History of the 5th Air Disarmament Group (Provisional) 1944

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAJ,:\VELL AlR FORe.: BASE, ALABAMA

24 August 2009 AFHRAIRSA

600 Chennault Circle

Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6424

Mr. John Greenewald , Jr.

Dear Mr. Greenewald ,

This is in response for your request received 20 August 2009 (our inquiries reference number 111

65533 ) concerning IRIS Number 97935, 5 Air Disarmament Group (Provisional) History, November 1944 through August 1945. Since your request was made under provisions of the Freedom of Information Act it has been designated 2009-03271 -F .

Please find enclosed a photocopy of the requested document.

Thank you for your request. Sincerely,

BARRY l. SPINK Archivist Attachment: 5· Air Disarmament Group (P) HI, Nov 44-Aug 45, IRIS # 97935.

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In compliance with Memorandum 20- 10, Hqf IX Air Force Co~d,

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2 . Due t o tt'~l t L!o "~~!l t the N i'lsb11i tiea. their MCS. grade and their present 4uty in the ora8Jl1zation. Fassea are 1D. effect to Paris and the n1&btl:y P8S8 to tb.e lLB&rby tow. ot Senlis. Special SerTice was IIItill ma.It1gg arre.ngements tor • certain JlUIIber ot _.11 to attend dancee held at IX ~r :Foree Senice C...""nd Headquarters. UBually about ten men were allowed to attend. 00 the 19th or February. the Enlisted )len or the organization and the two Squadrons, 21st A.D. and 20th ....D. Sqa., held their tirst dance. .. dance hall was used in s.nJ. i s, the band was made up ot Ealieted Men frca IX ~r Force Senice Command Headquarters. .About s8Tenty­ tiTe tickets were giTen to the men and about torty French &1rla attenaed. beryone that WOB pro=ent seemed w enjoy tbemselTes. Spedal S8nice beiBll maldDi arraJl8ements tor anotber one as 800n 8S coJlditions permitted. All during the month, torty- eight hour passes were beiDi ai Ten to ell&ible an. There being ~rt a1n restriotions and re~atlons reguardiD& passes OTer~n1ght :111 tUa theater .. only a tew <JDen could meet the requirements. Moat ot theae ">"" ,. '.

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Colon.,l l'chns on .. 26th ot February and Ca,pta in SW:::mson .. 27th or Officers tran sfer~ed out at tha org&nlzation during the ~th are as f ollows! 1st Lt. Cleveland, 26th of F.b~ry; ~jor R1v~ rD and Lt . Fabruar.n FWbruary .

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relieved of comm&nd tbe f ollowing dllY.

The follOWing Officers were a ~signed to the following duties . during the month ot )'ebl"Uf.ryz. 1.Bt Lt. Damon, Grou12 sp.cial" Sforvic e ot:ic~r; .."jor He:ttDer. Grcu,a. SUrSeon.. Captain Nim:no., Graul? St&tist1c.al Oti"ie eri Ca~.tain Clarlyn .. AaS'~GrOUR lDtoll1Ken e~ Oftic er . Wh~ neT. ~ the w~ath.r permitted . games were played ~tween t he Squadrons and thi5 orgsn1 ~tlon" both Officers and .Enlisted !len. SOme of the m.!n showed on the 23rd. 24th &Dd 25th.. the Officers ann Bnlisted ver"'J good s,artJlN:1sbil? Men ot t he orge.nlza.tion played ~hree' «JemiS 01' sottball. The BconS a re 8e. follow.:3 f first game. Officers 10" Eli: 2.;. s ec o~d E!.! 14 .. ottlC8I'S". 2.; third gami; EM 15.. Of/lears 3.

