and the results as a Reporting Station appear very encouraging. Captain Eldon E. Evans was appointed BattalionExchange Officer; vice Captain Henry E. Cunningham who was relieved per Par. 1 SO #13, this Headquarters, dated 6 March 1944. Sgt William J. Sahr having been assigned to this organization per Par. 3, SO #44, Headquarters,Personnel Replacement Center 7 B, dated 22 February1944 was further assigned to L.W. Reporting Company per Par. 5, SO #13, this Headquarters. Coca Colas, which were obtained two days ago by this organization PX, were distributed. It was quite a gala occasion; the first time that any of us have had a Coke in about 18 months, really something to write home about. 07 Tue. Weather fair and warmer.Operations normal. OHIO unit was out for six hours last night with power trouble. Gas masks, which are worn for a half-hour period each Tuesday Morning, were worn from 1030 to 1100hours. This practice was begun several weeks ago as part of a training program. A program of calisthenics by recreaton in which all personnel can participate in sports such as volley ball, - 131 - basketball, baseball. etc, is being enforced. A+ volley ball schedule with a set time for all sections to play has been arranged. If the weather soon permits a location has been found for a baseball diamond. Softball teams of the various sections are being organized. We had quite a unusual breakfast this morning,fresh fried eggs and bacon, a treat that does not occur very often. For dinner we had pork chops. Fresh meat is now being obtained daily and is servedat one meal everyday. Our rations seem to be improving daily. Folding cots were obtained and distributed topersonnel. The organization is becoming better equipped as we go along. There was a time on firstarrival from the States when we all had to sleep on the ground for weeks before any kind of beds couldbe improved. We've gone pretty far since then, learning quite a bit thru our experience. The picture, "Stormey Weather" with an all Negro cast starring Lena Horn, the new Negro Actress and singer, was shown at the Wing Theater. The picture centered upon the story of the life of Cab Caloway, a Negro bandleader who had been quite popular among swing fans for the past few years. 08 Wed. Weather fair and chilly. Operations normal. Interference at Anzio has been experienced at frequent intervals recently;having been at medium strength tho it has not seriously affected Operations. Fresh fried eggs for breakfast again this morning. 09 Thu. Weather fair. Operations normal. Pfc Stanley V. Pace, and Cpl Howard P. Gutman &Pfc Julius Fass (849th Signal Int. Service) were sent to Operation Shingle for the period of TD. Sgt George E. Stephenson and Cpl Philip E. Torson wereplaced on DS with Headquarters, XII Air Force per par. 4, SO #31, XII ASC, dated 1/3/44 for the purpose of appearing before the OCS Board for Judge Advocate General Department School. The recent picture, "His Butler's Sister,"starring Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone and Pat O'Brien was seen at the Wing theater. 10 Fri. Weather cloudy and unsettled. Operations normal. All available crews were - 132 - working on general policing of all lines. This is done every so often; bad conditions are found and repaired before they can develop into trouble, thus eliminating plenty of more serious trouble. Provision has been made for sending two additionalcomplete G.O. posts to Anzio by Sunday. The posts will report into the Ops room by radio. The Air Warners, basketball team of this organization, coached by Captain Leonard Feit, Battalion Athletic Officer and T/5 Virgil Guimendyesterday defeated the 526th Fighter Bombers with an impressive score of 41 to 15. The Air Warners have been twice defeated in previous games with the Fighter Bombers, thus yesterday's game was quiet a victory for us. Our team is gradually gaining quitea reputation, being at the present one of thefavorites in the PBS Basketball Tournement which is to be held next week, and in which event approximaely 175 teams will participate. The second edition of the organization newspaper, "Plothem" appeared today; as yet, one sheetnewspaper, which T/5 S. C. Katsenell, Pfc L. N. McNeil and Pvt C. C. Foreback have by their own initiative gathered enough information for, and haveprepared in their spare time. With the propercooperation from all personnel and with more contributions the paper should develop into a very interesting and newsy gossip sheet for the organization. 11 Sat. Weather fine. Operations normal. Reports from Anzio state that interference is still being experienced. A jeep has been equipped with a receiver and a DF antenna and is being sent back with F/O Gibbs for obtaining a bearing on interference. An air alert as sounded this morning at 0330 hours. The all clear was sounded a half-hour later. It was later learned that there had been two enemy planes, believed to be photo-reconnaissance. The picture "Lady of Burlesque" was seen at the Wing Theater. In as much as the sound was ratherbad and the picture was not understandable it proved most unsatisfactory. 12 Sun. Weather cloudy, and unsettled with rain. Normal operations. Arrangements are being made to organize a Sergeant's Club. 222 EM and 4 Officers of the 593rd Signal - 133 - Aircraft Battalion arrived and were assigned to thisorganization VOCG, Twelfth Air Force as anaugmentation. The augmentation arrived 1000 hours and will comprise the Ground Observer Company. 13 Mon. Weather fair. Operations normal. Very litle interference was experienced at Anzio last night. T/5 John H. Abrahamsen was killed at Anzio in action against the enemy during an air raid. A stage show with Bobby Gilchrist as MC waspresented at the Wing Theater by a unit of the U.S.O. Road Shows. 14 Tus. Weather fair; a little rain in the morning. Normal Operation. Captain Schiff and Captain Cunningham were out looking for the new Radar teams that are due to arrive soon. Gas masks were worn for a half-hour period from 1030 hours to 1100 hours. Two Officers and 222 EM of the 593rd Signal AW Bn. having arrived two days ago were assigned to the G.O. Company per par. 1, SO #15, this Headquarters, dated 14 March 1944. Captain Eldon E. Evans was reld from assignment to G.O. Company and was assigned to Hq. & Plot.Company per par. 2, SO #15, this Headquarters (Order Attached). Captain Evans was appointed Battalion S-2,primary duty; vice Captain William H. Frazier, Jr., reld, per par. 3, SO #15, this Headquarters. In addition to his other duties Captain Evans was appointed Battalion Special Service Officer; vice Captain Henry E. Cunningham; and BattalionCensorship Officer, vice 1st Lt. Gardner L. Friedlander. Captain Ralph M. Wright, one of the new Officers, was appointed to the Battalion Exchange Council in addition to his other duties per par. 5, SO #15, this Headquarters. The picture, "No Time for Love" was shown at the Wing Theater today. 15 Wed. Weather fair and cool. Operations normal. An air raid was experienced at approximately 0130 hours. Planes were heard overhead. A heavy Ack Ack barrage was sent up from all directions. The all clear was sounded at 0230 hours. - 134 - Bi-monthly physical inspection of personnel was made. The basketball team won two games in competition for the PBS Basketball Championship, with scores of 26 to 22 against WYOMING, and 32 to 22 against the Cardinals. 16 Thu. Weather fair. Normal operations. All trouble caused by yesterday's bombing has been temporarily cleared and permenant construction is under way to restore the circuits damaged. Changes in assignment between the variousCompanies within the Battalion took place SO #16, this Headquarters, this date. The order is attached. Our basketball team won another decisive victoryover the 526th, CLORADOR making the fifth victory toward the championship goal in the PBS BasketballTournment. The score is 41 to 26. The picture, "Wintertime," starring Sonja Henie was shone at the Wing Theater. 17 Fri. Weather fair. Operation normal. Slight interference is still being experienced at Anzio. Sgt. Earle R. Gerwits; Pfc Claron E. Fisher; and Pfc Banton C. Osborn were sent to the Island of Ventotone for a period of TD. T/4 Edward Cardenas was killed; and Pfc Glen K. Carden and Pfc Clarence L. Crabb were slightly wounded in action against the enemy at the AnzioBeachhead by fragments from a bomb which was dropped in their area. All three had been with theorganization from the time the organization was formed and were very well known and much liked by all. T/4 Cardenas had been previously wounded in action duing operations during the Salerno area and had at that time received the award of the Purple Heart. Our basketball team today was defeated in the semi-finals by the 385th Engineers, by an allColored team, in a contest which ended very closely with a score of 34 to 32. It was rather disappointing to be defeated in the semi-finals after having gone that far and proving our capability. The boys had all counted on going on acompetion with PBS, it would have meant a trip to Sicily and if they had met with success there then perhaps a vacation in Africa. In the contests that - 135 - were played the men did prove themselves thoughly capable by their cooperation and spirit, playing and defeated much more practiced and better teams. 18 Sat. Weather fair. Operations normal. The usual Saturday morning inspection ofequipment and quarters was made by Company Commanders at 1030 hours. The third issue of the publication, "Plothem", the organizaion newspaper was printed today. The sheet at present usually consists of a bit of editorial, a little about sports, a few jokes and usually an eye fetching picture of feminine curves drawn by Pvt McNeil, who seems to be the Battalion artist, of feminine charm. The work of these three men, T/5 Katzmrnell, Pfc McNeil, and Pvt Foreback is only to be admired. With very little other contributions from other sources, their efforts in their spare time they alone dig up the information and produce the paper, and make it very interesting too. Mr. Moran left this afternoon to go to ForwardOps., 64th Fighter Wing in connection with administrative matters there. 23 more Enlisted men were sent to Operations SHINGLE. The Red Cross girls were here in the area with doughnuts this evening. The picture, "A Guy Named Joe," was shown at the Wing theater. The picture, starring Spencer Tracyand Irene Dunne dealt with flying in the Pacific. The story was so presented that it had a humorus turn to it as well as the more serious side, of War. 19 Sun. Weather fair. Operations normal. Wire trouble was very light maintenance was required throughout the day. 20 Mon. Weather fair. Operations normal, Captain Cunningham is going on up to the area of Cassino to find a location for NEW YORK unit. The Sergeant's Club is in full swing now; abuilding has been found and requisitioned, and all that is left is to get it furnished. John Garfield w ith Eddie Foy, Jr., and Sheila Roger appeared at the Wing Theater as a presentationof NATOUSA Special Service in conjunction with the - 136 - U.S.O. It was fine, informal intertainment and everyone enjoyed the show very much. 21 Tus. Weather fair; turned to cloudy and rain with hail in the Afternoon. Captain Cunningham has located a fair LW site,however this site is still well within enemy gunfireso a station cannot be moved into it for a day or so. Gas Masks were worne by all personnel in area for the usual half-hour period, 1030 hours to 1100 hours. This seemes to be quite a week of intertainment; with the personal appearence of John Garfield yesterday Afternoon, there is a live show by the British EWSA organization scheduled for thisevening. In addition to the British show which was at the Wing Theater, the movie "Tornado" was shown in our gymnasium.An alert was sounded at 2020 hours; and the all clear sounded at 2040 hours. There was no enemy aircraft in the vicinity. The alert only interupted the movie which was continued later. 22 Wed. Weather fair. Operations normal. Twice this evening the Ack-Ack units stationed around this area had the more air raid conscious ones, who do not wait for siren to sound, scurrying to their fox holes by firing at what later turnedout to be a friendly plane; to quote Captain Long, "they didn't get him even tho he was friendly." 23 Thu. Weather cloudy with slight showers. The interferece at Anzio was weak andintermittent last night. Captain Bixby returned from Anzio last evening. The movie this evening was, "Is Everybody Happy", starring Red Lewis. Our movie program now consists of three pictures per week, which are certain, shown on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; in addition tothat we occasionally have a live show or another movie during the week. 24 Fri. Weather fair. Operations normal. A variety show by the U.S.O. was presented at theWing Theater by the NATOUSA Special Service Sectionthis Afternoon. The show was attended by all personnel not on duty. -137 - 25 Sat. Weather cloudy, unsettled. Operations normal. Captain Henry E. Cunningham,1st Lt. James W. Kearney and 13 EM proceeded to advance operations at Anzio. Captain Cunningham will replace Captain Guthrie for a week or so. Inspection of equipment and quarters was made by Company Commanders at 1030 hours. 26 Sun. Weather fair, but cold and windy. Operations normal. Plans are underway to place a D/F fixer on Mt. Croce, which is about 10 miles fromthe front lines. It is believed that the coverage at that point will be excellent, particularly overthe front lines, FM 1498 net was sent to proposed site and a test was made back to Frattamaggiore with that particulay set. The test was most successful. 27 Mon. Weather fair and warmer. Operations normal. Seven radar operators were sent up to Anzio today to replace operators that will be sent back for a rest. Personnel at Advanced Operations at Anzio are being rotated periodically for rest. An issue of the organizational paper, "Plotham" was published. 28 Tue. Weather fair. Operations normal. The picture for today was "H-ya Sailor," was shown at the Wing Theater. 29 Wed. Weather fair. Operations normal. Wire circuit diagrams were drawn up to date and will be distributed by the 1st Interference at Anzio was insignificant last night. A shortair raid alert was experienced from approximately 2000 hours to 2015 hours this evening. 30 Thu. Weather fair. Operations normal. Lt. West went to visit theHRU stations today to give them the Cryptographic material for the month. The usual monthly physical inspection of personnel was made. 1st Lt. Robert H. Buchanan was appointed Battalion Gas Officer in addition to his other duties; vice Captain Edward Balogh. The show, "The Gangs All Here" was seen at the Wing Theater. - 138 - 31 Fri. Weather fair. Operations normal. Circuit and traffic diagrams were distributed today. "The Iron Major," starring Pat O'Brien, afootball picture centering upon the life of Frank Cavanaugh, football coach, was shown in the school gymnasium this evening. The morale for the past period has been excellent. - 139 - HEADQUARTERS 582nd Signal AW Battalion APO 650 US Army 3 May 1944 314.7 SUBJECT: Historical Records TO : Commanding General, XII TAC, APO 374 US Army 1. Outline History of the 582nd Signal Aircraft WarningBattalion for the period 1 April 1944 to 30 April 1944. a. Present designation: 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, XII TAC. b. 11 Officers, 1 Warrant Officer and 172 EM. L.W.Personnel were assigned to the 64th Fighter Wing per SO #97,Headquarters, ASCMTO, dated 6 April 1944 and were furtherassigned to this organization per par 3, SO #55,Headquarters, 64th Fighter Wing, dated 6 April 1944 was anaugmentation to the L.W. Reporting Company of this organization. 6 Officers, 1 Warrant Officer and 142 EM SCR 270Platoons, were transferred into this organization from the594th Signal AW Battalion per par 7, SO #99, Headquarters,XII Fighter Command, dated 8 April 1944 to augment the Reporting Company of this organization. On the 21st of April 1944 2 Officers and 222 EM,Ground Observer Company, were transferred out to the G.O.Company of the 592nd Signal AW Battalion and were in turned placed on DS to us per 1st Ind., Headquarters, Twelfth AirForce, dated 15 April 1944, file Sig-XAC-DDH-Z, to CG, XIIASC Adv, and SO #21, this Headquarters, dated 21 April 1944. c. Strength Commisioned and Enlisted: Beginning of Period ( 49 Officers ( 1 WO (879 EM Increase for the Month ( 16 Officers ( 3 WO ( 94 EM Net total at end of Month ( 65 Oficers ( 4 WO (973 EM Attached British ( 27 Officers (513 EM - 140 - d. No change e. None f. No change g. No change h. No change. i. Pfc Julius Fass, Det. "D" 849th SignalIntelligence Service and attached to this organization waskilled in an automobile accident at Anzio on the 6th of April1944. j. Captain Leonard Feit, assistant Battalion Surgeon,received the award of the Silver Star for having exhibited,under enemy action, and without regard of his personalsafety, heriosm above and beyond the call of duty during action in the Sicilian Campaign. T/5 Chritopher O. Wood was awarded the PurpleHeart for wounds received in action against the enemy on the Anzio Beachhead on the 28th of March 944. Pfc Glen K. Carden received the award of thePurple Heart for wounds received in action against an enemyon the Anzio Beachhead on 28th of March 1944. 1st Lt. Albert Virili and Pfc Joseph Gustein wereawarded the Purple Heart for wounds received as a direct result of enemy action in the African Campaign. k. None 2. Inclosed is War Diary, 582nd Signal Aircraft WarningBattalion, for the period 1 April 1944 to 30 April 1944. For the Commanding Officer: s/Gardner L. Friedlander GARDNER L. FRIEDLANDER 1st Lt., Signal Corps Adjutant - 141 - War Diary, 582nd Signal AW Battalion Frattamaggiore, Italy APO 650 US Army Month of April 01 Sat Weather fair. Oprations normal. The usual Saturday inspection of equipment and quarters was made by the Company Commanders at 1030 hours. 02 Sun Weather fair. Operations continued normal. Captain Schiff is at OKLAHOMA Radar Unit checking a 50 watt FrequencyModulated Radio telephony set for Plotting, insteadof using an SCR 188 (W/T). First indications seem to be encouraging but more work will have to be done before any conclusion can be drawn is also investigating the interference to Radar sets which is sometimes encountered when using FM Radio Sets. T/5 Christopher O. Wood was awarded the PurpleHeart per GO #44, Hq., 56th Evacuation Hospital, dated 2/4/44 for wounds received in action against the enemy at Anzio beach-head on the 28th of March 1944. 03 Mon Weather fair and warm. Twelve Radar operators and mechanics were sent to Anzio today as replacements. WYOMING Unit is moving to a new location tomorrow Morning; from this newlocation they should give fair coverage over the Casino area. Radar navigational tests which were to be run at the British AMES. Unit AMES 886 this Morning had to be cancelled because the Bomber filled with special gear was taken out, probably for a joy ride. Now that the weather has become more favorable, softball schedule has been arranged and teams of all sections have been picked. The volleyball schedule is still being adhered to, of two hours exercise for all personnel each week. 04 Tue Weather fair. Captain Gutherie spent the Afternoon looking for a new location for NEW YORK Unit along the front, but only a poor site was located. He will be out again tomorrow to try to find something better."What a Woman," a picture staring Rosaline Russell & Brian Aherne was shown at the Wing Theater. - 142 - 05 Wed Weather fair. Due to a faulty transmitter, Grubstake at the Anzio beach-head, was off the air for five hours this Morning. Work is still in progress on a trailer for the Tactical receivers; work on the trailer should be completed in a few more days. Aconference on communications was held in the SignalOffice and was attended by members of the Radarsections. A U.S.O. show was presented at the Wing Theater by the NATOUSA Special Service Section. 06 Thu Weather fair. Operations normal. Three more tentative sites have been chosen for SCR 527s. WYOMING Radar Unit was moved, but not to the location which wasintended to be used. 11 Officers, 1 Warrant Officer and 172 Enlisted Men having been assigned to Headquarters, 64th Fighter Wing per par 21, SO #97, Hq., ASCMTO, dtd 6 April 1944 were further assigned to this organization per par 3, SO #55, Hq., 64th Fighter Wing, dtd 6/4/44, and was assigned to L.W.Reporting Company within the Battalion was placed on DS to the 593rd Signal AW Battalion per Ltr., Orders, dated 6/4/44, this Headquarters. Pfc Julius Fass of Det. "D", 849th Signal Intelligence Service (attached) was killed in an autoobile accident at Anzio. Softball was begun today on the newly fixedup field, just beyond the British Tank carrying outfit. Games will be played between the various sections per schedule, which has been made up; gamesto be played at 1330 hours daily. Captain Feit, the Athletic Officer has hopes of entering a team in the P.B.S. soft-ball tourney. We hope it does as well as the basketball team did. The movie, "Arsenic and Old Lace" was shown at the Wing Theater. 07 Fri Weather fair. Operations normal. Captain Blough spent the day with Captain Wright of the Ground Observer Company locating positions for the Ground Observer posts. Pfc Glen K. Garden as awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action against the enemy nearAnzio beach-head on 17 March 1944, per GO #44, Hq., 56th Evacuation Hospital, dtd 2 April 1944; T/5 Christopher O. Wood was also awarded the PurpleHeart per GO #44, Hq., 56th Evacuation Hospital, dated 2 April 1944 for wounds received in action - 143 - against the enemy near Anzio beach-head on the 28th of March 1944. 08 Sat Weather fair. Orperations normal. In a conference with the Bell Lab. Engineers the Radar section was represented by Captains Schiff, Balogh and Bixby. Although the conference was confined chiefly to HF and VHF communication a great deal was learned about antenna systems and wave propogation which apply to Radar.20 EM of the Ground Observer Company were sent on DS with Relay Station Number One to Teano. 6 Officers, 1 Warrant Officer and 142 EM were asgd from the 594th Signal AW Battalion to this organization per par, 7, SO #99, XII Fighter Command, dated 8 April 1944, and were further assigned to Reporting Company of this organization. For the evening's entertainment, the picture"Jane Eyre" was shown at the Wing Theater. Thesound though was very bad and another showing will be attempted. 09 Sun Weather cloudy, turning into a slight consistent drizzle. NEW YORK Radar was closed down at 2400 hours lastnight and was moved; no contact has been established by W/T as yet. Captain Balogh has been out in the field with the Ground Observers today. 1st Lt. Maxwell D. Rhodes and 1st Lt. Edward M.Barrett were sent to Grubstake, Ops #2, for participation in Operation Shingle. 