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On 'the 6th ct !'8brue.ry" CaRta1n Beamer ...a 8 Rromot.d to _jot! and 2nd Lt. Daimond was ~romot id to lst Lt .. .Also, 2nd Lt .. MeI!kler "',laS Pl'OlTDt2d to 1st Lt. on tho 11th o't J'ebro8j.7. l.8t Lt. Bees 'wns trans/eITed :from the oIganiz.e.tion on the 8th 01 F ebruary, during the time of hie aosence he was p romoted to Captain. caRtein Re f3S returned to the organization on the 18th ot Nbruary .

on t he 8th O'L February, promotions ot Enlisted !ten "ere as followst one S/Sgt to Tisgt " one . Sgt to s/Sgt.,. one C~l:. to Sgt. t our Pres to Cpl- 8Il.d three Priva te.:s to pta. Th~

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Command,. APO 149, U.S. Army (At.t: Historical Branch, Intelligence Section"; 'I:HRU: Commanding OfUcer, 1st Air Disarmament !ling (Prov). APO 149, U.S. Army. The closing report for the month of March is submitted

herewith.

Organiza.tion:

On 1 lI!arch 1945, the Hq

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Group (Bomb Sp), APO 149, U.S. Army was transferred t.o

All personnel that were in the Hq & Hq Sq 4th

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CGRe Group (Bomb Sp) were transferred 1nto Detachment -AV

Hq & Hq Sq 2nd CCRC Group, APO 149, U;S. Army except two Officers and seven Enlist.ed Men.

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organized and effective 1 March 1945.

and seven Enlisted Men were transferred

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ment & Training Squadron, (Hq & Hq. Sq) CCRe Group, APO 149. All personnel in Hq & Hq Sq 2nd eeRC Group, Detach­

ment - All and t.he two Officers and seven Enlist.ed IrIen in the 4th Replacement & Training Squadron, CCRe Group, are

attached for duty with the 5th Air Disarmament Group (Prov) , APO 149, U.S. Army. Strength: assigned

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5th Air Disarmament Group (Prov), APO 149,

At.tached and Assigned:

36 Officers, 120 Enlisted

Movement: 15 March 1945: Eleven Officers and seventeen Enlisted Men (advance Party), departed Chamant, France, and proceeded to Boulange, France. The main par~y of the organization departed Chamant, France, 16 March 1945 and proceeded ~ Boulange, France. Tha main par~y consisted of eighteen Officers and fif~y -nine Enlisted Men. 20 Uarch

1945:

One Officer and thirteen Enlisted Men (holding

departed Chamant, Franoe and proceeded to Boulange, France. The average time for all three part.ies was approximately eight hours enroute. All personnel,. TIE equipment and supplies we re transported by vehicles belong ing t..o the organizat1'on, br:oken down into three separate convoys. par~)

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Negative. 26 March 1945:

All personnel of the 20th

Air Disarmament Squadron J the 21st Air Disarmament

Squadron and the 5th Air Disarmament Group. participated in review.

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two Squadrons, Major Heffner. Edward A. , 0-345863, Group

Surgeon, was awarded the Bronze Star Usda! for merltor1'o us service in connection with military operations from

1 !.larch 1944 to 17 January 1945.

(see inclosed photo)

the beginning of the month of Karch found the men of the

organization performing regular garrison duties, the weather was getting more and more agreeable, therefore, permitting more

outdoor activit.1es during of! duty hours.

On· the 3rd of March, four Enlisted Hen from the organizat.ion

transferred into the infantry under the Infantry Conversion Plan.

Two other men with MOSs that are overages in this organization applied for transfer and were transferred on the 10th of March. A~

the beginning of the month, all Officers f rom t h is

organization had a group photo taken (see inclosure).

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attached to the photo 1s the name. rank and assignment to duty

the date the picture was taken. Prior

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all passes to Paris . and night pass es in the immediate vicinity

w&re discontinued . All arrang ements for convoy and loading had been taken care of in adVance. The main partYr which trans ported the personnel and all their eqUipment, was also broken down into three sections, this gave the drivers a better opportunity to obtain the highes t possible speed on the road.

All three parties stopped at Rheims for a rest and a bite to

eat. the convoy reached ~oul ang e early in the afternoon. therefore. giving the men time to find their assigned rooes and to

get. the ir equfpment in place.

All unload ing was taken ca re Of in

due time and all sections began operating as soon as possible.

The new billets were a welcome to all the men after the winter in tents. Most of the rooms were in very good shape, the cleaning of the rooms was taken care of by the advance party that arrived beforehand. The entire area of all the buildings that tbe two squadrons and the Group occupied for billets, orderly roome, supply rooms. medical sBction with ward, utilities, post. eaohange and other rooms used for storage etc., covered an area of approximately six acres. The billets were very oomfortable and convenient to tbe men, each room ~ith three persons had a floor space of approximately 140 sq . ft. 'these billets were once occupied by laborers that worked in a mine that is within sight of the quarters. Our organization occupied four of the four-

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The buildings are of a two - story design, an attic ana a basement under each outside entrance. There are four entrances to each building, ea ch door lead ing into two rooms downstairs and two upstairs. Each door is called a block, the ranking NCO living in that particular section in charge of the men, acting same as a barracks chief. The mess personnel that fed the organization in Chamant made up the Officer·s mess. The personnel of this organization .were divided up lnt.o two group, eat..ing wit.h the two squadrons .

The only tents to be erected were the mess tents. ~ut plans were made to construct. buildings to accomodate the men of both squadrons, the work to be completed ~e later part of the

month.

The Officers oocupied a chateau farther froD the area, the chateau was a1so used for uroup Headquarters. The at.t..ract.ive rOOCl8 were t.aken over as different. offices,. t.he light.ing and t.he conveniences made the building a. very good place t.o work. The Officer's Uess and Officer's Club was placed 1n another chateau a short.. dist.ance froe Uroup Headquarters . The transportation seotion established their section in a vacant area near the mine. The Group Theater, the showers for both Officers and Enlisted 1~en were in the area. The showers that.. the men used are opera t.ed by the French, at. different hours for the Officers and Enlisted Men. Nearly all the li-enDan Equipment that. was used at. Cbamant.. was put to good use again. All t.he office equipment was used t.o a good advantage, the large water tanks are still in good use by the mess seotion. Each blook that the men billeted in has running water and a latrine, but the latrine was ban.ed by the medical officer as unsanitary. On the 20th of March, Captain Ador!, William, who later became Uroup S-4 Officer, was transferred into the organization. On the 23rd, eigb~ Enlisted Hen were attached to the organization, among these men was 1st Sgt., Costes, who took command as 1st. Sgt. on the 31st of March. On the 26th of March, M/Sgt Uure was assigned to the· organization from Hq & Hq Sq 19th Air Depot Group, also, on the 30th of Uarch, t wo more Enlisted Men, one of whom spoke German fluently, were transf erred into the organizat..-1on.

In the later pa rt of the month, a 11berty run to the city of Each, Luxembourg was started. Night passes in the immediate vioinity of Doulange, France were already in effect. This area being in a battle zone, soldiers going outside of the araa

had to be in combat uniform with arms and ammunition . On the 31st. of March. Sgt Hiller, James L~ ., left the organization on a seven-day furlough in the United Kin gdom. On the same date, 1st Sgt Huebner. '1 1111&:1 J., who had been with the organiza tion for approximately ttventy-eight months, was transferred. ls~ Sgt Coates. Robert S., became our squadron 1st. Sg t upon 1st. Sgt Huebner's release .

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had to be 1n combat. un l forc

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It. h arnE and u..'J:l unlt lon .

On the 31 s to of t.!arch , Gg t Btll e r, James

r: .,

lef t. the

organ i 7.atlon on a seven-day Curlough I n the United Kinrrdon . ~h.

same date , 1 st Se t Hue bne r, ·,; i 111"", J ., wh o had b een ,·; lth

t he orean i zo.tlon f or appr ox ir.lat e l y t.,.;enty- el:ht. t"! on ths , was tr fi

~

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(

0

, !t

~.

...

..., -".. • " ... h

.;>

.~

·

L;


offlcel's

a9s1 ~ ne~

an~

3 atteche1 .