10 Mom Weather fair. All circuits on the Rome pole line were out for a short time today, but the trouble was found andquickly cleared. NEW YORK Radar Unit reported intoday from their new location. Work has been completed on the radio receiver trailer and it is ready for operation. Captain Balogh was out again this afternoon getting the Ground Observers started; nine posts have been located and communication has been established with all of them. 11 Officers and 172 EM arrived and joined the organizaton today. Red Cross Girls arrived at 1930 hours with doughnuts and were distributed; the cooks had also prepared coffee beforehand. A bit of musical entertainment, of the hill-billy variety, was staged by a few G.I.s who had accompanied the Girls. - 144 - sextet composed of Men from the new G.O. Company sang a few novelty tunes. Pvt Robert M. McFall of the new G.O. Company and newly arrived from the States who acted as Master of Ceremonies was veryamusing. The turnout this Evening for the affair was noticeably greater than that of any previous Red Cross entertainment; everybody seemed to have a very good time too. 11 Tue Weather fair. Operations normal. Additional personnel were sent to "Shingle" operations to relieve some ofthose there. In the evening the picture, "Intermezzo," staring Leslie Howard was shown at the Wing Theater. 12 Wed Weather fair. Operations normal. All stations are operating properly. Lt. Temple went to Venafro today to check the progress of the new construction in that area. Captain Blogh went out on an inspection tour of the Ground Observers. 13 Thu Weather fair. Operations continued normal. The Officers and Men of the new Detachment which arrived several days ago and went out to the LW stations today. Captain Guthrie took Colonel Lee on a tour of the stations. Captain Balogh is still out with the GroundObservers. A plan for netting of stations is beingstarted. The GCI will be used as the basis of the net with LWs feeding them. All of the VHF channels are operating in a normal manner. This evening the picture, "Jane Eyre" was reshown at the Wing Theater; the sound system has been repaired and there is a marked improvement now. 14 Fri Weather fair. Operations are normal. A show entitled, "Foxhole Capers" composed of personnel of this organization, chiefly Men of the new G.O. Company, was staged at the Wing Special Service Theater this evening. The show was carried thru surprisingly well and was enjoyed immensely by everyone. 15 Sat Weather fair. Normal Operations. Arrangements were made to send up a new M18 power plant for ARIZONA tomorrow Morning. - 145 - The usual inspection of all equipmeent and quarters was made by Company Commanders at 1030hours; emphasis was placed on mosquito bars which are all supposed to be up now. An air raid alert was experienced early this Morning at approximately 0500 hours which lasted for about 45 minutes. The picture, "Air Force" was the Wing Special Service presentation this evening. 16 Sun Weather fair. A plan was drawn up for the arrangement of the Radar locations and communications which is being studied by the Filter Officers at present. Captain Wallace L. Bixby and Pvt Charles W. Bigley were to go to Grubstake for participation inOperation Shingle today, but Captain Bixby couldn't get a boat today, he will leave tomorrow. WOJG Edwin W. Moran went to Grubstake inconnection with adminisrative matters of the organization. Captain George W. Treese (Chaplain) was appointed Graves Registration Officer in addition to his other duties. 17 Mon Weather fair. Operations normal. Captain Guthrie is in the Isernia area trying to find a site for KANSAS Unit that will not have any ground reflection. Lt. Temple went to Venafro to check circuits and site into which circuits will be run. All Men having rifles in their possession were taken to the firing range this Morning for practice firing. Those with Thompson Sub-Machine guns went to the range in the afternoon. Others will go tomorrow. 18 Tue Weather fair. Operations nomal. The Ground Observers are having success in communications during daylight hours, but are encountering some difficuties at night. Gas Masks were worn by all personnel from 1030 hours to 1100 hours for the customary half-hour drill period each Tuesday. A picture on Venereal Disease and on Malaria and its control was shown at the Wing Theatre in the morning and Afternoon. Captain Wallace L. Bixby was appointed Investigating Officer for the organization per SO 20, this Headqurters, this - 146 - date, to investigate and report upon all accidents and incidents referred to him by this Headquarters. 21 Enlisted Men were brought in from the various Radar Units and were sent to the Forward Ops. 19 Wed Weather fair. KANSAS Unit moved to a new location and is about 1000 feet high; this is to be one of the experimental sites that is not to use the ground reflected ray. They are reporting by W/T and are expected to cover the Cassino area. No suitable site has been found for ALABAMA Unit as yet, but a search is still being carried on. The Ground Observer mechanics have successfully devised a method whereby the received signals of the HF SCR- 584 is fed to an SCR 609 (509) radio set andretransmitted by FM. It has possibilities under certain conditions to speed up Plotting, but is not recommended for present use. 20 Thu Weather fair. Arrangement are being made for new equipment and personnel for an Ops 3, OKLAHOMA Unit has shut downOperations and will be coming in to Headquarters pending a further move. NEW YORK Unit was moved to a site occupied by OTTAWA and will take over their function. 6 Officers, 1 Warrant Officer and 141 EM arrived and joined the organization, and were further assigned to the Reporting Company and placed on DS to the 593rd Signal AW Battalion for rations only per par 1, Ltr., Subject: Orders, Hq., this Bn., dated 21/4/44. The picture, "Flesh and Fantasy" was shown at the Wing Theater. 21 Fri Weather fair. Captain Ralph M. Wright, Commanding, 1st Lt. Otto O. Kopf and 222 EM of the Ground Observer Company was transferred to the G.O. Company of the 592ndSignal AW Battalion and were placed on DS to us per SO #21, this Headquarters, dated 21/4/44, & 1st Ind., Hq., Twelfth Air Force, dated 15/4/44, file Sig-XAG-DDH-Z, to CG, XII ASC Adv. An air raid alert was experienced at approximately 2145 hours, lasting about a half-hour. - 147 - 22 Sat Weather fair. All stations are operating normally. MICHIGAN Unit came in and is not operational. On today's inspection of equipment and quarters the firearms were very throughly inspected, after having been fired on the range during the week. The picture, "Casanova of Burlesque", staring Joe E. Brown was shown at the Wing Theatre this evening. 23 Sun Weather fair, but pretty windy and much cooler. Operations normal. Jamming was heavy at Anzio again last night. Captain Bixby is on the way back from Anzio. MICHIGAN Unit came in today, and ALABAMA will be in tomorrow, not operational. The LWs which are in at the present time are not needed in the field and are being trained in the operation of SCR 584. Captain Long, Battalion Executive Officer, is Major Long now. Official notification of the promotion to Major of Captain Harold R. Long andCaptain Ben C. Ross, Surgeon, effective 30th of March and the 1st of April respecively, was received today. 24 Mon Weather fair. Captain Bixby started today to prepare 3 SCR 584's for operational use; they should be ready to go into the field in about two weeks. An air raid was experienced which lasted from 2115 to approximately 2230 hours. Heavy Ack-Ackbarrage was sent up at the enemy aircraft. Flares dropped, seemed to be almost directly over the area. Judging from the sound of bombs that were dropped the explosions seemed to be pretty close. 25 Tue Weather fair. Operations continued normal. Captain Frazier, of L.W. Reporting Company, is reorganizing the teams sothat there will be twenty-eight Men on each 584.The second Platoon of Ground Observers has been fitted and are preparing to relieve the first Platoon now on the 5th Army front. Tomorrow the second Platoon Relay and two of the posts will go out. The succeeding day the rest of the second Platoon will go into the field. All of the first Platoon will then come into Headquarters pending a further move. The picture, "Lets Face It," a rather silly comedy, starring Bob Hope and Betty Hutton was the Wing's Special Service presentation this evening. - 148 - 26 Wed Weather cool and cloudy with rain all day. Operations are normal. Work on a new switchboard van is being rushed as much as possible. Due to heavy Plotting in cetain sectors and inter Radar interference, the station of the new stations that have gone into the field will be limited to sectors. 27 Thu Weather fair and cool. Operations are continued normal. A conference was held this Morning to discuss the improvement ofthe Radar and Filter Room situation. Equipment hasbeen installed for training Filter Room personnel. Standard operating procedure for fixed Filter Room was put into effect 0700 hours today. 28 Fri Weather fair. Normal operation. Captain Balogh has gone to Anzio to locate the new Ground Observer Section. 29 Sat Weather fair. A complete change has been made in the Filter and Ops room and it is believed that it will work very well. Captain Guthrie was out looking for a suitable site for an SCR 584. The pictue, "Old Oklahoma," was shown at the Wing Theatre. 30 Sun Weather fair, and cold. Normal operations. Arrangements are being made to send switchboard operators to Corsica. The Purple Heart was awarded 1st Lt. AlbertVirili and Pfc Joseph Gustein for wounds received as s direct result of enemy action in the African Campaign; the award was made per GO #2, this Headquarters, dated 30/4/44. The morale of the organization has been very good thruout the period. - 149 - P L O T H A M ------------------------------------------------------------- HEADQUARTERS & PLOTTING COMPANY ------------------------------------------------------------- THE STAFF HEARD AND SEENS C. Katzenell EDITOR "What's this contoversy about L.H. McNiel ASSOCIATE EDITOR| spam?" quers Pfc Pilcher.R.H. Archer MAKE-UP EDITOR| "When I'm hungry, I can eat spam, ham, or jam."...... EDITORIAL You have heard of G.IsMen, this is the baseball crashing the short arm line? season, so warm up your soap | Well, we didn't until thebones, and prepare for the other day..We were sweatingapproaching games. The out the short arm line whenAthletic Department is two prominent members of theorganizing a softball league, | Plotting Section, T/5 Romineand would like to have a and Pfc LeBlanc cut in frontrepresentive from each of us..They were certainly section, such as, Plotters, anxious about something..TheyRadio, Headquarters, and Radar certainly play cassino with aparticipating. A diamond has bang in these parts..You havebeen erected about 100 yards, the song, "Smoke Gets in yourpast the British Tank Carrying Eyes", but you haven't heardoutfit, and it is a pretty of "soap gets in your eyes",good field, considering the this song was originated inground available. Gloves are | the shower room by one Pvtstill scarce, so if you have Van Slyte, the kid from theany, please turn them over to twin cities..A bunch of boys the Athletic Department were talking about what wasThe Chaplain has some books, going to do when the get and magazines available at this home. Sgt Hutton said: "whenoffice, but he is til I get home, I'm going to myseeking contributions. If you bedroom and lie down on myhave any books and magazines innerspring mattress to seeyou have read, please take how it feels, then I'm goingthem to the Chaplain's office to place several blankets onand everyone will appreciate the floor and go to sleep for it no little a week..A friend passedThe Plotham can use articles. Robert Benchley's table atIf you have any contributions the Mocabo several weeks backfor the cause kindly place and saw him drinking some ginthem in the "Plotham Box" on and someone said, "Don't youthe third floor. Poems, know that stuff kills you?",snappy stories and good jokes he says with a voice full of will be duly appreciated disapproval. Bob looked at After all, this us your paper his wide-eyed and answered "I am in no hurry".... Lana Turner's baby daughter was six months old last week and Lana laughing said,I - 150 - "Igave her half a cake and her writer: Talk to anyone whofirst corsage of flowers..Pvt played around the AmericanGirard, who cleans out the league between 1910-19, andshower room likes to be usually he'll get around to called, "SUPERINTENDENT OF saying "Ty Cobb was theSANITATION"....Several G.I.s greatest batter who; everhave been discharged from the ] lived, but Joe Jackson was aArmy for Psychoneurosis.... batter who hit the pitch as Psychoneurosis means odd it came. Cobb himself hasbehavior; Believing your way said Jackson was the greatestof living and thinking is natural batter and Ty had toright, though different from make some of his greatestothers..We have a lot of those averages to flag Joe out ofguys right in this Battalion the batting championship andincluding the writer....Cpl this speaker is another whoSchlosser, the boy from agrees on Jackson. Two otherChicago, tells this one: The votes were cast for JacksonChicago Bar Association by Ed Walsh and Joe Benz,recently received a card from ancient White Sox pitchersa preacher offering his they appear before the recentservices as a speaker. He old timers dinner. Theydescribed himself as a lawyer pitched to Jackson, and theywho became a Christian"..Sign had him behind them so knewin a University of Chicago the man from all sides. "YouLaboratory: Woman first never could pitch to Joe,"tempted man to eat-He took to | exlained Walsh. "You'd foul drinking of his own accord him with a pitch, and if you"T/5 Doming still gets a kick | threw it right back, he'd hitabout the crack Bob Hope made the ball right down yoursome time ago. Here it is: throat."Remember when Dorthy Lamour | "There's one like him playingcame out on the screen in her today," continued Walsh.sarong--How quiet it was?" You| "Know who He is?" "Sure Ted could hear the soldiers Williams," replied,--Benz?waiting for a pin to drop." "Right," said Walsh. "He reminds me of Jackson when-ever I see him at bat, He hasDISPLAYING UNCANNY ACCURACY, the same natual swing: He'llThe Enlisted Men romper all hit anything. If the Warover the Officers in a volley | hadn't come along, or if Heball the other day, winning gets back before He's been five straight games. Seeking | out too long, I thinkrevenge, the Officers will Williams may break Babehold daily practice sessions Ruths' home run record, atand will chalenge the GI's to least, I think he has thea return engagement. The best chance of anyone aroundOfficers are sure they will today. I wish Jacksonturn the tabes on the next could've batted against the occasion. Writes Francis lively ball they had through Powers, well known sports the 20's, he'd have made some records they'd be shooting at - 151 - it no concern of mine, Butfor years. Lajoie, and leave it all with love Jackson-they culd hit a ball divine.harder than any man I ever No ill can come but He can be saw sure His words doth all of MOVIES good insure: He'll sue meHere's a brief review of some though the journeys length,of the movies that probably For daily need give daily will be reaching this location strength, 'tis thus I fortify in the near future my heart and thus do fear and THE CROSS OF LORAINE---dread depart.Two French soldiers escape The sun may shed no light byfrom a German prison camp, day nor stars at night illume return to kindle a flame of my way, My soul shall stillrebellion, which sweeps across know my affright,France. Starring Pierre Since God is all my life andAumont (French Actor), Peter light. Though all theLorre, and Gene Kelly. earthly lamps glow dim HePrincess O'Rourke--Olvia De walks in light who walks withHavilland is a European him.Princess who discovers; Love O year untried, thou hast foris thcked than a little when me Naught but my fathers eyeshe meets Robert Cummings, an may see; Nor cast thou bring American Pilot. Also in the me loss or gain; Oh health or picture are Jack Carson, and sickness, ease or pain;Charles Coburn. But welcome messenger shallNORTH STAR--Tale of courage in| prove. From him whose name toa Russian village under Nazi me is love.invasion, Walter Huston, JaneWithers, Dana Andrews and Erich Von Stroheim are starred. LETS FACE IT--Three neglected wives hire three G.I.'s from a|nearby camp to make their play boy husbands jealous..Bob Hope and Betty Hutton carry off the homors. SWEET ROSIE O'GRADY-- Is astory of an ex-burlesque queen|in the naughty eighties, istailored to fit the curves of |lovely Betty Grable. THE UNTRIED YEAR A year untried before me lies, What it will bring of strange surprise? Of joy or grief, I cannot tell, But God, my Father, knoweth well, I make - 152 - P L O T H A M ------------------------------------------------------------- *********** HEADQUARTERS & PLOTTING COMPANY************ ------------------------------------------------------------- THE STAFF |S.C. KatzenellEDITOR|L.H. McNiel ASSOCIATE EDITOR R.H. Archer MAKE-UP EDITOR EDITORIALThere has been several Longfellow was born incomplaints about fellows in Portland, Maine, while histhis Battalion neglecting to parents were traveling on thewrite home. Men, can't you continent. He made many fastrealize your family wories friends; among his fastwhen they fail to receive friends were Alice and Phoebeletters with regularity. They Cary..A certain Staffthink something terrible has Sergeant, was seen byhappen to you. No matter how | operative number two givingblue you feel, always write a rare gift (rare this neckcheerful letter home. You of the woods anyhow) to asee, your Mother, Dad, wife lively eyetic miss..Technicianand sweetheart are sweating fifth grade Ferdinand Hosslerthe War out as much as you cracks loud and wise:are, although they are a few Etiquette is little things thousand miles away from the you do that you don't want tobattle front. Every night Teddy Poplawski, Tech Cpl. ofthey pray for peace so their radio section, sees manydear one can come home and changes in the States afterlive a normal life once more. | the War....He predicts thatEvery time a door bell rings | woman will play Major Leagueor a letter arrives, their Baseball and that men willheart beats fast, as they are | patronize beauty parlors.... hoping against hope that it is| A WAC said that the Manhattangood news and not bad news. Island was bought for $24They work long and hard, and from the Indians, and now Inever complain, so be fair to | bet you can't buy for $1000 your Dad, Mother and Latitude tells you how hot sweetheart you are, and Longitude how cold you are, claims Sgt. ========================================== HEARD AND SEEN Liero ...The Editor of the T/5 Mack Lebow, who makes his Plotham was caught red handedhome in Tenn, in normal times, as he tried to crash the chow is quite a wit..He says that a| line. After more than twocensor taker is a man who years in the Army, We found travels from house to house the most successful chow lineincreasing the population.. A crasher is the fellow whoyouthful G.I., fresh out of strikes up a conversationschool, wrote in a recent with the leading man in lineexam: Henry Wadsworth and when the chow bell rings - 153 -he jumps in front of the "probation" came back.....leading man. Of course the John Paulo said, When are you No. 1 man is sore about it, going to use my name in the but what can he do..The "Plotham"?...John Paulo okay crasher has his food and is Joe..It is spring time in the seated in the Mess Hall before Rockies, but it is Atabrine the leading man finds out that time here. he has been tricked..One of QUIZ TIME the neatest tricks we have War brides..Why are RAFseen was the time a lad slid Pilots dropping crates of his fork in the front of the homing pigeons over Nazi-chow line just as it started occupied territory? to move and ran where his fork| Underground patriots recover landed and picked it up and the pigeon crates, use themoved with the line.... A boy| birds to transmitt messagesactually wrote the following and information on German short composition in school: troop movements to the Allies My fathers early life was TURKEY BONES-why were hard, as he had a step father Britishers asked to save who owened a butcher shop. At| their Christmas turkey bones? five he was up, and in the To produce enough cordite (a slaughter house killing some smokeless powder) for 8,000 meat-bearing animals. He was antiaircraft shells!about fifteen when he sold NO GAS? Has rationing put the meat from a wagon and a girl American gas station out of used to ask him for a piece of| business?..No Of thebaloney which later proves to 400,000 retail outlets at the be my Mother...beginning of '42, 332,000 are They say music hath charms to still going. soothe the savage beast, but I G.I. SUNDAY..what is GI noticed it had any effect on Sunday?...In the South me---Hitler...a lyric is Pacific. Japs have had thesomething written to be sung habit of staging Sunday raids by a liar...Will Rogers led hoping to catch our Men off the settlers in Rhode Island.. guard. So Services are now Childen to eat. Climate held on other days of the lasts all the time, but week. The day on which weather only a few days...The Services are held any givenchief product of Hawaiian Unit is known as GI Sunday...Islands is rain fall..T/5 NEW DRIVE..What War fund Donald Thompson, two farms campaign to which we should many acres of land in Iowa in all contribute heavily peace time, recalls the time happens Wednesday..The when one of his school mates American Red Cross drive..Its said that the plural of ox is goal is $200,000,000.oxen... AMPHIBIOUS LINGO..If Several G.I.'s were discussing amphibious trucks are calledthe evils of whiskey when one ducks, what are Buffaloes and smart lad snaped: I believe it Alligatoes?.. Buffaloes are would be a good thing if amphibious troop-carying tractors. - 154 - NAVY CINEMAS...With limited GIBSON WAS FIRST space on the ship, how does George Gibson was first, the the Navy arrange for all the old Pirate toiled in 140 in crews to see movies. Men are 1908, labored through the located in small groups in astonishing total of 150 in various parts of the ship and '09, added 143 more in '10. as soon as a reel is finished In '15, Poncho Snyder, then in one part, it is rushed to of the Cardials, became the another group for a repeat. second Senior Leader to join the 140 Club, getting in 142. SPORTS It was not until 13 years (Harry Grayson, well known later that Jimmy Wilson said, spots writer, wrote one of "Move Over," after splitting the best pieces on the 140 between the Phillies and catching department to come Cards. Gus Mancuso became out of the training camps. We the fourth when he did the think you will appreciate the | receiving in 142 for the story. Here 'tis: World Champaignship girds in '35.Merv Shea, retuning to the Catching has been just asmajors this Spring with the ardous in the American Phillies, who tagged catching League. A quick look at the paraphernalia the tools of record reveals no more than ignorance. Shea didn't mean five additional members of that backstops were dummies. the 140 Club. They