Alt hough t he p ereonnel of the ot''-':Mlzatlon ,'J ere e;lven nevrs of the lflo vemen t f t'O D L'uhlhausen to an alt'flel (l. at Ge'r':nany on t he 6th of p t'e!>~..rations

pac1::1ng

an~

Di6pll?ce ~

on othet'

nflceesary

~ .:ay

J

~ :et'sebu"("g' ,

only tIro days ahean of tl:::e J

l'1et'e taken cat"'e of in 1ue tine .

lo e11ng- of suu;.-lles

"!e~

A

le. t' ~ e

E'~1

P&T't of t he

un1e r taken by a nU"lber of

Pereon5 . The necessary a"!""'!"e.ng e"1ents that he". to be ma
suc~

as, l02.1in::

E'. SSi ~1 ·!i e n t6

a n'! s'..w.I-J.. , ¥Tet'en It

to t h e fact that the :nen ha1. a E"oc-:' l:!ee. of the size

of t h p. convoy a.s tc t he !'lu:1b ct' of tl"'Hck s available fol"' personnel an"'}

e('ulT) ~ en t

ft'o t::!

:::uhlha . . lgen E'.t 1 ;:·20

"prevlcw~ hour~.

.,over:! ents . The convoy -1.epa1'te'! :ft'om

an" at't'ive'i e..t EI.!=Ipolnte'3.

~eatin?.tlon ,

,I '"I

l]ereeburg, durl n~

lr/'-tt'o tlbl e \,:, &s en oo unte't"e.:!. .

t he t i Re of travel. Th e

a~ vanoe p ~rt y ,

~h lc h

co ns ls t e~

at

four rank1 ng NOO'Si" de'D 8"C"te::'i on the fourt h of Eay. By t h1s t h ey r ere able to

arran g e ~ e nt

p't"ovisions f or

n a~e

bll1~tln ~

t he

mai n body of t h e organization upon i ts ar't" lval . The men t hought the new b1llet s !!loY'e convenient t han those at Euhlhausfm due t o t he faot t ha t everyth1ng was oonsoli1ate1 i nto o np. build1ne )

its

en~

looale . The b ul1d :1ng that t he 'Enli s te .=, Een occup le1. r.as of a thY'ee story desi gn ; t h e top ps't"t1tloninft of

,["OO T!l S.

flo ~ 't" be1n ~

a l a't"ge attic wit hout aQV

All of t h e pe't"s onnel t h at r.p.'t"e assigned and.

attached. to the o't"ga niz..ation tound Just the t wo l ov:reY' f l oors

suff 1clent

fo~

thelr bill ets . The Offlcers occuple1 the second

floor of the building in which t he Officer ' s and Enllsten ~:eBs

~ en's

and !ledical Section were located . The Squadron Supply Room

was set up in a o n e story building nea't" t h e main billet; the

..

Orde't"ly Room

~as

conveniently nl a ced on thp. fir s t floor of the

)

Enliste,," Hen ' s billet, and the !:.:e.il Roo m ao1jolns t h e Orde't"ly Room. All of t h e buildings t hat the

Otflce~ ' s

an~

Enlisted Men occupy

are complete w1th showers with the exception of the building where

Supply and attached men ha1 blllets. Each

bull~ing

has lts

o~n

beating system ; Di s placed Per sons acting as firemen . Eve't"yone is well please1. with the ne"l set up, the location of Group Hea"lqua'rtel's being the only inconvenience,

To

re~edy

i s a quarter of a mile away .

whi~~

thls sltuation a t r ansportation

eet up to take care of most of t h e

~en

and hea"lQuarters .

CAS UALTIES

Negative .

- 2­

6c h ~u1e

was

p~omptly

going to and fro m billets

.§ T:> ARY

D'.ll'ln'-=: t ')-Ie

fl":"~t

fa :,,!

-:" l?~V S

of t h e

~ ont :"

0 '"

'uy

organ ize..tion ,"ere ker)t very bUEW tJ;ettin g t h eir billets in o!''''. e!' for- insl" ection, efte!' t h o

France i n

t ~o

twenty - five

latt e r !'le.'t"t of

Dlso1e, cj~~

.A:~:n ' ll.

::rrev llJ. ·u~

W1th the

as~istence

~ell othe~

;rivin~

as the bu!'n1ng of a great Ger~an

1ssue

8alva~ e

?las in t h e living c.ue:rte!'s befol'e we ca-r.e . These been vacate':" by the Ge"C'man .li.T'my only tht'e€'

sto't"esof "'inter

-::ove f"r :)',

Persons, vol'.lntee!'s fro :;l a ne El."t'by

a general clean up as

fi ~tin g

cloth1n p,'

?1e!'~

'1en of

':1e"'l)~ E. c("' t lt'e~

this job dl/j,n 1 t take too long . It consisted of

tables, lockers, and

t hf'~

of about ca ~J/ ,

the b1lil'!1n?:s ~any

ecul~ m ent b 'J.11din~s

011 rhich

hn1

f'e~ :t.:s :nT'ev1o~.ls .

:lreat

faun':' in the ','·aT'eho u ses .

Each :nan ,,,,as g1 ven tv·o blue cotton athletic

~ 11 1ts .

Just as the men ret'e gettin[" settletJ 10'{'"n to gat'l'1son 'iuties

a vain orn.ers ca:"1e to 'Wve on to Ve't"sebl.ll"g . all al"("1'lel:-1 , Franltl l n on t \-re 20t h of' na'1e

;'''12::;'

-5:ra"'m

ot' l?an iza tio n

fl" ·: ~

as

a hr.t !:l t h

en l. Fre..n!:li:1 l s

~·ey .

of

"l ete "t"i. i n l n~

.....ho

t"·E'.S to fro . ? t'oc e e~e';.

Col Fr e..!kl ln, bei n7 t h e o nly :na.n to go on t n l e (1uota, to ruhl hausen , GPl"'::la ny r-hp,t'F- r.e

Jolne~

thi~

Dl sat' 1!e lent Srua1t'one un1 e"t·

na~s

cons e nt of t h e n eT'sc-: nel of t h e

t ~1f~

V'ay

b e l:tf!' a. f'a1t'

Th1s

e. :":le.n ft' o-: esch of the t .,ro

co::~an1 .

Fro m t het'e the tht'ee

!r.en r;e nt on to Brussells by Gl.:T. The o"f Beven

flt'~t

~ en ~enat'te~

ft'0 3

t h~ ot' ~en 1z at1on

fot' lea ves

dut'stion to t he Riviet'P. , Fran ce on t he 22n1. of

~ a:1

~:a.y .

Th e T' e v'et'e t h ree Off1eet's a nf5. one En11ste"J. :':an; Can tfl.i n Leone, Cauts1n

Rha~e,

Lt .

l~t

Ct'SRS,

an~

Cpl. Liek et', we t'e

se lee t e~

to frO on this, t he f1r$t ('llota t'eee1ve-:1 . On the 27th of' :.-a,y the second group t!e:pat'te1., t h 1s time fa!' t he Un 1t e1 Kin 'Sd.0 8. One da.v t t"ave11n:; ti "":E'! "\t'2.S n-e.nte1 t h ese cnen , 1st Lt. B'.lt cher, !':/ Sg t OlHearn 1 an-3 Sg t . Pt'1tchat'-':., to f a c1l1 ta.te jo1ning anA '!!e..n f!'o ~

to

$n. ua~rons

each of t h e

En glAA~ .

Co ~'lm andin g

at t h e 45th Ait' Depot

All the -nen h a 1Oft ieer to

n~ceS 9a!'.v

e1 al"'if~r

~oeU:'len ts

G~oup El1 0"n~~

"fot'

fll ~ht

by t h e

the1t' t-ranspol"t at 10n to Uot'theT'n

I reland . Evening vici nity

~'1er e

pas~es

to t he nearby

to ~ns

t he

an~

started on t h e 29t h of !:..ay . The

1 ~;e~ l a te

"?a~~es

.... et'e ft'or.:

1 700 hout's to 21 30 hours; t b.e :"len go inl."'" on "Oa89 he.1l to "{'"Tea r -reg ulat10n c o.,bat

un1 fot'~ .