are Ray One doesn't get very far Schalk, Luke Sewell, Rick unless he is quick on the Ferrell, Rollie Hemsley and trigger. It was merely Shea's Bill Dickey. Cracker Schalk way of saying that squatting snatched he pitches of White behind the bat was the Sox slingers of '17 in 140 toughest and most hazardous starts, moved up to 151 after job in the game. a couple of them had become Ray Coleman Mueller of the Black Sox in '20, carried on Reds last season donned his in 142 in '22. Sewell called war togs in 140 games, finished the pitches in 141 games in the campain with an unbroken helping the Senators to flos string of '62. He worked in flag in '33, as Forell both ends of 24 twin bills, called he shots in 140 gamesmissed just three engagements for the Browns and Red Sox. all the way along the route. Rollicking rollic Hemsley his 4F--bad stomach. caught 144 games for the How remarkable this is, Browns and every inning on especially in these days of the all star game of '35. innunerable doubleheaders and Dickey, an iron Man over the night ball, is made evident by years, was in 140 for the the fact that Ray Mueller is Yankees of '37. the only fifth catcher in the WAS EASIER THENlong history of the Natonal Mickey coch and did plenty League to catch as many as 140 of catching for the Athletics games in a season. and tigers, but 139 games - 155 - was most towering effort in one grind--with the A's of '52. With all respect to Gibson, the most remains that in hisera it was easier for a catcher to roll up a record in service. The game was then played entirely in the sunshine and with some degreeof regularity Mueller lastfall caught both ends after |twilight bargain card against the Braves, Sept 25, andworked through a double-headeragainst the same Club the following afternoon. The Redlegs won all four, and Rayhandled his pitchers so cleverly that the Braves scored only once in the set.Mueller worked out for his marathon job in the Nationalby catching 164 games for the Sacramento to club in'42.Only as outstanding catchergets in 140 games. To perform that feat a Backstop has to know how to handle himself. Clowns get hurt. - 156 - P L O T H A M ------------------------------------------------------------- ******** HEADQUARTERS & PLOTTING COMPANY ******** ------------------------------------------------------------ THE STAFF: willies. "You know I hailS.C. Katzenell, Editor from Bridgeport, Conn., where L.H. McNiel, Associate Editor seafood is at is best". I can R.H. Archer, Make up Editor taste those broiled lobsters how delicious beyond words. EDITORIAL We have some wonderful mealsOrchids to the Medical Depart back home. How do you likement especially Sgt.Kurtz, for| this menu? Breakfast-tomato the splendid job of erecting juice, fried ham and eggs,the shower, and the water hot rolls and coffee.spigot outside of the shower Lunchen-broied lobster,room. With the water shedded lettuce, freshspigot functioning outside of dressing, celery hearts, theshower room, the previous gingerbread and hot coffee.congestion to the shower room Dinner-T-bone steak smotheredis no more. Before the spigot| with mushroom sauce, Frenchwas installed, no one could fried potatoes, strawberrytake a shower without helmet short cake with whipped creamcarrying GI's crashing in and home baked bread and either knocking the boys in their lemon ade or hot coffee...birthday suits all over the Pfc Urmetz, the Clevelandshower room. flash, says the ClevelandWe know that every member of Indians will win the pennantthis Battalion appreciates the this current season. Hisshower, so lets help keep the reason is that the Indiansshower room clean. Keep all are picked to finish fourthnewspapers, and cigarette and they always make bums outbutts out of the room, and for of the dopestes by doing thegoodness sake, when you have opposite...First Sergeantfinished taking your shower, Ulovitz, rabid Yankee fan,gather up your old socks, and says Urmetz is full of picks. take them with you. He claims the Yanks will win No one wants your old socks. the flag with their handsThe Plotham can still use news| down...A G.I. was asked howitems of various descriptions, many Wars were waged againstso if you have something worth Spain? He promptly answered,printing, drop it in the six. The instrutcor told him "Plotham Box" on the third to enumerate them. The G.I. floor. brightly said: One, Two, HEARD AND SEEN Three, four, five, six...Pvt. "Boy, I'd give all my wealth Walter Steinfurth says: "Thatto be back home sittng down at Buddha is worshipped chieflymy table, and eating that good in Budda Pest...Sgt. Buckole New England seafood. Sgt Pearson cracks: Medieval Wilbur Morgan said today while commerce was carried on digging into his plate of corn| chiefly in Vienna. She sent - 157 - sailors all over the world....even start a game, so Dewey,T/5 Smith of the Baltimore Wisconsin, So Dewey theSmiths, maintains that nation, which makes us thinkBaltimore will be the most Wilkie found in Wisconsin hissports minded city in the brow a bit Dewey...SomeStates after the War... He soldiers are becomingsays that the monumental city concerned over the womenright now sponsors more front at home.bowling league (Duckpin-Leagues) than any other city SPORTSin the South. T/5 Bernie Maryland sports writers wereShea, hard working ration pretty hardup for newsclerk, predicts bigger and several weeks back, so theybetter canned meat and gathered and selected an all- vegetable stew for the fourth time star baseball team.coming season. R.H. Archer, Picked from former andmake-up editor of the Plotham, present major league stars.says one of the G.I.'s thought The Maryland aggreationthat Robinson Caruso was a contains slugging power asgreat singer who lived on an exemplified by Babe Ruth, andIsland...One of these days a pitching excellency asmember of this organization is formerly practiced by leftygoing to come up to me and Greve.say: "Sgt. George, you Here's the team: Ruth, rightcertainly had a darn good meal field; Charlie Keller, centertoday, and I will faint right field; Bill Nicholson, leftaway. So, fellows please field; Jimmy Fox, first base;don't thank me for a good Fritz Maisel, shortstop; Babemeal. You see, I have a weak Phelps, catcher, and Grove, heart"...Pvt "Major Hoople" pitcher. Honorable mentionLowry, tells the boys, that is Bill Werber, Joe Kelley,the Mother of the paper doll Jack Bentley. Eddie Rommel,is an old bag...Pvt. Meister Johnny Neun, Chick Fewster,claims Ohio is the most Dick Porter, Jake Flowers,beautiful State in the Union.. and Buck Herzog.Meister celebrated his Remember "Chuck" Klein, great thirthy-ninth birthday the Philadelphia Phillyother day...an ox is a cow who ourfielder? He's the guy whocan't have babies...Imports blasted the devil out of theare ports that are far inland. Phillies' fence with hisThe United States are mostly powerful blows a couple of populated by people...Candy is years ago. Well, the 38 yearmade to eat.. The feminine of old slugger, is making strongbachelor is lady in waiting...bid for a comeback this year. Charlie Chaplains female Reports from the Philly' camp jurors obviously like the Mann| say that Klein is driving the Act. old apple far and wide in THE POTENTIAL CANDIDATE practice sessions. DuringThat man Dewey, his name has his heyday, Chuck wasreal possibiities. We can considered one of the most - 158 - dangerous sluggers in the and character. It demandsNational League. Klein each player to be skilled infigures he can play in 75 sport with characters games if his legs hold up. charged with the development"Doc" Bruce, Philly trainer, the spirit of co-operation,says when a man reaches which makes it a favoritethirty-five, his legs can't game, thus developing all-stand the gap with a man in around rather than highlyhis twentys. So "Doc" has a specialized ability. rub-down after each game and Naismith's invention of plenty of rest. basketball was a very *BASKETBALL*--GREATEST successful attempt to create INDOOR SPORT a game that would fill theHosisers have come to regard same place during the winterbasketball as prinarly an season that baseball andIndiana sport and while it is football fill in summer andtrue that more youngsters per autumn. A first requirementcapita are engaged in the high to be met was that the gameschool tournaments than in any would be played indoors.other state, and possibly in Second, it must be attractivethe aggregate as well, it enough to hold the interestoriginated at Springfield, of the players. Third, itMass., and had its inception could have little remenant ofas a part of the reserch work roughness of football,of the Y.M.C.A. college in accordingly, tackling,that city. The inventor of interference and holding withbasketball was James Naismith, arms and hands were pre-an instructor of that school hibited and no player wasand the first game was played allows to kick the ball orby students under his strike it with his fist. direction in 1891. It is a game played by twoBasketball spread throughout teams of five men each orthe world. The Y.M.C.A. five women each, in asecretaries took it as a phase gymnasium or other largeof their athletiic work to room. Its essentialmany Countries, as Gaily and characteristic in the effort Exer in China and Goodline in of each of the teams to passSyria also aided in its the ball through a goal atspread. It reached Panama by the court behind the through the builders of the canal, team. while American soldiers took Basketball enjoys the bright-it to the Philippines, England est reputation of any sport.France, Germany, and in the There has never been acurrent War to India, China, scandal connected with the Australia, New Zeland, game or even an intimation of Greenland, Ireland, North all the long years of Africa, Sicily, and Iran. tournement play by any player It is a game demanding a high atempted to throw a game for degree of accuracy, judgement, personnel gain. One of the individual skill, self-control| reasons for the immense - 159 -] popularity of high school little brother pointing to a huskybasketball in Indiana and| youth, Thomas Lee Collett, 18, whoother states has been the stood at her side. "My littlehighly competitive spirit brother and Castle got in anand sportmanship argument and I was just helpingdisplayed by the players | out.and the loyal support of Judge McGarry ordered a continuance student bodies and of the case for later date, andresidents of the various released Mrs. Saylor on $1000 communities represented | bond. by the competing teams...........TO A LONDON LASSIE WHAT'S HAPPENING BACK IN Hi here, London Lassie mine! THE STATES I say! Please drop a chap a line. CHICAGO: If I don't get some mail soon,The reason that prompted Might just as well be Danny BooneMrs, Pauline Saylor, 25 They get me up here duckin' lead,years old, to bite off a So, I am always helmet-Ed.man's ear in a saloon In O.D. pamts and high top boots,melee was a question to It's a far cry from hose zoot-be settled legally after suits!she apeared before judge Amd chiefly my marale to bolster, Joseph McGarry in the I wear me gat in a shoulder felony court on a mayhem holster, charge. Our quarters are dug-out 'neathMrs. Saylor, a small th' groundwoman from Kentucky who Which keeps us fairly sane andhas Indian blood, decined sound.to give her verion to the But you know I'd rather be by farcourt, saying she wanted | A-top a "peg" in the Carlton Bar!a lawyer. A drinkin' scotches of "Gin-and-At that point the lime" compaint, Stanley Castle, And tellin' you those crazy rimes. 44 ran into the We sure had fun: and, say, what's courtroom, a bandage on mere his ear. We gonna have a whole lot more!"How much of your ear is The day will come will come whenoff?" The judge asked I'll be aroun' him. "Practically all of To call you from old London town. it", he answered. And then we'll have a celebration"No, I didn't know this That'll knock hell out of thewoman, I never met her whiskey ration!before. I was just Well, toots, ain't so hot at sitting at the bar when verse, she came up and started But, still, I guess I could be biting," worse!Mrs. Saylor gave the So guess I'll close with the reporters her version of fervent hopethe incident. "I was You'll write and give me the just trying to protect my latest Hope! - 160 - CONSTITUTION OFFICER'S CLUB 582ND SIG AW. BN. Article One - Name The Association created by this Constitution shall be known as The Officer's Club, 582nd Signal Air WarningBattalion. Article Two - Purpose The Purpose of this Club is to promote the social,mental and physical well being of the Officers of theBattalion, and to provide social diversion and recreational facilities and to cement the bonds of good fellowship. Article Three - Government A committee, appointed by the Commanding Officer, shallmanage all of the affairs of the Club; administering of the Building, Bar, Recreational Facilities, etcThe Committee shall conist of six members (6) of theClub, for composition and seection, see Article VI of this Constitution. Subject to the existing regulations of the WarDepartment and the approval of the Commanding Officer, 582ndSignal Air Warning Battalion, the Committee shall manage allaffairs of the Club in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.The Committee shall have the power, subject to theapproval of the Commanding Officer, to make and enforce suchby-laws, rules and regulations as may be necessary for the Government of the Club. Article Four - Membership 1. Classification: There shall be three (3) classes ofmembership as follows: A. Active B. Inactive C. Honorary 2. Active Membership: Active Membership shall consist ofthose Officers assigned or attached to Headquarters 582ndBattalion, who live in this building and mess with the Headquarters section. 3. Inactive Membership: Inactive Membership shallconsist of those Officers, assigned or attached to the 582ndAir Warning Battalion, on DS or temporary absence. InactiveMembers may be assed for any entertainment for which they arepresent. Active Membership by an Inactive Member shall beautomtic upon return to duty status. - 161 - 4. Honorary Membership: Honorary Membership shallconsist of the Commanding General of the 64th Fighter Wingand his Executive Officer. Article Five - Finances: 1. Initial Assessment; The initial assessment to theOfficers, attached and assigned to the 582nd Signal AirWarning Battalion, who live and mess with the Headquarters, and to all Active Members, shall be five dollars ($5.00). 2. Dues: There will be no regular dues. 3. Assessments: When necessary, assessments forentertainment, and such purchases that the Committee may deem necessary, will be prorated among all active members. 4. Accounts: All dues and accounts shall be paid by the fifth (5) day after each orginazional payday. Article Six: Officers and their duties. 1. Committee: The Committee shall consist of aPresident, Secretary-Treasurer, and four other Officers. TheSenior Officer will be President, the Secretary-Treasurerwill be selected by the President, and one Officer will bedelegated the responsibility of the Officer's Bar. The Junior Officer will act as recorder. 2. Selection of Committee: The Committee will beappointed by the Commanding Officer. The end of each periodof two weeks, one member of the Committee will be dropped andanother Officer be appointed. No Officer will be required tobe a member of the Committee for a period exceeding three months. 3. Duties: A. President: The President shall exercise generalsupervision over the affairs of the Club and shall preside at all business meetings of the Club and the Committee. B. Secretary-Treasurer: The Secretary-Treasurer shallkeep all records and accounts of the Club in accordance with AR 210-50 and conduct all correspondence pertaining thereto .He shall have custody of all funds of the Club, collect allfees, dues, assessments and bills; Make all authorzeddisbursements. He shall prepare a monthly report showing theFinancial Status of the Club and Post one (1) copy thereofupon the Club bulletin board. This Report as well as rcordsand accounts will be submitted to the Battalion Commander forauditing. - 162 - Article Seven - Meetings 1. Meetings will be subject to the call of theCommanding Officer, the President of the Committee, or any two members of the Committee. 2. Four of the members of the Committee shall constitute a Quorum. Article Eight - Amendments 1. This Constitution may be changed, amended orabolished only upon a two-thirds vote of the Active Membership, or the discretion of the Battalion Commander. Article Nine - Adoption 1. The provisions of this Constitution shall become effective upon adoption. Article Ten - By-Laws 1. By-Laws may be presented to the Committeefor approval. The Committee shall have the power to make theBy-Laws, subject to the approval of the Battalion Commander. By-Laws will go into effect at time of approval. Approved by the Membership this____Day of April, 1944 ---------------------- LEW E. MERRILL Captain, S.C. President --------------------- RUSSELL D. ANDERSON 1st Lt., Sig. Corps Secetary-Treasurer Approved. W.A. SPEIR Lt. Colonel, S.C. Commanding. - 163 - OFFICER'S CLUB 582ND SIG AW BN. Statement of Accounts 23 May 1944 Receipts................................$1038.85 Expenditures............................ 895.40 -------- Cash on Hand.............................$143.25Liquor on Hand........................... 175.00 ----- -- $318.25 Bar Books Unredeemed.....................$?????? There are no Outstanding Debts. s/Alexander Anderson ALEXANDER ANDERSON 1st Lt., Signal Corps. Secretaty-Treasurer-Recorder - 164 - OFFICER'S CLUB 582ND SIG AW BN APO 650 US ARMY SUBJECT: House Rules TO : All Officers 1. At a meeting today of the Committee the following House Rules were established: A. No glasses will leave the Clubroom area. This rule applies to all equipment that belongs to the Bar. B. Any Officer who breaks or damages the furniture, orand integral part of the house, shall pay for replacement or repairs on the equipment. C. No Italiam Civilian Guests will be allowed. D. Any requests of any Officer to change the Room where he lives will be made to the Mess Officer. E. There will be no requests for refrehments from theMess Sergeant of Kitchen Help. All requests for Special occasions will be made to the Mess Officer. F. There will be a minimum amount of noise at all times throughout all of the Rooms. s/Lew E. Merrill LEW E. MERRILL Captain, S.C. President RUSSELL D. ANDERSON 1st Lt., S.C. Secretary-Treasurer Approved. WILBERT A. SPEIR Lt. Colonel, S.C. Commanding - 165 - OFFICER'S CLUB 582ND SIG AW BN APO 650 US ARMY 15 April 1944 SUBJECT: Donations TO : All Officers It has been decided by the Committee that thefollowing amounts should be paid monthly, to Enlisted Men concerned, for Special Services rendered: Table Waiters - - - - - - - - - - - $ 5.00 Cooks - - - - - - - - - - - $ 7.50 Mess Sergeant - - - - - - - - - - - $10.00 s/Lew E. Merill LEW E. MERILL Captain, S.C. President RUSSELL D. ANDERSON 1st Lt., S.C. Secretary-Treasurer Approved WILBERT A. SPEIR Lt. Colonel, S.C. Commanding - 166 - HEADQUARTERS 582nd Signal AW Battalion APO 650 US Army AG 314.7 9 June 1944 SUBJECT: Histoical Records TO : Commanding General, XII Tactical Air Command APO 374 US Army. 1. Outline History of the 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion for the period 1 May 1944 to 31 May 1944: a. Original Unit: 582nd Signal Aircraft WarningBattalion, assigned to the XII TAC, and attached to the 64th Fighter Wing. b. No Change. c. Strength Commisioned and Enlisted: (1) Month of May (a) At Beginning ( 65 Officers ( 4 WO (975 EM (b) Net decrease ( 8 Officers ( 7 EM (c) At end of period ( 57 Officers ( 4 WO (966 EM (d) Attached British ( 27 Officers (513 EM Det. "D", 849th Signal Intelligence Service was relieved from attachment to this organization. d. No Change e. None. f. No Change. g. No Change h. No Change. - 167 - i. None j. Sgt Harold H. Tucker was awarded the Silver Star per G.O. #30, XII TAC for action in the Gela invasion of Sicily. k. None 2. Inclosed is War Diary, 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, for the period 1 May 1944 to 31 May 1944. For the Commanding Officer s/Gardner L. Friedlander GARDNER L. FRIEDLANDER 1st Lt. Signal Corps Adjutant - 168 - War Diary, 582nd Signal AW Bn. Frattamaggiore, Italy May 44 APO 650 US Army 01 Mon Weather fair. Operations normal. All stations are operating in a normal manner. The wire gang has had considerable trouble keeping all lines on Marcianise airfield in operation; two crews have been on them all day and difficulties should be cleared up. 02 Tue Weather fair. Operations normal. OHIO Unit is now reporting by R/T and will be connected directly to the FilterBoard as soon as the lines are run from there to the radio room. The picture "Coney Island" was shown at the Wing Theater. The Red Cross Girls were alsohere at 1930 hours. Doughnuts and coffee were served and a little entertainment was prepared. 03 Wed Weather fair. Operations continued normal. 4 Thu Weather fair. Operatons normal. OHIO is now operating on voice and is going directly to the Filter Board. Communications with them has been very good except for a few hours just after midnight when it has been necesary to switch to C.W. SOPs are being writtenand consolidated for all types of Radar sets. All unserviceable items Radar equipment are being sent back from Anzio with Captain Balogh. "I Dood It," with Red Skelton, Elenor Powell & Lena Horne was shown at the Wing Theater. 05 Fri Weather fair. Operations normal. OHIO is now operating on voice. 1st Lt. Russell D. Anderson went to the site of WYOMING to make tests with R/T. A U.S.O. show was presented at the Wing Theaterthis evening thru the Special Service Section of NATOUSA and the Wing Special Service. The show was of the usual variety type, consisting of an Accordian player, a Woman Singer, a Jugler and a comic M.C. It was pretty fair entertainment, and the Juggler was teriffic, judging what appeared to be three bowling pins; he was a bit of a comedian besides. - 169 - 06 Sat Weather fair. Operations continued normal. Lt. Temple went to XII TAC today to attend a conference regardingfuture wire communication, Captain Schiff also wentto XII TAC today for a conference. Captain Balogh was returned from Anzio bringing with him various unserviceable Radar parts. Replacements are sent to Anzio tomorrow to relieve some of the Men in the present LW Units for SCR 584 training. The picture, "Hit The Ice," with Bud Abbott, Lou Costello and Ginny Simms was shown at the Wing Theater. 07 Sun Weather fair and hot. In a meeting with GeneralBarcus of the Wing this afternoon a proposed move was discussed. 08 Mon Weather is warm. Operation normal. A move forward seems to be in the offing. A plan for the Radar defense of Romethat was drawn up several months ago is being elaborated and will show all proposed Radar locations on the move up to Rome. Captain Balogh is in the field helping to get the remaining section of Ground Observers into operation. 09 Tue Weather fair and warm. A change to voice with KANSAS was attempted, buttheir signal was so weak that it had to be changed back. A mechanic will be sent up to them in the next day or so to tune up their transmitter. Thearea formerly covered by INDIANA is now being covered by KANSAS. There is no change in the total coverage. "Government Girl," A picture showing Olivia DeHaviland was shown at the Wing Theater. Captain Evans was appointed Orientation Officerfor the Organization in addition to his other duties. 10 Wed Weather fair and warm. All operations are normal. The power for thetransmitters has been changed over to diesel. Present Ponza Radar is giving very little information that can be used. Good coverage seems to be given the area west and northwest of Ponza at a range that is off the board. - 170 - 11 Thu Weather fair and warm. Operations normal. In accordance with instructions from XII TAC and later confirmed by teletype, all 270 Radar stations will be closed down from dawn to dusk; the reason being VHF interference. The picture "Meet the People" was shown at the Wing Theater. In compliance with Par 2, 3rd Ind., dated 2 May1944, to basic communication, WDAGO ltr. file AG 322(21 Mar, 1944), OB-I-AFRPG-M, Subj: "Reorganizationof certain Signal Aircraft Warning Units," dtd. 3 April 1944 the organization was reorganized 0001 hours, 11 May 1944; station: APO #650, Frattamaggiore, Italy; initial rosters were submitted. 12 Fri Weather warm. All operations are operating normally. Captain Taylor visited Ops #3 this afternoon. The plan forfuture Radar movement up to and including thedefense of Rome has been completed. Interference at Anzio was light and intermittent. 13 Sat Weather fair. Operations normal. The interference to ground Radar stations at the beachhead is moderate. Upon the recommendation of Capt. Guthrie the sweep of WYOMING has been restricted from 180 to 360 degrees. WYOMING plots in this important area and thisrestriction should aid the continuity of our tracks considerably. Lt. West went to KANSAS Unit today to see if he could tune up their set a little better. Ops #3 is now talking to the stations under thendirect with their transmitters. Shell fire put Rome pole lead out above Cancello and it is beingtemporarily repaired by maintenance crews. The construction team will probably get open wire back in fore night. The usual Saturday inspection of equipment andquarters was made and everything was found to be in very good order. A through physical examination of all personnel was made, chiefly for the purpose of reclassfication. 2nd Lt. Henry D. Shannon was appointed Unit Gas Officer per Ltr. "Orders," this Headquarters, this date; vice Lt. Buchanan. Sgt H.H. Tucker received the award of the Silver Star per General Order #30, XII TAC for action in the Gela invasion of Sicily. - 171 - "The Lodger," a movie was shown at the Wing Theater. 14 Sun Weather fair. Operation normal. Analysis of last evenings raid showed that Radars were operating to their full capacity in reporting. Range in initial pickup might have been increased by approximately 12 miles if a 270 had been use at the time. Grubstake personnel now here at Headquarters on rotation are goimg back to Beahhead tomorrow. An air raid was experienced early this morning,lasting from 0330 to 0430 hours. Heavy Ack-Ack fire met the enemy aircraft 15 Mon Weather fair. Operations normal. There is no change in the interference at the Beachhead. All personnel went into khakis today. So far the 582nd S.A.W. softball team, calling themselves 582nd S.A.W. Carpenters, have one game won and have lost one game in the P.B.S. softball tournament. Captain Guy R. Guthrie was appointed Battlion Soldier Voting Officer in addition to his other duties. 16 Tus Weather fair and warm. Captain Guthrie is siting up in the Cassino area for a location for a heavy and a light Radar set. Gas masks were worn from 1030 to 1100. The Articles of War were read to all personnel at 1330 hours. The evening's movie was "Action in Arabia," shown at the Wing Theater. 17 Wed Weather fair and warm. Operations normal. MICHIGAN Unit is going intothe field with their SCR 584 tomorrow. Captain Edward Balogh was on reconnaissance in the II Corps area to look for Ground Observer sites. There was a red alert sounded from approximately2200 hours to 2330 hours, but no enemy aircraft was evident this far. 18 Thu Weather fair. A damaged servo generator arrived from ARIZONA today and is being repaired. MICHIGAN went to their new site this morning; contact with them has not been obtained as yet. - 172 - The movie "Thousands Cheer" was shown at the Wing Theater. 19 Fri Weather fair with slight shower in the afternoon. Operations continued normal. A draft copy of the immediate future moves of the Radar stations along the front was drawn up for the general. MICHIGANUnit reported in by W/T today but their signal was very weak and there has been heavy iterference on their frequency and have been readable for short periods. Lt. Russell D. Anderson went to their site today. Cpl Fred Conley was awarded the Purple Heartunder the provisions of AR 600-25, for wounds received as a direct reult of enemy action. 20 Sat Weather cloudy with slight showers in the morning which cleared up for the afternoon. Inspection of equipment and quarters was made as per usual and everything was found satisfactory. T/5 Truman A. Benson, Pfc Joseph G. Wiener, and Pvt Edward Wilk left the organization on rotation. WYOMING Unit moved from the vicinity of S. Pietro to MICHIGAN'S site and is operating in conjunction with MICHIGAN. Captain Bixby has completed the SCR 584 maintence instructions and schedule. They will be forwarded to the stations tomorrow. Captain Balogh went on a reconnaissance today for thepurpose of siting Ground Observer posts in the Cassino area. "The Crystal Ball," movie starring Paulette Goddard was shown at the Wing Theater this evening. 21 Sun Weather fair and warm. Lt. Maxwell D. Rhodes obtained material today for making position markers for Plotters. The motor pool can get these punched out by Ordance. WYOMING station closed down today and are moving in to the base. 22 Mon Weather fair and slightly cooler. Operational normal. Captain Balogh is making a further reconnaissance in the Esperia today. Two days ago no suitable site was available but it is believed that one can be found now. We had an alert in the early morning from 0400 hours to 0430 hours. We were alerted, but theactual air raid took place somewhere toward the front line. - 173 - 23 Tue Weather fair. Normal operations. A new display system will soon be in effect whereby the Controller can tell at a glance the type of station plotting the raid, whether or not the station can read IFF and the type of communication between station and Filter Room. This is information often requested by the Controller and at present must be relayed through several people. 1st Lt. Russell D. Anderson has gone to the site of 15051 AMES today in an attempt to establish W/T contact with them. Gas Masks were worn by all personnel for the weekly Gas Mask period. The picture "Ladies Courageous" was shown at the Wing Theater this evening. 1st Lt. John F. Graves was appointed Battalion Soldier Voting Officer in addition to his other duties; vice Captain Guy R. Guthrie, reld. 24 Wed Weather fair with rain in the afternoon. Oprations normal. Some changes are being made in the radio setup to improve the efficiency of operation. Captain Guthrie is moving NEW YORK Unit to a new location. 25 Thu Weather fair and warm. Operations normal. OHIO Unit will be brought in to Headquarters as soon as ALBERTA is operating. Lt. West left this morning for Gaeta with 5 transmitters to setup a relay station to work the forward Radar stations. Captain Balogh is in the Pico area on reconnaissance for siting a GO post there. An air raid was sounded from 2315 hours to 2400 hours. The Wing Special Service showed the picture, "The Adventures of Mark Twain." 26 Fri Weather fair and warm. Normal operations. Lt. Anderson took 21 radio operators to Gaeta to operate the forward relay station, he will be back tomorrow. 27 Sat Weather fair. The Saturday inspection of equipment and quarters was made at 1030 hours; everything was found in good order. - 174 - Lt. Temple left for the Anzio area to check on future construction of Rome pole line. Captain Guthrie is moving MICHIGAN to a new location; he hasnot returned however and the exact location is not known. The picture "Jack London" was shown at the Wing Theater. An air raid alert was sounded at 2330 hours lasting till 2400 hours. 28 Sun Weather fair. Normal Operations. WYOMING is now reporting into Gaeta. Captain Balogh has gone to the Anzio area to coordinate the Gound Observer movements there with those working into Ops #1. Preparations for the movements there with those working into Ops #1. Preparations for the forthcoming move are being made; packing has begun. 29 Mon Weather fair. Prepations are still being made for the next move forward. The buildings are expected to be vacated by Thursday. All stations are operating in a normal manner. 30 Tue Weather fair and warm. All preparations for the next move are nearly completed and all equipment has been packed. The first echelon is expected to leave tomorrow. The picture "Sweet Rosie O'Grady," with Betty Grable and Robert Young was shown at the Wing Theater. A new type of Gas Mask drill was begun today. The Gas Masks are carried all day and are only worn during fifteen minute periods thruout the day when the gas alarm is sounded. 31 Wed Weather fair. All operations have been shut down at Headquarters for the move, preparations for movement are all completed. The first echelon was alerted in the morning, to be ready to leave in the afternoon. The organization will be moved in three echelons. Major Harold R. Long left for the new location at approximately 1500 hours in advance of the first echelon convoy. The first echelon consisting of approximately 15 Oficers and 175 EM was lined up at 1630 hours and the convoy was divided into two groups, the second of which was to - 175 - leave a half hour after the first has left. At about 1800 hours the first group pulled out. The moon was out and we were able to make pretty good time. At 2400 hours we were still on the road. - 176 - HEADQUARTERS 582nd Signal AW Battalion APO 650 US Army AG 314.7 1 July 1944 SUBJECT: Historical Records. TO : Commanding General, XII Tactical Air Command, APO 374 US Army 1. Outline History of the 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion for the period 1 June 1944 to 30 June 1944: a. Original Unit: 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, assigned to the XII TAC, and attached to the 64th Fighter Wing. b. Changes in organization. None. c. Strength Commisioned and Enlisted: (1) Month of June (a) At Beginning ( 57 Officers ( 4 WO (966 EM (b) Net Incrase ( 1 Officer ( 1 WO ( 17 EM (c) At end of Period ( 58 Officers ( 4 WO (983 EM (d) Attached British ( 27 Officers (513 EM d. Changes of station: (1) To San Felice Circeo from Frattamaggiore a. Departed from Frattamaggiore on the 1st of June 1944. b. By the 4th of June the entire organization had arrived at the new staton. - 177 - (2) Rocca Di Papa from San Felice. a. Departed from San Felice on the 6th of June b. Completed move to new station on the 7th of June. (3) Orbetello from Rocka Di Papa. a. Left Rocca Di Papa on the 19th of June. b. Arrived at the new location on the same day, 19th of June. e. Movements: (1) From Frattamaggiore to Orbetello. a. Purpose: Change of station. The organization moved forward for moreadvantageous tactical operations as the fronts progressed and advanced. b. Movements took place from 1st of June 1944 to 19th of June 1944. c. The entire organization was moved by motor convoy. The lack of transportation made it necesary to shuttle vehicles for each move made. Weather on all moves was fair, and thecondition of all roads travelled was on the average good. There were many tieups in traffic experienced which were due to the heavy movement of convoys at the time. f. Campaigns. (1) Name. Italy (2) Still in progress. g. Operations. No change. h. Commanding Officers in important nissions. No Change. i. Losses in action: None - 178 - j. Former and present members who have distinguished themselves in action. None 2. Enclosed is War Diary, 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, for the period 1 June 1944 to 30 June 1944. For the Commanding Officer s/Gardner L. Friedlander GARDNER L. FRIEDLANDER 1st Lt., Signal Corps Adjutant - 179 - War Diary, 582th Signal AW Battalion San Felice Circeo June 1944 APO 650 01 Thu Weather fair. In the early morning we were still enroute to the new location. It was pretty cold traveling during the late hours of this morning. At approximately 0400 hours we had reached the vicinity of the new site, but it was quite dark, but it being quite dark yet as we didn't know the roads very well we did not continue to the bivouac area; it was decided to wait till daylight. The convoy was pulled off the road and the personnel prepared to get what manner ofrest they could till daylight. At approximately 0700 hours the convoy began to move again and it wasdiscovered that the bivouac was about a half milefrom where we had stopped. We proceeded to the bivouac area which was in a heavily wooded area with a great deal of underbrush. Sites were chosen for the four Company Orderly Rooms and the various sections, it could easily be seen that a great deal of clearing of underbrush would have to be done before any tents could be set up. After some orderwas obtained and erection of tents was begun Major Long left with several vehicles to bring back the next echelon. The lack of transportion made it necesary to shuttle vehicles. The wire gang and I.C. personnel had proceededus; Operations had begun and were getting along smoothly. This apparently is only a very temporary station, only over night probably. In spite of the extrawork and the discomforts of moving the morale of all personnel was very good, had improved if anything. 02 Fri Weather fair. Still at San Felice. Operations are progresing normally. Late in the night more personnel arrived with Captain Merrill bringing with them about 14 vehicles. 03 Sat Weather fair. Still in the San Felice area, and operations are quite normal. The balance of the personnel and equipment isexpected to be here by tomorrow night. Lt. Col. Speir arrived yesterday afternoon. Lt. Friedlander and Lt. Rockwell also arrived yesterday. - 180 - Because somebody neglected to load onto the trucks complete sections of hutment a Battalion Headquarters could not be set up, a large fly was put up instead to do until the rest of the equipment arrives. 04 Sun Weather fair. Still in the same location. Operations are continued normal. Well over 500 Bombers were seen this morning, headed for the Rome area. Chaplain Treese held services at the Mess Tent at 1000 hours this morning. The rest of the organization is expected to arrive this evening. 1st Lt. Victor Moran, Special Service Officer,has been active attempting chiefly to find a place for bathing. He has located a partly fresh and salt water lake some ten miles away which is fairly decent enough for swimming. If we stay for any length of time in this area trucks will eventuallybe dispatched daily with orgaized groups to go swimming and bathing. The beach which is about fivemiles away is pretty well mined and there will be no bathing there for some time to come. 1st Lt. William H. Hassall and 2nd Lt. James W. Hamer were assigned to the organization from areplacement pool to fill shortages in Filter Officers. Lt. Hamer is not a Filter Officer, but will be trained as such. He was formerly with the 561st Signal AW Battalion acting there in an administrative capacity. The majority of personnel now in this organization have been formerly with the 561st. The two Officers have not as yet joined the organizaton. 05 Mon Weather fair. Station unchanged. The balance of the organization arrived early this morning. Captain Schiff and Captain Guthrie attended a meeting at MORU-A. Lt. Teeter reported into Headquarters with OKLAHOMA Unit. OHIO Unit is inposition and ready to operate. Lt. Merblum was in to report on ARIZIONA's operational and maintenanceproblems. In the Anzio sector Ground Observer posts have been shifted around and post #3 and #4 are moving tomorrow. From A-2 it was learned that the Invasion of France had taken place. The Stars and Stripes too carried big headlines and quite a write up on the invasion today. - 181 - 06 Tue Weather fair. No change in station. Instructions were received for another move forward. Repacking was begun immediately and the fist convoy of personnel and equipment left for the new area in the evening. The rest of theorganization is to leave tomorrow. The new site is about 35 miles north of here, and the chosen area for bivouac is a heavily wooded section in the mountains near Lake Albano and only about 2 miles from the town of Rocco Di Papa. 07 Wed Weather fair.The remainder of the organization left San Felice at 0900 hours arriving at the new location at 1100 hours. Signal Operations had been set up the day before and the Battalion Headquarters was set up and was ready for operation in the afternoon. Captain Guthrie was up form Grubstake today to site TEXAS Unit north of Rome. The Radar office began to function in the new location today. Radio personnel are setting up transmitters and receivers. 08 Thu Weather fair. Operations normal. TEXAS, MAINE and two British Units are moving to new locations. In the evening "The Male Animal," a picture starring Henry Fonda was shown by the Wing Special Service in the Wing area. 09 Fri Weather fair. Operations normal. Routes to the airfields between here and Rome have been picked and circuitswill be started tomorrow. VERMONT is moving to a new location today and will be operational this evening. NEW YORK Unit and 15051 AMES Unit are moving up today and will be put forward to operate with Grubstake. As a Special Service project sight-seeing tours will be conducted thru Rome beginning tomorrow. Trucks will leave the area at 0800 hours and return 1700 hours. All personnel going into Rome will have to remain in a group in charge of a non-com. 1st Lt. Rene J. Mittlebronn was assigned to thisorganization today, coming from the 927th Signal Bn. (S) 10 Sat Weather fair. The evenings here in the mountains get very chilly. - 182 - Trips to Rome were begun today. The fellows upon returning from the tour today say that is is veryinteresting and well worth taking. This evening the picture "Around the World," was shown in the usual Wing area. Information from the Ground Observer Post is now being received on the Filter Table. Provisions have been made to have this information sent direct to the Ops Table in the normal manner. Some difficulty is experienced at the present time with stations coming in on the wrong frequency. 11 Sun Weather fair turning to cloudy with rain in the late morning and clearing up into a pretty fair afternoon. We are fairly well settled now in the new location and Operations are progressing smoothly. The morale during these moves has been very good, better than before if anything. 1st Lt. Buchanan returned today from DS after completing a Controllers course in Cario, Egypt. Plots from the first Platoon of Ground Observers are being received by direct C.W. instead of going through Grubstake as was done on the Beachhead. New Filter and Ops tables have been installed whichcover the area between 41 degrees and 44 degrees latitude and 10 degrees 20 minutes and 14 degrees and 30 minutes longitude. The base coat of paint is being put on other tables to exhibit new areas when it is decided upon. Lt. Burns left this morning for Vetralla to take care of the Radar pool. Captain Frazier started to work in the Radar Office today. Some changes were made today in the assignment of additional duties to Officers within the organization. Captain Eldon E. Evans, C.O. of G.O. Company was relieved from assignment there from and was asgd to L.W. Reporting Company as C.O. of that Co. 1st Lt. Melvin A. Armstrong was aptd Bn. Censorship Officer in addition to his other duties; vice Captain Evans. Lt. Armstrong was also appointed Bn. Message Center Officer and Wire Officer in addition to his other duties. 2nd Lt. Robbie D. Barnes was reld from DS with 593rd SAW Bn. and returned to duty. Major Harold R. Long was reld of his duties as Bn. Summary Court Officer, and Captain Wallace L. Bixby was relieved as Battalion Investigating Officer. A new Historian was appointed--1st Lt. Walter R. Parks was appointed Battalion Historian in addiion to his other duties; vice 1st Lt. Lynn T. Latham, reld. 2nd Lt. Henry - 183 - D. Shannon was aptd. Assistant Bn. Athletic Officer; vice 1st Lt. Russell D. Anderson, reld. Captain George W. Schiff and 1st Lt. Russell D. Anderson was placed on SD with the Signal Office, 64th Fighter Wing. Captain William H. Frazier was relieved of his Command of L.W. Reporting Company and was assigned to Battalion Hq. & Plot. Company and appointed Battalion Radar Officer. 1st Lt. Victor J. Moran was appointed Atheletic Officer in addition to his other duties. 1st Lt. Gardner L. Friedlanderwas reld from assignment to Battalion Hq. & Plot. Company and was assigned to G.O. Company as C.O. ofthat Company. 12 Mon Weather fair wih some rain in the early afternoon which cleared up a little later. Operations normal. At times W/T communicationshave been difficult between relay #1 and here. Ground Observer information is now feeding into the Operations room, and a record of their plots isbeing kept. A map of central Italy on a scale of 1/5000,000 showing the position of each Radar station reporting to Grandstand was installed in the Filter Room for the use of the Filter Officer. G.O. Unit is to be sited above Orbetello as soon as possible. MICHIGAN, ALABAMA, ILLINOIS, and AMES 886are moving to the Radar pool at Vetralla tomorrow. The four wire cicuits to Grubstake Switch are all that will be used. 1st Lt. Buchanan was sent on DS to S. Appolinare today. The picture "Bombers Moon" was shown this evening in the usual Wing area. 13 Tue Weather fair. Operations normal. As a measure to contact excessive dust, cinder gravel was brought in andspread over the ground of the Filter and Operations room, also in the Battalion Headquarters. Grubstake with six stations reporting to them at present, are sending filtered information to the Changer Filtertable on all unidentified and hostile raids. Planshave been made to close Grandstand Rear tomorrow at 1200 hours. Personnel and equipment will then be moved up. Grubstake Switch has contact with all units on the 3 airfields in Anzio area. - 184 - 14 Wed Weather fair. Operations normal. Grandstand Rear closed down today and are on their way to Grandstand Adv. Trucks were dispatched at 0600 hours for the purposeof transporting them here. Captain Guthrie was in today to talk over the Radar situation. 