Thirty EnI1!=!te-:!. :'en

fil"st ni ght, an" on t he last sl gne~

up fot'

~e..y

l'7er~

41n pe.ss t h e

of t he month less t han five n en

sa ~ e .

ro RALS CC:'-PLAI );TS

The ~ORt pt'o ~ i nent eo ~ lalnt voice~ by t h A men at ~resent

' . iZ8.tlon ""'-8.9 activ a t e1, the

is t :t e furlou v,-h 31st of October

1 94 ~

har"lly any of t h e rr.en ha.1 been g ive n a furlough '.~hen

,..-lt h ln t he "Oast y ee.r . fu~lou ~h s

t h~

~ en

of t h l e organizatlon

why t h ey
Y.'D.S

h l :t;her hea'!uuarters begen coul~n l t

Aftet' sly.

al~o .

"·~onths

sep. ~

of

~lvln ~

to

out

un~et'st&nd

:for

'ay ~ The Special Service section ha.s "!larJ e several atte'":!p ts to obt ain pll"t"te for the of OUt' bl"'ol:en machine, b ut to no ·avai l .

t'e~8 1t'

BefOT'e au!' ., eoe.T'tut" e fT'o IT! !; uhlhau s en ·...e wet'e abl e to e e t U'D a make-shift cl ul:>

a

cO!lsoli dc.te~.

~;as

1"'!1ioh o,?et'ete1 sevet' e.l nl::-ht s. This CI llO

J

c lub ; out" oI' [ aniza.tlqn ":OT' k ln r.- 1n conJunotlon

~ it h

t he two Suhot"o1inate Ait" Dis.aT'!Il8.Jftent G":,,oup (?":"ov) Scn..la1:rons, whi c h sa'''!8

wet'e a lso ete.tlone"! at the

a.luo2.,VS

base. Enou?-,h beet" ',' :as

to sel"ve all t he ;nen 1.urinq off' 1uty hours .

t~o vie t::

a\~al1ao le

shO\"11

~ et"p.

i n t h e nearby gy:!lnasium Wltil o ur tjeoe:rture . Due to the fa.ct t hat thel"e wel"e no Ail' FOl"ce units in the i mrr.e-:' iate vicinity Special Service aT'T'anged to secure films fro m' t he neaT'by On t lle 26th of Hay J

'.

I2;'T'oun~

af'ter the attache1. personnel

Ail" Disa l"rus..''!lent S"ua":l.ron V'ere reI ti veo 1'1"0:71 tluty

an~

fOl"ce '..mit .

:frO El

t he

~lst

retlll"nel! to thei'

ol'gan ization, i mm eo:liate preparations wet'p. beg un to set up t he Enlistel) !Ienls Club an7' Day Room. All t he neces sary as: chait's, tables, fro ~

ru~ s,

e ('luip~ent

such

and t h e gAsses fat' t he bal" r-et'e ~rocu~l'e1.

bl11et vacated by one of' t h e othet'

ol'~e.nlzatlons,

form e~ly

attache'i to us, wh lch 1eparte? a nU!'lbet' of days p 1'6vio u s . DU6 to t he r illingnes o of several of th e officials of t h e club to lend a. helpin q'

nol" .('

'''RS

han~,

the club was 1n operation o n the sa'Tle
The fiT'st I nfoT'!'Dstlon en1 E'S ucatlon pT'ogral!l ....as held onthe 19th of l:av an-:i. each week theT'eaftet'. At the flT'E't meetlnt! a lectut'e roas qiven on t h e non-fratet'nizatlon polley , an1 an onen discussion on the subject was he11 after t he lectuT'e . At t he eecon1 meeting

Ca~t a in

CST'lyn, Infot'mation

faT' about' forty-five olnute s

~ en

) AT'med

In stitute,

Force~

glvin ~

an~

wit ~

Education Officer, held the

a lecture on t he Unlterl States

al! the necessary

i nfcr~a tlon

as to

t he proceeduT'e for enrolling in a co urse a n'! l'!hat courses a't"e avall able at t h is time .