1st Lt. William H. Hassell and 2nd Lt. James W. Hamer joined the organization. Sight-seeing trips to Rome have been discontinuedbecause of a mishap that occured this morning; the vehicle sent in this morning, having been left ungarded, was stolen. The picture, "The Bridge of San Luis Ray" was shown in the Wing area. 15 Thu Weather fair. Operations continued normal. Lt. Whitlock reported in today and will be given the duties of a siting Officer. Lt. Hassall who recently joined the organization will work in the Radar office. An operational reorganization has taken place wherbyOperations are divided into sections for Ops, such as #1, #2, #3; these Ops being spread out to different sections of the Country and reporting intoHeadquarters which is to be nearest the Ops that is at the front. Preparations are being made to separate Ops #1 from the Wing Headquarters equipment. Plans are also under way for the tactical nets which each Ops will be heldresponsible for in the future. The personnel ofthese Ops consisted of men from this organization,Wing personnel, 593rd personnel, 82nd Fighter Control personnel, 328th Fighter Control personnel, and 346th Signal Company-Wing personnel. 16 Fri Weather fair. Being Friday, gas masks were carried thruout the day and were worn for two fifteen minute periods during the day. A certain block of frequencies has been allocatedeach Ops and the plan is that they keep there frequencies, attempting to establish communications. If it does not work we will have to reallocate somefrequencies. OKLAHOMA Radar Unit will be sited nearCivitavecchia and will be used jointly by us and CAF. Another move forward is contemplated; Major Long has been out looking for a site in the vicinity of Orbetello. - 185 - The picture "Higher and Higher" with FrankSinatra was shown this evening in the Wing show area. 17 Sat Weather fair; in the evening there was downpour of rain which lasted nearly all night. 1st Lt. Victor J. Moran returned today from Naples, Italy after completing a "Special Course for Orentation Officers" in Naples. It is the mission of the Orentation Officer to implement the general orientation program in his own Unit, and to makenecesary adjustments to fit the program to his localsituation. Along these lines Lt. Moran intends to hold discussions on subjects covered at the school. Operations are normal. The Ops #1 Channel are completely separated now from the Wing Headquarters channel. 18 Sun Weather cold with slight showers in the morning which continued intermittently thruout the day. Instructions were received to begin packing for another move. Packing and loading was begun immediately and by evening it was all competed with the exception of the tents used as quarters. During lunch time the Red Cross Doughnut Girls were present, distributing doughnuts to the chowline. In the evening the showing of the picture "Coming My Way," starring Bing Crosby was attempted,but the sound mechanism of the Wing's projector failed somehow or other and the picture could not beshown until 2330 hours when a projector was borrowed from the 593rd Signal AW Bn. 19 Mon Weather cool with slight showers in the morning. Breakfast this morning was served at 0600 hoursso that the kitchen, what there was of it, couldpack up and leave immediately to set up at the new location before the rest of the organizationarrives. After Breakfast the tents used for quarters were struck and loaded into trucks. Shortly after all arrangements for depature had been made Captain Milton A. Taylor, C.O. of Hq. & Plot. Company, and 1st Lt. Gardner L. Friedlander, Battlion Adjutant, left in advance of the first echelon so that they could have the various sections picked out for the Mess, Supply, Motor Pool, etc. in the new area. When nearly at their destination they suffered a slight mishap, about a mile from the bivouac area their Command Car broke down and they had to hitch-hike the remaining distance. - 186 - At 0800 hours the convoy began to line up, and at 1000 hours the convoy began to pull out. The firstechelon consisted of 160 in personnel and approximately 15 vehicles. Each section ran its own convoy; that is Supply, Radio, Kitchen etc., eachsection left as soon as it was ready. This idea had its advvantages in as much as no serial had too many vehicles in it, and the convoy could thus makebetter time, setting up in the new area immediately as each section arrives, without the confusion of amass move. The weather was rather bad throughout the entire day. It was raining when we left the old area, and there were spamodic showers through-the whole trip. The bad weather plus congested highways was chiefly responsible for the poor time made. Most of the convoys covered the 115 miles on an average of about eight hours. In this new bivouac everything progresed very nicely and rapidly, all tents and equipment with the exception of the Officers Mess were set up before dark. The Officers Mess Equipment did not arrive until very late in the evening and will not be set up until tomorrow; consequently the Officers ate with the Enlisted men and enjoyed a fine steak dinner. The new bivouac area is located in a freshly cut wheat field that has a scatteing of olive trees, just about one and one-half miles from the town of Orbetello. The area is much smaller than our last area was, which necessitates placing tents very close together; the disadvantage in this is thatthere is very little possibility of proper camouflage, and there is hardlly any natural camouflage in the area. It is utterly impossible toget eveything camoufaged in this very congested area. The weather here seems to be a great dealwarmer and drier than the last area was, this no doubt is due to the much lower altitude here. This is our first move under the new set up , whereby the four Ops, will work indepenently of the Headquarters section. The Headquarters section willnormaly be stationed somewhere in the vicinity of the Forward Ops; in this instance Ops #3, or "Baseball," which is located approximately five miles southeast of our present bivouac. 20 Tue Weather fair. The setting up of Signal Operations which were begun yesterday were continued. The actual Air Warning Operations could not begin in full however since all of the I.C. and radio personnel had not - 187 - yet arrived. The Radar Officer vsited Ops #3 this morning to check on the Radar situation. NEW YOK, MAINE, 871 AMES, OHIO, TEXAS, NEW JERSEY, and UTAH Units are now reporting into Ops #3. A land line is being run to NEW JERSEY and 8015 AMES; both of these should be operational this evening. The Radar poolis being moved to an area south of Grossetotomorrow. Captain Schiff and Captain Taylor visited the NEW JERSEY Unit. The station was found to be operating satisfactorily except for sevral points; their radio seemed to be too close to the Radar Unit and is being moved. The set was found to be in need of a little finer tuning and this will be accomplished by the maintenance section. Late this evening the Rear Echelon arrived bringing with them the remainder of our equipment. The cooks prepared meat loaf for lunch today, fresh meat for the second time in a row which israther unusual, being able to obtain such rations in a so far advanced area. 1st Lt. Blaine L. Bishop returned today from Cairo, Egypt after having completed the G.C.I. Controllers Course there. 21 Wed Weather fair. Everything is now organized and progressing normally. The R/T plotting at Op #3 has been improved and a School is in progress there toimprove the procedure. Two more frequencies were given to Ops #3 to handle the new stations that are being turned over to them. The Radio and Radarmaintenance haved move up to the Wing area and are ready to operate. Captain Frazier and Captain Guthrie were in this afternoon to discuss what stations would be turned over to Grubstake when they move up. 1st Lt. Bishop has been placed on DS with theBritish 8055 AMES G.C.I. Unit. This is his first assignment as a Controller. 22 Thu Weather fair. 1st Lt. Edward M. Barrett was placed om DS to 871 AMES, British G.C.I. Radar Unit. 2nd Lt. James W. Hamer went to Ops #1 today as a Filter Officer. A visit was made to Ops #3 today, and all communications were found to be operating very smoothly. Yesterday even at approxiately 1700 hoursILLINOIS Unit commenced reporting into Operations #3 Filter Board by W/T. - 188 - 23 Fri Weather fair. Operations normal. Letter of policy regarding Radar Operating procedure for Ops #1. #2, and Ops #3 was completed today and will be ready fordistribution tomorrow. A request was sent today to C.G. XII TAC for a speciman grid section North of the 45 degree North Latitude to supplement the present Mediterranean as a Fighter Operations gridwhich covers the area North to the 45 degree lineonly. At the present time some of our heavy Radar sited forward can plot in the area north of the present grid system. A shower has been erected by the Medics several hundred yards from the main bivouac area using the water from a well pumped up by a windmill, which works only when there is a fairly good wind. 24 Sat Weather fair. Operations continued normal. Captain Balogh had gone to Relay One to have a meeting with the G.O.Platoon Commanders of Relay One and Two. Wire personnel left with equipment this morning to work on establishing Grosseto Switch. This Switch willtake care of the three airfields located in that vicinity. A Bay has been located some four miles away which is suitable for bathing. A vehicle was dispatched today for the first time at 1500 hours and 1800hours to take those men wishing to go swimming. Vehicles will be sent at those hours daily as long as we remain here. 2nd Lt. Henry D. Shannon was appointed Fire Inspector in addition to his other duties. 1st Lt. Walter R. Parks was appointed Battalion Post Exchange Officer in addition to his other duties; vice Captain Eldon E. Evans, relieved. From Ops #3, "Baseball," was learned today that 1st Lt. Foster B. Whitlock, a Radar Siting Officer for the organization, made a record haul in thetaking of German prisoners this morning. While looking for a site in the town of Rocco Strada, soonafter the Infantry had taken the town, some civilians informed Lt. Whitlock that 3 Germans werehiding in the town who wanted to give themselves up. Upon taking the three prisoners he turned them overto the Infantry, to learn that the Infantry had taken only 1 wounded prisoner that day. Total scoreof prisoners taken for the day --Infantry, 1 wounded; 582nd S.A.W. Battalion, 3. - 189 - 25 Sun Weather fair. Normal operations. Grosseto switchboard had been completed. A Radar station location list was completed today and was distributed . 1st Lt. Boutilier, Stephen J.; M/Sgt Edgar Hasson, Sergeant Major; and six other Enlisted men left the organization at 1200 hours today, the first step on their way home for rotation. Lt. Boutilier had been overeas since October 1941. He was inEngland for a year approximately, joining the original 561st Signal AW Battalion there to take part in the D-day landings in Africa in 1942. 26 Mon Weather fair. Operations normal. Captain Schiff went to Ops #2 on an inspection tour this afternoon. The very recent picture, "Lady in The Dark,"staring Ginger Rogers and Ray Miland was shown in the Wing area this evening. 27 Tue Weather fair with a pretty high wind -- very dusty as a result of the wind. Another move forward is proposed, and is expected to take place very soon. Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert A. Speir and Major Harold R. Long with BrigadierGeneral Glenn O. Barcus and Major Robert C. Lomax of the Wing were out to a site locating trip all day today. Being Tuesday and gas mask drill day, masks were carried all day and were worn for two fifteen minute periods during the day. At approximately 1700 hours last evening Grubstake's Radar stations ceased reporting to Ops #2. Sites have been picked for WINNIPEG and ALBERTA, British Units, on the penninsula three to five miles above Piombino. Both Units should be located by tomorrow night and will report to Ops #5 by landlines. 28 Wed Weather cloudy and slight spasmodic showers. Operations normal. Grubstake was ordered to close down their Filter Room today and proceed to their new site north of Piombino. OKLAHOMA left the Radar pool this morning and it is not known whether or not they are operational yet. Lt. Whitlock has gone up to Piombino to see that 886 and 14027 AMES, British G.C.I. Units, do not run into any difficulties in becoming operational. - 190 - Five EM returned from DS to 87th Wing at Corsica, and went to Ops #1. 1st Lt. Charles P. West was sent to Ops #3 today, as Radio Officer. Captain William H. Frazier went to Ops #2 from Ops #3. 29 Thu Weather fair. MICHIGAN Unit left this morning to go into operation near the Port of Piombino; their exact pinpoint has not yet come in. OHIO Unit is moving to a new location and should be operational this evening. Major Harold R. Long, 1st Lt. Victor J. Moran,and three Enlisted men left this morning for the new location as advance party. The new bivouac is located in the vicinity of Populenia. Major Long returned late this evening. 30 Fri Weather fair. "Baseball" is revising and enlarging the Radar status board in the Filter Room to accomodate additioal stations. Ops #2 moved into a new location and all of their wire requirements weregone over and will be completed by Saturday. Circuits from Grosseto will be in by that time also. Lt. West came into Headquarters from Ops #3; radiocircuits were discussed. Lt. Krinsky is working onsome experiments with an SCR 188. Radar maintenance has been requested to design and construct wave traps for 107 MCS to operate on SCR 624 and SCR 527. If this is successful it will cut out the Radar interference in the local ground VHF installations. This period comes to an end with the condition of morale of the organization as a whole very good. - 191 - HEADQUARTERS 582nd Signal AW Battalion APO 650 US Army 1 August 1944 SUBJECT: Historical Records TO : Commanding General. XII Tactical Air Command, APO 374 US Army 1. Outline Histoy a. Present Designation: 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, XII TAC. b. Changes in Orgaization: (1) Changes in designation, assignment, or attachment. (a) Changes in Designation: None (b) Changes in Assignment: None (c) Changes in Attachment: None (2) Subordinate Units: None (3) Changes in Commanding Officers: None (4) Changes in Staff Officers: None. (5) Changes in T/O: Authorization of strength for Ground Observer Company was lessened one Private; from a strength of 197 EM to 196 EM. c. Strength Commisioned and Enlisted: (1) Month of July (a) At Beginning: ( 58 Off ( 5 WO (983 EM (b) Net Increase: ( 2 Off ( 12 EM (c) At end: ( 60 Off ( 5 WO ( 995 EM - 192 - (d) British attached for Opts. ( 27 Off (513 EM d. Changes of Station: (1) Santa Maria Airfield, Italy; Staging area. (a) Dates of arrival: 18th of July thru 21st of July. (b) Began departure from Orberello, Italy 18th July and continued move thru 21st of July. e. Movements: (1) From Orbetello, Italy to Santa Maria Airfield, Italy. (a) Purpose - move was made to staging area at Santa Maria Airfield, Italy in preparation for a future move. (b) Organization began move 18 July, vehiclewere shuttled between the old and new location, and the movement of personnel and equipment was continued thru the 21st of July. (c) The move was made by motor convoy (d) A distance of some 245 miles was traveledbetween the old and new location: roads were good and traffic was light; the weather was excellent. f. Campaigns: (1) Name: Italy. (2) Duration: Still in progress. g. Operations: No change. h. Commanding Officers in important missions: No change. No Losses in action: None. j. Former and present members who have distinguished themselves in action: None for the period. 2. Enclosed is War Diary, 582nd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, for the period 1 July 1944 to 31 July 1944. For the Commanding Officer: s/Gardner L. Friedlander GARDNER L. FRIEDLANDER 1st. Lt., Signal Corps Adjutant - 194 - War Diary, 582nd Signal AW Battalion Orbetello, Italy July, 1944 APO 650 US Army 01 Sat Weather fair and warm. Operations normal. Organization was paid today. 02 Sun Weather fair. Operations normal. For certain reasons the plans for the next movement have been changed and the organization will not move until further orders. 26 EM were transferred into the organization from the 87th Wing; the men joined us today. The Messes of the Officers and Enlisted men were consolidated into one mess. A red alert was called in the evening from 1850 hours to 1950 hours. 03 Mon Weather fair and warm. Operations continued normal. Lieutenant Parks today went to Naples to obtained PX supplies. 04 Tue Weather fair. Operations normal. 1st Lt. William H. Hassall was apponted Assistant S-4. In the afternoon the Red Cross Doughnut Girls appeared with doughnuts and coffee. The picture "Standing Room Only," with FredMacMurray and Paulette Goddard, was shown in the Wing area. 05 Wed Weather fair. Operations continued normal. Special Service announced today that a U.S.O. show will be presented tomorrow at 1900 hours. 06 Thu Weather fair and cooler. Operations continued normal. Lt. Parker has returned from Naples having obtained an amount of PX supplies. A U.S.O. show with Ted Waldman, M.C. accompanied a Magician, Singer and an Accordian player waspresented this evening in the Wing area. The show had been previously in Frttamaggiore. - 195 - 07 Fri Weather fair. Trips to Rome were again begun today; Trucks will leave at 0700 hours and are to leave Rome in theevening at 2000 hours. Trips of three days duration into Rome are also scheduled to begin soon. Beer was issued today during the evening meal at ten cents per cup. Because of the lack of ice itwasn't very cold in this warm weather, but it was good nevertheless. The rather recent picture, "The Song of Bernadette," was shown this evening in the usual Wing area. The picture was one of a more serious type, of a beautiful story. Jennifer Jones, a new actress, portrayed Bernadette in the picture beautifully. 08 Sat Weather fair. Inspection of quarters was made at 1000 hours, A traveling U.S.O. show gave a performance here in the evening. 09 Sun Weather cloudy in the morning, turning to rain in the evening. Operations continued normal. 1st Lt. Foster B. Whitlock returned from TD Palermo, Sicily. 1st Lt. Victor J. Moran, Jr. returned to duty from DS to Populenia. 10 Mon Weather fair and cool. The dust was somewhatsettled by yesterday rain. This is a very dusty area. All operations normal. MICHIGAN, INDIANIA, ALABAMA, and WYOMING Units are not operating. A picture, "Chip Off The Old Block," was shownn this evening in usual Wing area. 11 Tue Weather fair and cool. Lt. Parks will go to Naples tomorrow in an attempt to draw more beer. PX candy rations were obtained for this week. 12 Wed Weather fair and cool. Operations normal. Lt. Col. Wilbert A. Speir, Captain George W. Schiff, T/4 Dieterman, T/5 Janes A. Cook, and Pvt Daley went to Naples on TD. 1stLt. Robert K. Hockwell went on DS to XII TAC as ofyesterday. Lt. Parks left this morning for Naples. 1st Lt. Gardier L. Friedlander went to Rome this morning for a three day period of rest. - 196 - A mountain side about a couple of miles away hasbeen burning for several days now, and today the fire has reached some old ammunition dumps setting the ammunition off. Shells have been going off allday long, some have even landed rather dangerously near some of our equipment, no damage has been done however. T/4 Donald A. Mongeau, radio repairman, wasaccidently killed when his tent mate accidently discharged his Thompson submachine after having cleaned it. The picture "Shine on Harvest Moon" was shown this evening in the usual place. 13 Thu Weather fair. Operations continued normal. 1st Lt. Melvin A. Armstrong went on TD to Naples. Gas masks were worn during the day for practice alert. 14 Fri Weather fair. 1st Lt. Melvin A. Armstrong returned to duty from Naples. WOJG William A. Reece went on TD to Naples. Captain Leonard Feit who has been absent sick for some time was transferred to Detachment of Patients, 5th Army. 1st Lt. Edwin E. Buckner and 1st Lt. William L. Johnson having been assigned to the organization joined the organization today. The comedy "Hi Diddle," starring Paula Negri, Adolph Menjou, and Martha Scott was shown this evening in the Wing area. Paula Negri is evidently attempting a motion picture comeback. 15 Sat Weather fair. Operations normal. Captain Milton A. Taylor was relieved of his Command as CO of Hq & Plot. Company and was placed on TD to Naples; Lieutenant Armstrong assumed Command of the Company. An inspection of quarters was made at 1000 hours. Lieutenant Parker returned from Naples today. Cokes were distributed this afternoon. 16 Sun Weather fair. Operations continued normal. 1st Lt. Russell D. Anderson, T/Sgt Charles H. Fleming and T/5 Ernest J. Skinner went on TD to Naples. The Cary Grant picture, "Once Upon a Time," was this evening's entertainment. - 197 - 17 Mon Weather fair, warm. IOWA Platoon, Reporting Company, moved by motor convoy from the 64th Fighter Wing area Radar pool to Radar pool at Rocca Di Papa, Italy. NEW JERSEY Platoon moved by motor convoy from location approximately 2 miles north of Porto San Stefno to Radar pool at Rocco Di Papa Italy today also. 18 Tue Weather fair and warm. Captain Merrill, 1st Lt. Johnson, and 7 EM left Orbetello at 1830 hours in an advance echelonenroute to staging area at Santa Maria Airfeld, Italy. 2nd Lt. James G. Wallace was assigned to the organization per SO #103, 64th Fighter Wing, dated 18 July 1944 and is enroute to join us. Today personnel were sent to Ops #4, which had been formed as an Advanced Ops at Grubstake. "DuBarry Was a Lady," a pictue starring Red Skelton was hown here this evening. 19 Wed Weather very warm. 2nd Lt. Robbie D. Barnes went on TD to 907th Signal Company. T/5 Aaron Cohen, T/5 Alvin R. Post, T/5 Frank E.Soroczynski, Cpl John J. Kapelka, and T/Sgt RobertC. Crowell who were on their way home on rotation were transferred to Personnel Centre #6, PBS. Sgt Gerald G. Lussenden was appointed S/Sgt upon recommendation of his Company Commander. It waslearned today that Pvt Kenneth H. Sapp had died on the 7th in the 95th Evacuation Hospital frominjuries received as a result of an automobile accident The advance echelon of the organization who had left yesterday afternoon arrived at Frattamaggioreat 0300 hours this morning, having traveled adistance of 245 miles by motor convoy; weather was fine and the roads were good all the way thru, with very little congestion in traffic. At 1500 hours the group left Frattamaggiore and proceeded to Santa Maria Airport which is the XII Tactical Air Command Staging Area. A site for the Battalion was secured and plans were made for arrangement of the various sections of the organization. 