RELIGIO US RegulaT'

S~qV ICES

SeT'v1ces Tere

Sun1 a~ Rell~lous

month. Catholic Services werp.

hel~

thro ughout the

con~ucte ~

1n Leipzig each

Sund~y;

transpo r tation 1epaT't l ng at 0800 hours; Jewish Services were also hel~

)

i n Leipzig on

~i~ays.

alt'stT'lp, t "t1IJ.Is statIon,

PT'otest ant Services WeT'e held on the

with the Alt' Evacuation Hospital pet'sonnel .

RECRWIOiIAL ACTIVITIES

A toun Toas conQucted of

riay,

t h rou~h

Special SeT'vice on Sunday, 20th

to Halle J GeT'many. About fot'ty :'Den at t ended t he toUT' dep­

artlng at 1 230 hours, return1ng at 1700 hours . The tour CQvet'ed the

~ ore

interesting po1nts of the city .

pt'ev1ously t o use the

8 r,l ~ in g

ga~e

was

s w Io~lng.

p laye~ bet~een

favoring the Engineers. Anot her tour

~as

Aft er supper, the

the peT'sonnel ot this

ot'gan1zation an.:!. the 81 Sth EngineeT'S; the SCOT'e

~ i~ a le

were made

pool in Halle dut'lng the tour; most

of the men on the tout' took pat't 1n t he same date, a softball

Art'an ge~ ents

~'as

9 to 10,

he14 one evening in the

of the month to t h e city of Leipzig . The thirty - f ive men

that attended we re able to see many of the places whIch have been

t :le to:r-r' -:.sn.v ::::.en "'111

pl"o .··.l inent in recen.t

of Xe!Jolean in

th~

T~e

:,eat' 1513 .

·~en

"l':'et'P ver:l

l .,~;n"f' ~~e';

at

seel nr- tflis . DUT'i nC t

about every evening

an1

t:'1urr- 1"as a baseball

lot:.' ~~nth

lntet'-5C~ ~7.rOn

b~treen

r.l16cellanf!ou~

~e. ., e

out~l~(:'!

hel'1 Jue:t or

~ anization9

~a~ ee .

A8SI ~!! ' ·E!\,TS

On Flt'st Class

t~e

1st of r"aY three

(At t fc~1 e~

P"rlvate~

p""C'omote~.

V"el'e

Dccll:"!1ent S:1ua\'!ro n O!'-9.et' /fl Ho , 5th Ail'

DlsaT'rnanent Gt'our .( P!'ov ) 1.td I ray 1 945 ). By the

of the men on the

hol11n~

th e organ1zation, a71-l t h e depa~t

e1.

to PT'ivates

5th of l.:n..v all

partlP.s at Boul ang e, France had Joined a.~.vance-: ~a""('ty

1st Lt . DI "', C"" 10 Q.··C , ",no 1 a t

to Pet'seburg ha1. al reatiy e~

Office!', joined the

o!' ~an ization

fot'

the 9th o f l":ay five

Off ic~r5

t "l"':"e:1.ty-fiye·

8.n~

~ut y

beca".

S oua1~on

o n t he 5th o f Er.ll~ t e'i

!~ay .

en~

On t te 10th o! J.&y 1st Lt . Dlamn1

of t ne thir1 f loor in

an,::l~

flv.e Enllete'l r en

the Co!lIr.!unications Section 'iepat'te-9 on a !:li ssion to Halle,

Get' r.lany; SO '1l e of the.se !'!en rer.lf..ine1 Al l

an ~

~ ' et'sebul""'g .

the Enl isteci ' -en 's billets at

ft'o :~

On

1.:en f!'o m

t he 21 st Ait' DisarmB.!.ll snt Scuadt'on Wet'e attac he-:i for' t' atione ouat'ters; these men occupie'j t h e north