20 Thu Weather fair. Sgt Harvey L. Hanen, upon recommendation of his - 198 - Sgt Byron G. Spanski and T/5 Edward Kunz on DS in Tarquinia went on TD to 346 Signal Company, Wing. T/4 Bachman and Pvt Lloyd K Reyonlds returned to duty from DS Tarquinia. T/4 Miles B. Gilmore, T/5 Thomas J. Boyce, T/5 Isadore J. Goldstein, T/5 Floyd Thomson, and PvtHenry E. Nedrest on DS Grosetto went on TD to 346 Signal Company, Wing. 21 Fri Weather fair. L.W. Company personnel left Obetello, Italy at 1000 hours and arrived at Santa Maria Airfield at 1900 hours without mishap. Headquarters and Plotting Company personnel left Obrtello at 0800 hours and arrived at Santa Maria Airfield at 1830 hours. Lt. Col. Speir, Captain George W. Shiff, Lt. Anderson, Lt. Whitlock, and Lt. Shannon with 6 EM are rationing with 62nd Fighter Wing. Captain Milton A. Taylor returned from TD andresumed Command of Hq & Polt. Company; Lt. Armstrong was relieved. 22 Sat Weather fair. 2nd Lt. James G. Wallace was assigned to Hq Plot. Company and joined Company today. IOWA and NEW JERSEY Units, Reporting Company,left the 64th Fighter Wing Radar pool at Rocca Di Papa and moved to the Isle of Corsica on the 18th of July. 23 Sun Weather fair. G.O. Company personnel left Obetello at 0900 hours by motor convoy and arrived at Santa Maria Airfield at 1730 hours, without mishap. IDAHO Platoon, Reporting Company, left the 64th Fighter Wing Radar pool on the 21st of July enroute to Qualiano, Italy; arrived at Rocca Di Papa for anovernight bivouac, and on the 22nd proceeded to destination arrived at Qualiano at 1500 hours. Lt. Castle returned to duty from Ops #3. 24 Mon Weather fair. Organization only partly active; the entire organizaton is in Staging Area now with the exception of personnel on DS to 62nd Fighter Wing and several Units. The movie "In Our Time" was shown at 64th Fighter Wing area this evening. - 199 - 25 Tue Weather fair and warm.IDAHO Platoon, Reporting Company, moved by motor convoy from Qualiano, Italy to Santa Maria Airfield, Italy. The picture "Three Jills in a Jeep" was shown this evening in the Wing area. 26 Wed Weather fair and warm. Still in Staging area; usual camp duties. 2nd Lt. Robbie D. Barnes, DS (907th Sig Co), was placedon DS to G.O. Company this Battalion. 2nd Lt. John W. Castle, Jr., Hq & Plot. Co, was placed on DS to G.O. Company. WOJG J. D. Sayre, Reporting Co, was attached to G.O. Co. Pictures in the area this evening were, "This isThe Life," at the 64th Fighter Wing; and "Phantom Lady" at the 593rd. 27 Thu Weather fair. Usual camp duties. "You Can't Ration Love" was the film shown in the 593rd area this evening, and "What a Woman" was shown in the 64th Fighter Wing area. 28 Fri Weather very warm. Usual camp duties. A truck is being sent into Casserta twice daily to take the men that wish to go swimming at the King's Palace there. 29 Sat Weather fair and warm. Cpl Lawrence C. Fritz, T/5 William B. Pence, and Pfc Ernest H. Mitchell returned to duty from TD Naples. Sgt Robert Johnson was plaed on TD with the 907th Signal Depot. The evening's movies were, "The Falcon OutWest" at the 593rd; and "Lily Mars" at the 64th Fighter Wing. 30 Sun Weather unchanged, fair and warm. T/5 Jack M. Merrill was placed on DS to 907th Signal Depot. Pfc James C. Henson, Jr., Pvt Robert J. Kopycinski, and Pvt Reece F. McRorie, Jr, were relieved from assignment to G.O. Company and were assigned to Reporting Company. The picture "Follow the Boys," starring Marlene Dietrick was shown this evening. - 200 - 01 Mon Weather fair. Pvt William F. Reneau as relieved from assignment to Headquarters and Plotting Company and wastransferred to the 21st Engr. Regt. (AVN); he left the organization this afternoon. Pfc William G. Leighty was relieved from assignment to Hq & Plot. Co and were atched to 346 Signal Co., Wing. The end of this period finds the Headquarters, with several of the Radar Units still in the staging area awaiting developments; part of the organizaion, some of the advanced echelon personnel, are inCorsica; others are on board ships. Morale is very good. - 201 - HEADQUARTERS 582ND SIGNAL AW BATTALION OFFICE OF THE SURGEON APO #650 US ARMY 9 August, 1944 SUBJECT: Historical Report TO : Surgeon, AAFSC/MTO, APO #528, US Army In compliance with Memorandium #25-13, Hq.,AAFSC/MTO, dated 12 July, 1944 The following Outline History of the Medical Detachment of this organization is submitted: From Date of Activation Through 31 December, 1943 ------------------------------------------------- 1. Administrative History A. The organization was originally activated as a Detachment, Headquarters and Plotting Company (Prov), 561st Signal Aircraft Warning Battaion which consisted of 13 Officers and 329 Enlisted Men with Lt. ColonelWilbert A. Speir in Command per par #1, SO #43, Hq,561st Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, dtd 9 March, 1943. This Detachment was the Second Echleon of the 561st Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion which wasinitiated at Drew Field, Florida, U.S.A. and which originally arrived at Oran, Algeria in North Africa on 26 January, 1943. There are no existing records indicating that there was any definite T/O and E for the Medical Detachment of the parent organization. 1 Medical Officer and 9 Enlisted Men comprised the original Medical Detachment. This nucleus was obtainedfrom a group of one Medical Officer, one Dental Officer and thirty-three Enlisted Medical personnel who came overseas as members of the 561st Signal AW Battalion. The present 561st Signal AW Battalion has remained as such since its activation and has undoubtly maintained all its Medical records since its activation. The unit which was split off from the 561st Signal AW Battalion has envolved into our present organization. As stated previously there was no authority for a definite Medical T/O and E. Original ratings of MedicalEnlisted personnel were made by the Surgeon of the 561st AW Battalion. The Medical Detachment personnel, consisted of one Medical Officer and nine Enlisted Men,was not augmented until the organization reached LeSers, Tunisia when the entire organization was allowed a provisional T/O and E. At this time Medical - 202 - Personnel were obtained from the 732nd, 733rd and 734thCompanies of the 560th, 561st and 562nd Signal AW Battalions. In addition other personnel were obtained from the 27th Bomb Group. An additional Officer was attached at that time, taking a grand total of two Medical Officers, one Dental Officer and twenty-fourEnlisted Men. Other changes during the period covered in this report were the addition of another MedicalOfficer, making a total of three Medical Officers, One Dental Officer and the loss of two Medical Enlisted Men through hospitalization making a total of twent-two Enlisted Men. B. Most of the Medical Detachment received their basic and Medical training at the following Army posts in theU.S.A.: Camp Lee, Camp Grant and Camp Robertson. Quarterly strengths and rosters for the period of this report are included on attached reports. Commendations for Outstanding Duty by Medical Detachment personnel in relation to the organization's activities in Tunisian, Sicilian and Salerno Campaigns were extended several of our members. Special citations were extended to Capt. Leonard (NMI) Feit, M.C. and Sergeant William H. Tucker of the Medical Detachment for Extraordinary Heroism above and beyond the normal call of duty. The general morale was fairly good for the greater part of thisperiod considering the difficulties encountered in beginning operations with shortages in operational equipment, transportation and an insufficient andunvarying food supply. Promotions among MedicalDetachment personnel were always a sore subject, since at no time during this period there was a definite T/O and all too frequent changes in the organization seemed to prevent deserved promotions. C. Original movement after arrival of organization in North Africa was the departure of the Detachment fromUSAAF General Depot #1 by military aircraft at 1000 hours per par #1, SO #43, Hq., 561st Signal AW Battalion, dated 9 March, 1943. Detachment arrived at USSAF General Depot #4 at 1130 hours were temporary bivouac was made until 0900 hours, 12 March, 1943 when the Detachment moved by motor convoy to Tebessa, Algeria at 1800 hours, 12 March, 1943. The forward installations were set up at Thelepte, Tunisia where the Information Center was located. The organizationwas now known as the Provisional Signal AW Battalionand was operating administratively under the 3rd Air Defense Wing. The original Medical Officer of theBattalion, Lt. - 203 - with most of the Medical Detachment while Capt. Reuben T. Lapidus, M.C. of the 733rd Signal AW Company withthree of our Enlisted personnel set up a Dispensary at Thelepte. At this time approximately ten Radar Units were located out in the field, each supplied with one Medical First Aid Man. Operations proceded uneventfully until about two weeks after arrival at Thelepte when Capt. Reuben T. Lapidus, M.C. was injured in a land mine accident and was hospitalized, receivingthe Award of Purple Heart. Lt. Leonard (NMI) Feit, M.C. then came forward from Tebessa to replace Capt Lapidus as Surgeon of the Battalion. The next movement of the organization occured 7 April, 1943 when it was convoyed by motor convoy to Sbeitla, Tunisia where it operated normally until 19 April, 1943 at which time all scattered Detachments had been moved forward to Le Sers, Tunisia. The organization remained at this location for a period ofalmost one month and duringthe latter part of this period there was an outbreak ofquite a number of moderately severe cases of diarrhoea which were ascribed to the inital ingestion of atabrine in anti-malaria prophylaxis. Capt. Meyer N. Margolis, M.C. was at this time assigned to the organization as Battalion Surgeon. Campaign Ribbons for the NorthAfrican, European and Middle Eastern Campaigns were distributed on the 15 May, 1943. At the close of the African Campaign all personnel were moved in groups over a period of about two weeks to the final location in North Africa at Korba on the Cape Bon Peninsula for rehabilitation. All personnel had arrived by 21 May,1943. This location was fairly well situated but presented a difficult problem in sanitation as the ground was hard, drainage poor and there was much dust and wind. On 26 May, 1943 Capt. Ben C. Ross, M.C. was assigned as assistant Battalion Surgeon. On 3 June,1943 Capt Ben C. Ross, M.C. proceded with four Medical Enlisted Men, obtained from different units of the 3rd Air Defense Wing, for a staging area prepatory for landing on the Island of Pantelleria. This Medical Detachment was assigned to the 734th Signal AW Company which was composed of several elements of the 3rd Air Defense Wing. Transportation was by ship. Commencing 13 June, 1943 with completion 16 June, 1943. The majority of the Medical Detachment remaining at Korbadeparted with the organization for Algiers to be staged preparatory to the invasion of Sicily. Movement was accomplished by motor convoy beginning 14 June, 1943, the Medical Detachment consisting of one MedicalOfficer and six Enlisted Men. At about - 204 - staging area near Tunis, accompanied by six Medical Detachment personnel to be joined by the addition of Lt. James L. Schiuma, M.C. who was recently assigned tothe organization. Capt. Margolis was at this timetransferred from the organization. The complement at Algiers boarded ship 3rd July, 1943 and arrived on "D" Day, 10 July, 1943 at Gela, Sicily where for the first few days intense enemy activity presented huge difficulties Lt. Feit sustaining injuries in a mine field in the course of his duties. The remainder of the organization arrived at various times until 13 August, 1943 at which the most personnel were assembled at Headquarters area at Gela, Sicily. The Detachment on Pantelleria disembarked 12 August, 1943 and arrived at Gela, Sicily on 13 August, 1943. Upon arrival Capt Ben C. Ross, M.C. was appointed Battalion Surgeon with Lt. Loenard (NMI) Feit and Lt. James L. Schiuma, M.C. assisting. Capt. George F. Bogan, D.C. had by thenarrived and was acting as Battalion Dentist. Operations proceded normally until 28 August, 1943 where movement of personnel to the Millazzo staging area preparatory to the Italian Campaign was begun. Movement was by motor convoy in groups and was completed by 2 September, 1943. Initial echelons of the organization departed Millazzo by ship on 8September, 1943, arriving at Salerno, Italy 11 September, 1943. This Detachment was accompanied by Lt. Leonard (NMI) Feit, M.C. and three Medical Aid Men. The remainder of the organization arrived at various dates until by 20th September, 1943 the entire organization was assembled at the new location. On the 17 September, 1943 Lt. James L. Schiuma, M.C. with two Medical Aid Men departed for the Isle of Capri to serve a small Detachment operating there and remained until the 3rd of October, 1943 when he rejoined the organization. Lt. Feit, M.C. was sent to Capri to replace Lt. Schiuma, M.C. Operations proceded normally until 7 October, 1943 when the organization underwent movement by motor convoy to Frattamaggiore, asmall town a few miles north of Naples. Shortly following this the Detachment on Capri returned to Headquarters and the entire organization was assembled practically intact. The organization now had twelve light Radar units located at varying distances fromHeadquarters, each served by one Medical Aid Man. On 15 December, 1943 Lt. James L. Schiuma, M.C. departed for the Island of Ventotene with one Medical Aid Man. Operations proceded normally at this last location until the end of the year. - 205 - D. The primary concern of the Medical Detachment of thisorganization has at all times been the maintenance ofthe highest standard of health and welfare of the members of this organization. This has been accomplished by constant adherence to the soundprincipals of Military Sanitation, hygine and preventive medicine. The most rigid of requirements for excellent sanitation have at all times been insisted upon regardless of prevailing difficulties. The Medical Detachment has always assumed their responsibiity for the construction of proper latrineholes and latrine boxes, soakage pits, garbage pits and adequate screening for Kitchens and latrines. Frequent inspections by Medical Detachment personnel have constantly been made to assure the hightest standard of sanitation. The dangers and hazards of all contagious and infectious diseaes were always stressed to all personnel and they were educated in the proper prophylatic procedures. The outstanding disease encountered in all theaters of operation was malaria. All possible precautionary measures were taken to reduce its incidence to a minimum. Veneral disease has always constituted a problem, particularly since the organization reached Italy. The most stringentmeasures for the reduction in the incidence of this disease had also been taken. In addition, close supervision of immunizations against Typhoid, Typhus, Small Pox and Tetanus has always been observed. Varying duties, befitting their capibilities, have beendelegated to all Medical Detachment personnel. Ingeneral, the Battalion Surgeon has been responsible for the proper administrative function of the Detachment. The Assistant Battalion Surgeon, in execution of the administrative directives and Orders of the Battalion Surgeon in turn has delegated duties to Medical Enlisted personnel. Thus accomplishing the execution of all necessary Medical Procedures for the maintenanceof the highest possible standard of sanitation andMedical care for all personnel. There were no majoradministrative problems as there was never any difficulty in obtaining cooperation from the Command in complying with Medical Directives and wishes. There were no special inspections by Medical personnel from higher Headquarters which can be recalled or of which record was made. For the greater part of the year several British Radar and Wireless Units were attached to the organization administratively and who received Medical care and supplies from the Medical Detachment. Inspections were also made of these installations and attempts to maintain the same high standard of - 206 - sanitation and health were made. Their type of work did not involve special care for particular illnesses or injuries and Battle Casualties were always almost negligible. E. Upon arrival overseas most of the Medical personnel had previously received intensive training consisting of courses in all aspects of Military Medicine; such as First Aid, Field Sanitation and Hygene, Treatment of Gas Casualties, Prevention and Control of Malaria and other insect borne diseases, Litter-bearing, and instruction in proper procedure for Venereal Disease Prophylaxis. During the period covering by this report training in all these subjects was maintained by means of informal refresher courses at periodic intervals. Standard U.S. Army Training Manuals, Special Bulletins and Circulars applicable especially to certainimportant diseases and other phases of Military Medicine issued by Higher Headquarters from time to time and Training Films were used. 2. Environmental History The organization began its overseas duty in the late Winter of 1942 and Spring of 1943. The initial station was near Oran, Algeria. This first location was quite unsatisfactory from a sanitary standpoint. The landwas low, flat and dusty. Personnel were quartered in pup tents and since the amount of rain fall was very high during this period most of their equipment was damp and wet most of the time. The soil did not afford too adequate drainage. Due to the shortage of lumber, latrine boxes were not available, straddle trenchesbeing employed. The climate was cool, damp and wet. At that time, mosquitoes, flies and other insect pests did not seem to constitute any disease menace. At theorganization's next location near the border of Algeria and Tunisia the elevation was considerable higher, the air drier except for a continuance of a great amount ofrain fall and the prevalence of frequent winds. Personnel had for the most part moved into buildings where sanitation did not constitute quite as difficult a problem. With the advent of the Spring months of 1943 the organization began to experience the dry, dusty heat of Central and Northern Tunisia. Flies, mosquitoes and other insect pests began to appear inincreasing numbers. The organizatin was now quartered in pup tents on a high plateau which was hot, dry and dusty. No screening was available, making sanitation a problem. Environmental conditions for the Summer were practically similiar to the late Spring months. The - 207 - cation on the Cape Bon Peninsula and that at Gela,Sicily being hot, dry, dusty and windy. The soil at these later locations was in addition very hard and it was difficult to obtain adequate depth for latrines, soakage pits, etc. without the use of dynamite. With the coming of Fall the rainy season had set in lower Italy near Salerno and near Naples where the organization was finaly quartered at the end of the year. The land here was almost at Sea Level and the air quite damp. Surprisingly, mosquitoes were not too much in evidence although flies and other insect pests were quite numerous. Screening had as yet been unobtainable. Permenant latrine boxes were now constant in use. Awarness to the danger of malaria throughout North Africa was almost paramount. Beginning with the Spring of 1943 in Central Tunisia an intense anti-malaria program was initated. Atabrineprophylaxis for all personnel was started, mosquito bars, head nets, insect repellents and other Mechanical Aids employed and all means for destroying mosquito and other insect larve in surrounding areas were employed and put in use. Personnel were instructed in anti-malaria control procedure and teams were formed toaccomplish all anti-malaria prophylactic activities. Oil, Kerosene, Paris Green when available and other incecticides were used on stagnant bodies of water. Screening, which was very scarce, and salvaged mosquitonetting when available were used on Kitchens, Mess Halls and Latrines to protect against flies and other insect pests. In addition, chlorinated lime andantiseptic solutions were used unsparingly in and around Latrines as fly repellents. Repeated attempts were made to induce civilians in areas surrounding our bivouacs to confirm with our sanitary requirements inan effort to reduce the great amount of flies,mosquitoes, etc. This always constituted quite a difficult problem and required constant policing by medical personnel with stringent warnings, etc. With the advent of he Winter months in lower Italy the danger of Typhus Fever spread from civilian sources constituted quite a menace. All personnel were given booster inoculations of Typhus vaccine and the utmost possible cleanliness of personnel and their clothingwas insisted upon and checked by frequent inspectionsof bodies and clothing. In addition, immunizations against Typhoid Fever, Small Pox and Tetanus were accomplished at the prescribed times on all personnel. Recommendations on the correction of any sanitary deficiencis were always compiled with when conditions permitted and when supplies were available. - 208 - Cooperation by the Command to confirm with all sanitary and health requirements was always excellent. 3. Operational History A. Due to the operational activity of the organization,which, had since its arrival overseas been engaged in Signal Aircraft Warning and Plane liason, work, the organization has of necessity been spread over wide areas. Besides Headquarters, personnel have been operating as individual Units. Usually in groups ofabout twenty Men at outposts at varying distances fromHeadquarters, at times at a distance of eighty miles. This has involved the use of a great amount of travel by the Medical Officers and other Medical personnel in order to maintain close supervision of camp sanitation and health of personnel at all isolated Units. On the average there have been twelve such Units located in the field spread over a radius of sixty miles. These Units have at all times been served by a well trainedMedical Aid Man who had been under the supervision and responsible to the Medical Staff Headquarters. Inspection by the Medical Detachment have been made onall these Units at least once monthly. During these inspections camp sanitation was observed and checkedagainst a list of sanitary requirements and a ratingaccording to existing conditions made. All personnel were given physical inspections, lectures on sex hygiene and personal hygiene and immunization when required. B. Considering the adverse living conditions encountered in the early part of the North African Campaign in Algeria and later in Central Tunisia the general health of all personnel was good. There were very few upper respiratory infections despite the inclemency of the weather, the number of cases of Jaundice was negligible, there was no Malaria and no other serious infectious diseases. However, there was a moderateoutbreak of Diarrhoea when the organization wasstationed in Central Tunisia which occured when personnel had started taking Atabrine in anti-malaria prophylaxis. The Diarrhoea was at that time believed to be caused by a sensitivity to the Atabrine and the outbreak did not continue for more than a few days. It was not until mid Summer and Fall when the organization was located in Sicily and later in lower Italy that sporadic cases of Catarrhal Jaundice and Malaria appeared among personnel. Although the number of caseswas not alarming and occured despite all precautionary measures it was the first time that the Medical - 209 - Detachment had to deal with infectious diseases to any great extent. It was generally believed that the casesof Catarrhal Jaundice may have been due to the cumulative effect of Atabrine ingestion since no infective organism could be isolated from the urine. The cases of Malaria, in the worst month never totalling more that about six, were fairly mode rate and not of the malignant type. Generally, these cases responded to an average of one week's treatment withAtabrine or Quinine. There were also a moderate number of cases of undiagnosed fever and it was finally decided that these were a variety caused by sand flies, especially, indigenous to North Africa and a large part of Italy. These cases were wild and usually responded in a few days under conservative treatment. Venereal disease surprisingly did not constitute any problem at all until the organization reached Scicily and the menace did not become acute until Italy was reached. The number of cases of Gonorrhea were few in the Command until the late Fall and Winter months in lower Italy at which time in one month there was as many as twelve cases. This occured shortly after the organization for the first time had located in thevicinity of a large native Metropolitan Center and contact with civilians was very difficult to control. The particular strain of Gonorrhea contacted by our Venereal Disease cases proved to be very resistant to Sulfa therapy. Cases were first treated in quarters and, after poor results, had to be hospitalized. Hospitalization proved no more effective in thetreatment of Gonorrhea until the advent of penicillintherapy. There were also a few cases of Venereal sores which after negative dark field examinations and negative Kahn Test were diagnosed as Chanchroids. There were no cases of Syphilis during the entire year. One fatal case of Poliomyelitis occured in one of our Officers at the very end of the year and caused quite ascare. Isolation of personnel and other precautionary measures were taken for the prescribed period of two weeks and no other cases occured. C. Due to the nature of Operations of the organization, which on very few occasions involved being in close proximity to actual Combat areas. The prevention of injuries did not constitute a serious problem. And the ordinary measures for Military security from enemy aircraft; such as, wearing of helmets, digging Fox Holes, etc. were employed. Prevention of infectious diseases was at all times attempted and accomplished by adherence to the best principals and precepts of - 210 - Military Field Sanitation and Hygiene. The anti-malaria Control work accomplished has been discussed previously in these records. Immunizations of allpersonnal against the common contagious diseases; such as, Small Pox, Typhus, Typhoid, and Tetanus were givenall personnel at the prescribed intervals. It was noted that the infectious diseases increased whenpersonnel were in close proximity to civilianpopulations. As far as was possible contact with civilians of personnel was limited, native foods wereforbidden unless properly treated and attempts were made to improve the general civilian sanitation by constant supervision and policing. As previously stated, the control of Venereal disease near civilian centers constituted a much greater problem also. Limitation of contact with civilians as far as possible, apprehension of Venereal Disease suspects for detention, cooperation from civilians and Allied Military Government Officials with the continued Sex Education and Recreational Program and the readyavailability of Prophylaxis Stations all aided inmaintaining the incidence of Venereal Disease to the lowest possible minimum. D. Aviation Medicine - not Applicable E. Adequate Dental Care has always been rendered to the personnel with the idea in mind of maintaining a high Dental proficiency. While at Oran the Dental Officewas located in a building which provided adequate light and faciities for a Dental Dispensary. Supplies were plentiful and little difficulties were encountered in requisitioning extra supplies. After leaving Oran in February, 1943 for Tebessa, Algeria the DentalDispensary was located in a pyramidal tent for a period of five weeks at which time the Dental Dispensary was moved to Le Sers, Tunisia. Here, Dental care wasrendered for all members of Headquarters of the 3rd Air Defense Wing, 82nd Fighter Control Squadon and the three separate Signal AW Companies, namely 732nd, 733rd and 734th. All personnel of the Radar Units in the field that required Dental attention had to journey into Headquarters for treatment. From here on, the movements of the Dental Dispensary followed those of the Headquarters of the Battalion up to the end of the year. Supplies while in the Korba area were difficult to obtain, necessitating a trip over sixty miles to Mateur, Tunisia. However, the last three weeks at Korba, Tunisia another Medical Depot opened closer facilitating ease of requisitioning. The condition of - 211 - the troops upon arrival in the theater were in fair shape. A survey was run during the middle of the year of 1943 and it was shown that only a few personnel needed prosthetic appliances. The incidence of Dental Infection was low at all times, except in the staging area of Bizerte, Tunisia and Millazzo, Sicily and was slightly higher due to the congestion and cramming of troops into a small area and especially of the poor food supplies at Millazzo, Sicily. This food was prepared and handled by the British for all troops inthe Staging area. The inadequacy of the T/O and E calling for a technician fifth grade for a Dental Assistant has always been obvious for its insufficiency. The Dental Assistant not only took care of records, supplies is on duty every day, has mounted and demounted equipment on every move but also renderd prophylaxis to those who required it. Otherwise the general morale of the Dental section was high. At alltimes the Commanding Officer has cooperated in all ways with the Dental Surgeon's desires. Due to the peculiar nature of this organization with its personnel scattered about at various locations some many milesfrom Headquarters and with their lack of transportation and heavy duties it was difficut to adequately take care of the personnel in the manner in which the Dental Surgeon desired. However at no time was there ever any serious, infectious disease or disabling disturbances which necessitated hospitalizing anyone. Frequent visits were made by the Dental Surgeon to the Units for inspections and to render only immediate treatment. In all of 1943 the most disagreeable trouble that was encountered was the attempt to secure for the personnel prosthetic appliances. This was due to two reasons: one, the distances from Hospitals and the scarcity of these Hospitals having prostheticequipment, and second, the impossibility of getting the personnel sufficient time (Radar Units) from their duties to travel to Hospital amd back again. Toward the end of the year the situation had improved greatly. F. Veterinary Activities - not Applicable 4. Statical Historical Material A. Sick and Wounded Records (1) Admission rates per thousand per annum for all diseases and other causes. - 212 - (2) Non-effective rate per 1000 per annum for time lost in Hospital or Quarters. (3) Patients treated. (4) Physical examinations. (5) Immunizations. (6) Admissions to Sick Report. (7) Venereal disease. (8) Patient Beds (Quarters). B. Dental Statistics. C. Laboratory Examinations. D. X-Ray Exposures. E. Veterinary - All Meat, Diary Products and FreshVegetables had all been previously inspected and approved at Quartermaster sources of issue. F. Miscellaneous Statistics (Hospitals Only) - Not Appicable 5. Evacuations Evacuation of sick and wounded in this organization at time constituted any serious problem. The organizationhad always been in close proximity to clearing stations or field, evacuation, station or General Hospitals. Personnel at our outlying instalations were either hospitalized directly at nearby Hospitals or were brought in to Headquarters for disposition by Medical Detachment personnel. 6. Medical Supply A. Not Applicable B. The organizational Medical Supply was pitfully small upon arrival in the North African Theater of Operations at that time, in the late Fall of 1942. The only material for Operations of the Medical Detachment were individual First Aid Kits for theMedical Officers and Medical Enlisted Men and one #60 (Dental) chest. No drugs for treatment were available - 213 - for about two weeks at which time a few items were gathered together upon requisition from Medical Supply Depots at Oran, Algeria. No Army ambulance wasavailable for organizational use. Fortunately, an ancient, delapidated French Ambulance was somehow procured and repaired sufficiently to be of occasional use. It was not until two months after the arrival of the organization that authorized TBA Medical Equipment began to arrive. The Standard Medical Chests, Litters, Blanket sets and other miscellaneous Medical Equipment were at that time on hand. One U.S. Army Ambulance was also obtained. From this initial period throughout the remainder of the year the Medical Supply was maintained at almost one hundred percent level. Toward the end of the year when the organization was located near well established MedicalSupply Depots, specialty items and drugs were made available. C. Not Applicable 7. Special During the period of instability of inital Operations upon arrival in the North African Theater and for about five months following, opportunities for the Social Welfare and Recreation of personnel were very limited. Aside from the bare necessities of living very few luxuries and comforts were provided. Tobacco, Candyand other delicacies were hard to be obtained. RedCross facilities were as yet not available and hardly any form of Special Service activity was noticeable. The situation did not improve until about late Spring and Summer. When the organization had moved to Northern Tunisia. At that time movies were made available, the Red Cross to a certain extent had begun functioning and Post Exchange items began to appear is improvement continued as time went on depending upon the stability of our locations. Inasmuch as theorganization was constantly undergoing frequent movements it was difficult to establish an organized and a continuous program of Social Welfare and Recreation. The organization experienced its first enemy raids at Sbeitla in Southern Tunisia during the time of the General Evacuation of American Forces. This was a period of great hardship for all personnel. The next enemy bombing was experienced at Thelepte inCentral Tunisia. Fortunately, none of the personnel were injured during these attacks. Since the scene of Battle in Central Tunisia was shifting very rapidly at that time most of the land was very heavily mined. - 214 - On an inspection tour with other Officers the vehicle in which Capt Lapidus, M.C. was riding struck a mine and he was severly injured. The three other Officers inthe vehicle were killed. The fortunes of War havingchanged for the better with the advent of spring, aside from occasional annoying enemy raids, the organization did not experience any additional harrowing adventures until the Sicilian and Italian invasions. It was on the Sicilian invasion that one of our Medical Officers, Capt Leonard (NMI) Feit, M.C. was injured by a land mine while attempting to rescue a casuality in a mine field. For this heroic deed Feit received a Citation and the Award of the Silver Star. On the same occasion Sgt William H. Tucker, of the Medical Detachment, who was assisting Capt Feit, was also cited and given an Award of the Silver Star for his bravery in action. The next period of intense enemy activity was encountered in the Salerno, Italy landing. Our forward Medical Detachment Echleon experienced a week of constant enemy shelling and bombardment, inasmuch as the organization was located not far from the beach andbetween opposing Artillery Batteries. Fortunately, there were no casualties during this operation. The year concluded with the organization well established in a small town near Naples operating normally and experiencing minor, sporadic enemy air raids since the front lines had moved many miles north. s/Ben C. Ross, BEN C. ROSS, Major, M.C., - 215 - 2. Administrative History A. This organizaion had no authorized T/O and E during the year 1943. B. In the following will be found quarterly strengths and rosters from the 31 March, 1943 th rough 31 December. 1943: Strengths and Rosters for First Quarter of 1943 ----------------------------------------------- The Medical records for the First Quarter of 1943 are in the possesion of the 561st Signal Air Warning Battalion. Strengths and Rosters for Second Quarter of 1943 ------------------------------------------------ Mean strength for Second Quarter - 709 Meyer N. Margolis 0-400711 Capt Bn. Surgeon Capt Meyer N. Margolis was transferred into this organization 24 April, 1943, under par #2, Special Order #62, Hqs. Northwest African Allied Air Force and was transferred out on the 16 June, 1943. Ben C. Ross 0-311966 Capt Ass't to Surgeon Capt Ben C. Ross was transferred into this organization 27 May, 1943 under par #1, SO #62, Hqs. 3rd Air Defense Wing George F. Bogan 0-478291 Capt Bn Dent Surgeon Leonard (NMI) Feit 0-495831 Lt Ass't to Surgeon James L. Schiuma 0-491033 Lt Ass't to Surgeon 1st Lt James L. Schiuma was reld fr asgd 3rd Air Defense Wing and asgd this organization 27 June, 1943 per par #1, SO #53, Hqs. 3rd Air Defense Wing. Rickey, John B. 20239481 S/Sgt 052 Kurtz, Carl 36054446 S/Sgt 225 * Batty, Donald 36054554 S/Sgt 123 Pierce, Fred 36168981 Sgt. 055 Tucker, William H. 38075278 Sgt. 123 Purcell, David C. 34250050 T/4th 123 Siciliano, Alfred 32081089 T/4th 123 Tyndall, Allen H. 17049841 Cpl. 123 ** Rebmann, Walter M. 37129118 Cpl. 123 Amerspeck, John P. 32561372 T/5th 123 - 216 - Dymak, Leonard 36164004 T/5th 123 Farron, Edward 38386346 T/5th 123 Grabb, Earl 36054714 T/5th 051 Leonard, Myles E. 36233914 T/5th 123 Nunez, Horacio 32012442 T/5th 123 Sidorowicz, Stanley 35254697 T/5th 123 ** Boggs, Albion 38021616 Cpl. 123 *** Jacobson, John A. 39085928 T/5th 123 O'Bara, Stanley J. 31070559 P.F.C. 123 Sommer, Augustine 32250884 P.F.C. 123 ** Beal, Marion 19061014 P.F.C. 345 *** Henderson, Truman 39085862 Pvt 123 ** Larkin, Edward J. 34275231 Pvt 123 *** Winding, Buster 39087849 Pvt 123 * S/Sgt Donald Batty was transferred to the Detachment of Patients on the 20 May, 1943. ** Were transferred into this organization 15 June, 1943, per SO #45, Hqs, 3rd Air Defense Wing. *** Were transferred into this organization 17 June, 1943, per SO #46, Hqs, 3rd Air Defense Wing. Strength and Roster for Third Quarter of 1943 --------------------------------------------- Mean Strength for the Third Quarter - 805 Ben C. Ross 0-311966 Capt Bn. Surgeon George F. Bogan 0-478291 Capt Bn. Dent. Surgeon Leonard (NMI) Feit 0-495831 Lt. Ass't to Surgeon James L. Schiuma 0-491033 Lt. Ass't to Surgeon Rickey, John B. 20239481 S/Sgt 052 Kurtz, Carl 36054446 S/Sgt 225 Pierce, Fred 36168981 Sgt. 123 Tucker, William H. 38075278 Sgt. 055 Purcell, David C. 34250050 T/4th 123 Siciliano, Alfred 32081089 T/4th 123 Tyndall, Allen H. 17049841 Cpl. 123 Rebmann, Walter M. 37128118 Cpl. 123 Boggs, Albion 38021616 Cpl. 123 Amerspeck, John P. 32561372 T/5th 123 Dymak, Leonard 36164004 T/5th 123 Farron, Edward 38386346 T/5th 123 Grabb, Earl 36054714 T/5th 051 Leonard, Myles E. 36233914 T/5th 123 Nunez, Horacio 32102442 T/5th 123 - 217 - Sidorowicz, Stanley 35254697 T/5th 123 Jacobson, John A. 39085928 T/5th 123 O'Bara, Stanley J. 31070559 P.F.C. 123 Sommer, Augustine 32250884 P.F.C. 123 Beal, Marion 19061014 P.F.C. 345 Henderson, Truman 39085862 PVT 123 Larkin, Edward J. 34275231 PVT 123 Winding, Buster 39087949 PVT 123 Strength and Roster for Fourth Quarter of 1943 ---------------------------------------------- Mean Strength for the Fourth Quarter - 864 Ben C. Ross 0-311966 Capt Bn. Surgeon George F. Bogan 0-478291 Capt Bn. Dent Surgeon Leonard (NMI) Feit 0-495831 Lt. Ass't to Surgeon James L. Schiuma 0-491033 Lt. Ass't to Surgeon Rickey, John B. 20239481 S/Sgt 052 Kurtz, Carl 36054446 S/Sgt 225 Pierce, Fred 36168981 Sgt. 123 Tucker, William H. 38075278 Sgt. 055 Purcell, David C. 34250050 T/4 123 Siciliano, Alfred 32081089 T/4 123 Tyndall, Allen H. 17049841 Cpl. 123 Rebmann, Walter M. 37129118 Cpl. 123 Boggs, Albion 38021616 Cpl. 123 Amerspeck, John P. 32561372 T/5th 123 Dymak, Leonard 36164004 T/5th 123 * Farron, Edward 38386346 T/5th 123 Grabb, Earl 36054714 T/5th 051 Leonard, Myles E. 36233914 T/5th 123 Nunez, Horacio 32102442 T/5th 123 Sidorowicz, Stanley 35254697 T/5th 123 Jacobson, John A. 39085928 T/5th 123 O'Bara, Stanley J. 31070559 P.F.C. 123 Sommer, Augustine 32250884 P.F.C. 123 Beal, Marion 19061014 P.F.C. 345 Henderson, Truman 39085862 Pvt 123 Larkin, Edward J. 34275231 Pvt 123 Winding, Buster 39087949 Pvt 123 * Was transferred to the Detachment of Patients (Hospital unknown) 15 November 1943 - 218 - HEADQUARTERS 582ND SIGNAL AW BATTALION OFFICE OF THE SURGEON 10 August, 1944 SUBJECT: Historical Records. TO : Surgeon, AAFSC/MTO, APO #528, US Army In compliance with Memorandium #25-13 Hq., AAFSC/MTO,dated 12 July, 1944 the following Outline History of the Medical Detachment of this organization is submitted: For Period of January 1, 1944 thru 30 June, 1944 ------------------------------------------------ 1. Previous History The previous History of the Medical Detachment of this organization for the period extending to the beginning of this report is covered in the first section of the Medical Historical records which is appended. 2. Administrative History A. The Organization was originally activated as a Detachment, Headquarters and Plotting Company (Prov), 561st Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, which consisted of 13 Officers and 329 Elisted Men with Lt. Col. Wilbert A Speir in Command per par #1, SO #43, Hq., 561st Signal AW Battalion, dtd 9 March, 1943.This Detachment was the second Echelon of the 561st Signal AW Battalion which was initiated at Drew Field,Florida and which originally arrived at Oran, Algeriain North Africa on 26 January, 1943. There are no existing records indicating that there was any definate T/O and E for the Medical Detachment of the parentorganization. One Medical Officer and nine Enlisted Men obtained from the 561st Signal AW Battalion comprised the initial nucleus of the present Medical Detachment of this organization. A provisional T/O andE was allowed the Medical Detachment in April, 1943 and this strength had remained intact, except for minor changes, until 31 July, 1943 at which time Lt James L. Schiuma, M.C. joined teh Medical Detachment making a total of three Medical Officers, one Dental Officer andtwenty-two Enlisted Men. Lt Lenord (NMI) Feit, M.C. and Lt. James L. Schiuma, M.C. were both promoted to the rank of Captain on the 10 February, 1944. The organization was redesignated as the 2691st Signal AWBattalion (Mobile) Provisional on the 31 July, 1943. The T/O and E had remained the same until 18 May, 1944 - 219 - when Capt James L. Schiuma was transferred to the 593rd Signal AW Battalion leaving a total of two Medical Officers. On 1 April 1944 Capt Ben C. Ross, M.C. was promoted to the rank of Major. The present designation of the organization was made 15 January 1944. B. Most of the Medical Detachment personnel received their Basic and Medical Training at the following Army Posts in the U.S.A.: Camp Lee, Camp Grant and Camp Robertson. Quarterly strengths and rosters for the period coveredby this report are included on attached reports. The use of civilian personnel was at no time allowed by theCommand of this organization. Special Commendations and the Award of the Silver Star were extended to CaptLeonard (NMI) Feit and Sgt William H. Tucker, of the Medical Detachment, for Medical Activities in the Sicilian Operation of July, 1943. The Order for these Commendations and Awards was received in May, 1944. As the organizaton became stablized and remained in one location in a small town north of Naples over a period of many months the morale of the personnel of the organization, which had hitherto been fair, began to evidence a gradual deteriortion. This began to be more noticeable during the late Spring months of 1944. By this time the organization had been stationed in one location for more thn six months and, although Operations had proceded normally, there was a feeling of uneasiness, perhaps due to inactivity. There were more and more rumblings heard among personnel who,having been overseas for eighteen months or longer and having been through four Gruling Campaigns, felt that they were entitled to be rotated from oversea duty.The percentage of personnel thus rotated always seemedto be very small and there were hopes of a more liberalpolicy of rotation. There were no promotion problem's affecting the Medial Detachment and the remainder of the organization had mostly received ratings according to existing T/O. C. From 1 January, 1944 through 4 June, 1944 the organization was stationed at Frattamaggiore, Italy, asmall town north of Naples. It had arrived at thislocation 3 October, 1943 and the main body of personnel aside from our Radar Units which were constantly shifting locations according to operational necessity within a radius of about sixty miles from Headquarters, remained at this location until the organization movednorthward to San Felice Circeo, Italy beginning 1 June, 1944. Four of our Radar Units took part in the Anzio beachhead operation, two Units arriving "D" Day, 22 - 220 - January, 1944 and the other two arriving 28 January,1944. They remained at Anzio until operations for the capture of Rome were completed, 6 June, 1944. Two of our Radar Units remained at that location for some time afterward. One of our Medical Officers and one Enlisted Man were sent to Anzio on DS to relieve Medical personnel from another Unit of the 64th Fighter Wing for a period of about three weeks. Headquarters remained at San Felice Circeo, Italy until 6 June, 1944 on which date it moved northeastward to Rocca Di Pappa, Italy, a very small village situated on a mountain overlooking Lake Albano. The organization remained atthis latter location until 19 June, 1944 on which date movement to Orsetello, Italy, a small town near the Island of Orberetello about ninety miles north of RomeItaly. There the organization remained for theremainder of the period covered by this report. Theonly event of any importance which affected the organization during the period covered in this report was the Anzio beachhead operation. As is well known, this operation was a long, drawn out affair whichextended over many months in the early part of this year. The organization had stationed varying personnel, at times numbering more than one hundred, to operate Radar Units and as Operational Personnel with the Information Center of the 64th Fighter Wing. All these personnel were under the continuous pressure of enemy air bombardment, shelling and small arms fire. Of necessity, all personnel were forced to live under ground and were subjected to its accompaning discomforts. For the greater part of the time sleep was impossible due to enemy activity during the nights. During this period two of our personnel were killed in action and eight wounded. There were quite a few others who could be described as mental casualties inasmuch as they were either hospitalized at the beach-head or returned to headquarters in a highly nervous state for rehabilation. All of them responded to rest and conservative treatment. After the first two months a definate policy of rotation of personnel for relief was effective and this aided the situation materially. D. The policies regarding the conduct of Medical Department affairs which had been in force since the inception of the organization were continued with constant attemps to improve whenever and whereverpossible during this period. The highest possible standards for the maintenance of the health, Welfare and Meadical care of all personnel were always attempted to be achieved. The Medical Detachment - 221 - assumed the responsibilty and assured theaccomplishment at all times of all essential sanitaryprocedures. Permenant Latrine Boxes were built, Wash Racks constructed a shower system devised, frames for screening of Kitchens, Mess Halls and Latrines and many other minor sanitary devices under the supervision of one of the Sergeants of the Medical Detachment. Generally, the Battalion Surgeon acted as administrative head of the Medical Detachment with the assistant Battalion Surgeon enforcing all Administrative Orders concerning Medical Department affairs. The assistant Surgeon in turn delegated various duties to the different Enlisted Medicalpersonnel in accordance with capability and aptitude; such as, Sergeant in Charge of Sanitation, Sergeant in charge of Dispensary and Supplies, Sergeant clerk, Ward Master for the Dispensary Ward Room, first Aid Men andAmbulance drivers. Frequent Inspections by Medical, Detachment personnel were constantly made to assure the highest standard of sanitation. The dangers and hazards of all contagious and infectious diseases was always stressed to all personnel and they were continuously educated in the proper prophylacticprocedures. All possible precautionary measures weretaken to reduce the incidence of malaria in particular even though this disease has not present to any great extent in our particular location. Stringent measures were also taken to reduce the incidence of venereal disease which had constituted a greater probleminasmuch as personnel were in much closer contact with civilians than they had been heretofore. In addition, close supervision of immunizations against Typhoid, Typhus, Small Pox and Tetanus was constanty maintained. There were no major administrative problems as therewas at no time any difficulty in obtaining cooperationfrom the Command in complying with medical directives and wishes. Special periodic medical inspections were made by the Surgeon of the 64th Fighter Wing, Lt. Col. Nicholas Atria, M.C. in January, 1944 and by Major Leslie Young, M.C. During February, March and April, 1944, at that time 64th Wing Surgeon and later attached to XII TAC. During the entire period covered by this report several British Radar and Wireless Units were attached to the organization administratively and whoreceived medical care and supplies from the Medical Detachment. Inspections were also made of these installatons until a directive from RAF made their inspections unnecessary inasmuch as such inspections were to be made by British Medical personnel. This directive came in about April, 1944. The type of work - 222 - of these British Units did not involve special care for particulan illnesses or injuries and Battle Casualties were almost negligible. E. The status of training Medical Detachment pesonnel was very good at the beginning of the War. Practically all personnel had received intensive training in all aspects of Military Medicine, treatment of GasCasualties, prevention and control of Malaria and other insect borne diseases, litter bearing, and instruction in proper procedure for venereal disease prophylaxis, before joining the organization and a refersher courses at periods intervals were held in an effort to maintain the highest possible efficiency in Medical Operations. Standard U.S. Army Training Manuals, Special Bulletins and Circulars applicable especially to certain diseases and other phases of Military Medicine which were issued by Higher Headquarters from time to time and Training Films were used. 3. ENVIORNMENTAL HISTORY For the first five months of the perod covered in this report the organization was located in Frattamaggiore,Italy, a small town of about ten thousand population located about tewelve miles northeast of Naples, Italy. Organization Headquarters was located in a School practically in the heart of this town. Sanitation of the natives was in a deplorable state, there having been no latrine facilities or facilities for disposal of garbage and waste water. Human feces and urine were in evidence throughout most of the streets and in the fields. Flies were in abundance and proved a constant menace. Surprisigly, mosquitoes were not too much in evidence during the Winter and early Spring months. The elevation of this location was not very much above Sea Level. The weather during the greater part of theWinter was quite cool although very rarely was then temperature below freezing. Precipitation was quiteabundant throughout the Winter months although there was no snow fall. The Spring months were much warmer and drier, the amount of rainfall having considerablyabated. The days were quite warm but the nights were pleasently cool. The proper control of Malaria in this area prevented quite a difficult problem mainly because of the poor sanitation of the civilian populations. A campaign was undertaken by the Medical Detachment incooperation with civilian and Allied Military Government Authorities in an effort to improve the general town sanitation. A Malaria check list, covering all phases of Malaria control, was envolved by - 223 - this office to supervise the accomplishment and checking by repeated inspections by Medical Department personnel at least once weekly of civilian areas and daily of Military personnel, quarters and area. Medical Detachment personnel and other personnel trained in Malaria control were formed into teams for execution of Anti-Malaria procedures: such as, spraying of cesspools and other stagnant bodies of water with oil, Paris Green and other insecticides supervision of collection of garbage and other refuse and enforcement of the use of improved latrines by civilians. All necesary precautions against flies andother insect pests were taken with the use of metal screening, salvaged mosquito netting, fly traps, fly swatters and fly paper. Cooperation from the Command in complying with Medical Detachment recommendations has at all times been excellent. For the last month of the period covered in this report the organization was situated at three different locations progressivelynorth of Frattamaggiore, Italy. Climatic conditions of all three locations were practically similiar. The weather was quite warm, the air dry and there was a negligible amount of rain fall. The first of these locations was at San Felice Circeo. A small village close to the Mediterranean. Our bivouac here was for a period of four days and was located on a flat land among shade trees. This area was quite dusty and dry. The organizaion then moved north-eastward to the small village of Rocca Di Papa, situated on a mountain side with an elevation of about three thousand feet and over looking Lake Albano. This area was also quite dustybut was much cooler during the days as our bivouac was located in a forest of large pine trees. After two weeks at this latter location the organization underwent movement to the final location at the end of the period covered in this report, the small village of Orbetello Italy, about ninety miles North of Rome and near the Island of Orbetello and very close to the sea. The weather here was also dry and warm, although cooling breezes from the sea made it quite comfortable. Dust and flies at this location presented the usual problems of sanitation. Malaria control was rigidly maintained as previously at all these locations. 4. OPERATIONAL HISTORY A. Inasmuch as the organization has continued to be engaged in Signal Aircraft Warning Operations and Plane Liason Operations it has of necessity and a great proportion of its personnel spread out in the field and scattered over wide areas, at times over a radius of - 224 - eighty miles. During the latter part of the period covered in this report our original twelve light Radar Units had been augmented by the addition of three heavy Radar Units which had recently been assigned to the organization. The twelve light Radar Units, consisting of twenty-two personnel have each been served by oneMedical Aid Man. The three Heavy Radar Units, consisting of fifty three personnel, each have been served by two Medical Aid Men. These Medical personnel are under the direct supervision of the Headquarters Medical Detachment. Inspection of all these Units at least once monthly has been accomplished by the Medical Officers and other Medical Personnel in order to maintain close supervision of camp sanitation and thehealth of all personnel. During these inspectionsphysical examinations were made. Necessary immunizarions given and lectures on sex and personal hygiene were given. B. During the Winter and early Spring there was a noticable increase in the number of infectious diseases. The incidence of upper respiraory infections, Catarrhal Jaundice. Malaria and Venenal disease was more marked than in the past. Despite all precautions; such as, avoidance of close contacts between individuals, proper distance and head to foot sleeping, the number of upper respitatory infections, although mild in type, took a sharpe rise. This couldonly be attributed to the damp, inclement weather. The etiology of the cases of Jaundice remained a mystery. Cases now appeared in personnel who had ceased the taking of Atabtine two or three months previously. No other cause could be found. Most cases responded to conservative treatment in about two or three weeks.The majority of cases of Malaria were mild and of the recurrent type, responding to a week's treatment with Atabrine. Dspite all possible precautionary measures it was found that the longer the organization remained in one location, especially near a large civiliancenter, the more difficult it was to control the incidence of venereal disease. The number of cases fluctuated from mouth to mouth, varying in number from a low of one case during the month of May, 1944 and a high of nine cases during the month of January, 1944. It was found that the cases of Gonorrhea still responded poorly to Sulfa Therapy but did remarkably well under Penicillin Therapy. - 225 - C. There were no unusual problems in preventive Medicine during this period. The usual Anti-Malaria control work, as described earlier in this report, was accomplished. Immunizations of all personnel against Typhus, Typhoid, Tetanus and Small Pox were given at the prescribed intervals. As far as was possible contact with civilians of personnel was limited, native foods were forbidden unless properly treated and constant steps were made to improve the general civilian sanitation by diligent supervision andpolicing. The usual measures for venereal disease control; such as, education of all personnel in sex hygiene, maintence of prophylaxis stations, ready availabiity of prophylactic material, limitation of contact with civilians and detention of venerealdisease suspects and contact were accompished throughout the period. D. Aviation Medicine - Not Applicable.. E. The Dental Dispensary was located in Frattamaggiore,Italy in the same building and room as the BattalionDispensary. The location was an ideal one as itprovided adequate light and cleaniness and adequate shelter during the inclement months for the early part of the year. The end of March, 1944 a small Ordance repair truck was obtained through the Dental Surgeon, XII Air Force, for the purpose of constructing it intoa Mobile Dental Clinic. The purpose of the MobileDental Clinic was to render adequate Dental Care to the individual Radar Units. On 19 May, 1944 the MobileCinic left Headquarters at Frattamaggiore, Italy tovisit the Radar Units. The Mobile Clinic was on the road up to the 30 June, 1944. The success of the trip was very gratifing and a great deal of success was met with this method of taking the Dental Care to the Units instead of individual personnel traveling a great distance to Headquarters for Dental Care. During the first six months of 1944 supplies were easilyobtainable. The Morale of the Dental Department was always high. A through Dental examination was given toevery member of the Battalion and while a highpercentage of Class II were found. These being chiefly on inceped care on effective willings. Once each montha Dental inspection was held on the personnel in conjunction with the bi-monthly Medical inspection. In this inspection we were mainly concerned with the indicence of Vincents Infection and the absence of sufficient teeth for the proper Mastication. This Inspection was also rendered each month for - 226 - Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron of the 64th Fighter Wing, 82nd Fighter Control Squadron and for twomonths the 328th Fighter Control Squadron. The obtainability of prosthetic appliances during the first six months of 1944 was extemely good as there were manyHospitals in the vicinity of Headquarters whichcooperated in all ways in completing the cases that required prothetics. However, as in the case of Radar Units, situated at great distances from Headquarters, constantly on the move and the limited time off of personne in the Unit it was difficult to obtain prothestics for these individual cases but eventually they were taken care of over a much greater period of time than should be. F. Veterinary activities - Not Applicable 5. STATISTICAL HISTORICAL MATERIAL A. SICK AND WOUNDED RECORDS (1) Admission Rares per thousand per Annum for all Diseases and other causes. (2) Non-Effective Rate per 1000 per Annum for time lost in Hospital or Quarters. (3) Patients treated (4) Physical Examinations (5) Immunizations (6) Admissions to Sick Report (7) Venereal Disease (8) Patient Beds B. Dental Statistics C. Laboratory Examinations D. X-Ray Exposres E. Veterinary All meat, Diary Procucts and Fresh Vegetables has all been previously inspected and improved at Quartermaster sources of issue. - 227 - F. Miscellaneous Statistics 6. EVACUATIONS Evacuations of sick and wounded in this organization at no time constituted any serious problem. The organization had always been in close proximity to clearing stations or field, Evacuation, station and General Hospitals. Personnel at outlying installations were either Hospitalized directly at nearby Hospitalsor were brought in to Headquarters for disposition by Medical Detachment Personnel. 7. MEDICAL SUPPLY A. Not applicable. B. During the entire period of this report the status of Medical Supplies has been excellent. The status ofsupply has been almost one hundred percent and items have been replaced as needed. Cooperation from AirCorps Supply Depots has been excellent in supplying all of our Medical needs. A large selection of Specialty Drugs has been made available by these Medical Depots thereby aiding very materially in the treatment of all diseases. There were very few minor changes in Medical equipment established by Higher Headquarters. 8. SPECIAL Inasuch the organizaion had become very well stabilized in its location and Operations beginning with the first of the year, the situation regarding the Social Welfare of all personnel had decidedly improved. Opportunities for relaxation, recreation and entertainment of personnel were more amply afforded. A systematic athletic andrecreational program was instituted and maintained. An inter-national basketball league was formed and the Gymnasium in the rear of the Headquarters building was used for games. Out of this basketball league was evolved an excellent team which entered the PBS Tournment and was undefeated until reaching the quarter finals. Capt Leonard (NMI) Feit, M.C. the Assistant Battalion Surgeon, was the athletic director and coach of the basketball team for a large part of this period. In addition, Ping Pong tables, Horse Shoe and Volley ball courts were secured and used, indoor baseball was played. Movies and USO shows for the entertainment of all personnel were held on the average of three times weekly pactically throughout this period. The Post Exchange had grown until it was now quite a growing concern. Ample supplies of tobacco, cigaretts, candy, delicacies and other luxury items were most of the time availabe. Personnel were, when the - 228 - occasion allowed and in accordance with Directives ofHigher Headquarters, allowed to go to rest camps at Isle of Capre on three day leaves. One day leaves were granted personnel for trips to Naples and other points of interest. In the early part of the year the organization acquired a Chaplain who has proved to be a great help in maintaining good morale and dicipline among all personnel. In the Spring, the Officers of the organization who had previously been quartered in groups of two or three with several families in town were now established in a largebuilding which served as quarters with a Mess and Club. The Sergeants of the organization had also organized aClub located in one of the buildings in town. AnOrganization Orchestra was formed and performed at many of the orgainizational social functions. During the latter part of the period when the organization was stationednear Rome opportunities for visits to that historic city where afforded many of the personnel. s/Ben C. Ross BEN C. ROSS, Major, M.C., Bn. Surgeon - 229 - 2. ADMINISTRAIVE HISTORY A. The following T/O & E, 11-400, dated 17 July, 1943 was effective from the 15 January, 1944 to the time of the re-organization of the present Battalion, 11 May,1944: T/O One (1) Major, M.C. One (1) Captain,D.C. One (1) 1st Lt., M.C. One (1) Technical Sergeant One (1) Sergeant One (1) Technician 4th Grade One (1) Corporal Five (5) Technician 5th Grade Four (4) Privates 1st Class One (1) Private T/E Brassard, Geneva Convention 16 Chest Medical Dept #4 1 Kit, Dental Officer's 1 Chest MD #60 (Dental) 1 Kit, Dental Private's 0 Gas Casuaty Chest 1 Kit, Medical NCO's 3 Kit, First Aid, Motor 1 Kit, Medical Officer's 1 Vehicle, 12-Unit 94 Kit, Medical Privates 13 Litter (4 Fld Amb) 4 Machine, Imprinting, for use W/ Identification tags 1 The following T/O and E, 11-400, dated 1 March, 1944 was effective from 11 May, 1944 through 31 June, 1944: T/O One (1) Captain, M.C. One (1) Captain, D.C. One (1) 1st Lt., M.C. One (1) Staff Sergeant One (1) Corporal Twelve (12) Technician 5th Grade Eleven (11) Privates First Class Two (2) Privates T/E Blanket, O.D. 8 Kit, Medical Officer's 2 Brassard, Geneva Convention 31 Kit, Medical Private's 22 Chest, M.D. #4 1 First Aid.Motor Vehicle, Chest, M.D. #60 (Dental) 1 12 Unit 59 Chest, Gas Casualty 1 Litter, Canvas 4 Kit, Dental Officer's 1 Machine, Imprinting, for Kit, Dental Private's 1 use W/ Identification Kit, Medical NCO's 2 Tags 1 Unit Equipment, Regimental Hqs 1 - 230 - B. In the following will be found quarterly strengths and rosters from the1 January, 1944 through 31 June,1944: STRENGTHS AND ROSTER FOR FIRST QUARTER OF 1944 Mean strength for the first quarter - 855 Ben C. Ross 0-311966 Capt Bn. Surgeon Leonard (NMI) Feit 0-495831 Capt Ass't to Surgeon 1st Lt Leonard (NMI) Feit, 0-495831, was promoted to the rank of Captain per Letter, Hq NATOUSA, dated 10 February, 1944, effective 10 February, 1944. James L. Schiuma 0-491033 Capt Ass't to Surgeon 1st Lt James L. Schiuma, ASN 0-491033, was promoted to the rank of Captain per Letter, Hq NATOUSA, dated 10 February, 1944, effective 10 February, 1944. George F. Bogan 0-478291 Capt Bn Dent Surgeon Rickey, John B. 20239481 S/Sgt 052 Kurtz, Carl 36054446 S/Sgt 225 Pierce, Fred 36168981 Sgt 123 Tucker, William H. 38075278 Sgt 055 Purcell, David C. 34250050 T/4th 123 Siciliano, Alfred 32081089 T/4th 123 Tyndall, Allen H. 17049841 Cpl 123 Rebmann, Walter M. 37129118 Cpl 123 Boggs, Albion 38021616 Cpl 123 Amerspeck, John P. 32561372 T/5th 123 Dymak, Leonard 36164004 T/5th 123 Grabb, Earl 36054714 T/5th 051 Leonard, Myles E. 36233914 T/5th 123 Numez, Horacio 32102442 T/5th 123 Sidorowicz, Stanley 35254697 T/5th 123 Jacobson, John A. 39085926 T/5th 123 O'Bara, Sttanley J. 31070559 P.F.C. 123 Sommer, Augustine 32250884 P.F.C. 123 Beal, Marion 19061014 P.F.C. 345 Henderson, Truman 39085862 Pvt 123 Larkin, Edward J. 34275231 Pvt 123 Winding, Buster 39081949 Pvt 123 STRENGTHS AND ROSTER FOR SECOND QUARTER - 1944 Mean strength for the second quarter - 1106 Ben C. Ross 0-311966 Major Bn. Surgeon Captain Ben C. Ross , ASn 0-311966, was promoted to the rank of Major AUS per par #2, Special Order #89, Hq., NATOUSA, dated 1 April, 1944. Lenoard Feit 0-495831 Captain Ass't to Surgeon - 231 - James L. Schiuma 0-491033 Captain Ass't to Surgeon Capt. James L. Schiuma. ASN 0-491033, was transferred to the 593rd Signal AW Battalion per par #12, SO #70, Hq., XII TAC, Dated 18 May, 1944. George F. Bogan 0-478291 Captain Dent Surgeon ** Rickey, John B. 20239461 S/Sgt 052 Kurtz, Carl 36054446 S/Sgt 052 Pierce, Fred 36168242 Sgt 123 Tucker, William H. 38075278 Sgt 055 Purcell, David C. 34250040 T/4th 123 Siciliano, Alfred 32081089 T/4th 123 Boggs, Albion 38021616 Cpl 123 *Boone, James 35254113 Cpl 123 Rebmann, Walter 37129118 Cpl 123 Tyndall, Allen H. 17409841 Cpl 123 Amerspeck, John P. 32561372 T/5th 123 Dymak, Leonard 36164044 T/5th 123 Grabb, Earl 38054714 T/5th 051 Jacobson, John A. 39085928 T/5th 123 Leonard, Myles E. 36233914 T/5th 123 * Lindsay, George N. 38072263 T/5th 123 *** Nunez, Horacio 32021426 T/5th 123 * Pruchniak, Joe A. 34618016 T/5th 123 Sidorowicz, Stanley 35254697 T/5th 123 * Terracciano, Dominick32215089 T/5th 123 *** Beal, Marion 19061014 P.F.C. 345 * Decker, Victor M. 32331809 Pvt 123 O'Bara, Stanley J 31075597 Pfc 123 Summer, Augustine 32250884 Pfc 123 ** Winding, Buster 39087949 Pfc 123 * Gray, Cecil (NMI) 35468811 Pvt 123 Larkin, Edward J. 34275231 Pvt 123 **** Henderson, Truman 38085882 Pvt 123 * Were transferred into this organizaion per Letter, Hq,582nd Signal AW Battalion, Subject: "Orders", Dated 21 April, 1944. ** Were placed on DS to Ops #2 - 64th Fighter Wing *** Were placed on DS to Ops #1 - 64th Fighter Wing **** Was trfd. from Medical Department to Signal Corps PAC in par #4, SO #47, Hq, XII Air Support Command, Dated 3 April, 1944. - 232 - Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

HISTORY OF THE 582nd SAW Bn

African and Italian Operations