Su?t>ly

'iut'ln~

t hE' Toon t h grou:::-s ot

tht'o'J ~h out

"Enll ~te~

! ·en

an~

th e month of :"ay . Officers were

attached to c et't'y out vat'iQ1.lF; ot""l€rl?tlons. Each RT' t'ival at' depat'tut' e \"as coor1ina t , 1. r.lth the 1!ess; these !!len l'!et'e "also cP.t'"t' i e1 on t h e :no""C'n1r~g

t'e!"lot't; 1 st Lt . Rlchf'.r'ls v.'as asslgne1. pl'imary

~~iJty

as

Souan l"'on AGjuts..nt on the 1 3th of !:ay; 1st Lt . D ' A9canio was assl rrne1. pt'l:ns!'y t1ut y as the 15th of

Sn'J.a~.t'on

r.:ny :::-::

("1u2.l""'tet's fro::!.

SlJr.'91 y Officet' vice 1s t Lt .

E!'lllstwl

~lch ar1. s .

en ret"e attac...."l-J.e-i fot" rations ano'l.

On

1st Lt. Boot h ""8S

aef!1 ~ne1

Offic e r on the 15th of duty as

R~da~ Of~lcer

p'C"lma'C"y nt Op (Prov) net A, Rq ~ H'I Sq, 2d cell!: Gp (Bomb (Hq & Hq Sq, 5tn Air Disarmament Op Qet B, Hq & Hq Sq, 2d CORC Gp (Bomb

AC

0678666, AC

1ST LT HENRY W. CRASS.

0371494,

(20th Air Dis·arnlBmont Sq (Pro.r)

Sp)

Sp)

(Rl

Sp)

Det A, Hq I< Hq Sq, 2d CeRO Op (Bo~b Sp) (Hq & Hq Sq, 5th Air Disamament Op U.

AC

. 2. Under the provisions of fiR 615- 5, 30 June 1943, as amerded, and upon the recOUlD<endat.ion of their orgn Commander, the following named Ell are promoted. to the t emporary grade as indi~atedJ effective this date: DET

"A",

Hg £< HQ SQUADRON , 2D CCRO OP (B SP) TO BE CORPORAL (TEJ.IPORI.RY)

/..Ffe

1

He He

Raymond W. Cash:nan Irvin N. Kepple Calvin C. lIulkey

32745211 3;610531

3866l.O8O

By order of Colonel JOHNSON:

RalERr L. REES, Capt., AC,

Adjutant.

Capt . ,

AC ,

J.djutant .

B ' STBTS['P,

rJ.OO"t"S"FB'f"tl -1.l"'itrJ.tV'·

,........ aq

r-. ~ lo~e"C' floor 1e

t he top floo'!' held the l!:n, slee,lnv- qUclt'tel;"f" for ATI

~.:

~£l~C~«u"

:1 thE' .. eR" Hall an1. 'the

to atl,') ..

ot

'I

_

K:O

_

-aJi ,dt 0;

t~1A ' o"C'gar.17at1on

r .,. __

""","

e _. iW ' f'_~~n--l" ... "¥'~~lono

"ft~lcnl

View of the bu1ld1ng used fo~ billet1ng \ the Enlis ted Len of the o~ ganlzatl0n . Two lo~er tloo~e we~e used for billets of assigned m~n, and the top floo!' held the Enlist ed Men IS Club and sleeping qUQl'tet'B fot' AT! attached men.

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ce» f _ _ _ _ ·-

l)ispensa~Y. Off1ce~s

--

015'l,leBs lIall. Vie" of..tile/\ an'! Office't's _living The live onatea the second floo't'. an'! the lowe!' rioo't' is seg't'eg to al accommodate both the Uess !!all and the ),led10

oua~~e.

Sect10n

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,.

r!.C'l:l I..lO UCH'"t.Cr Ei . :r·n~3 OU ~l arat 10ns were begun Only" .8 fe?lhol.lrs prevlously. · Tl)~s delay was partly due tQ changes 1n the ot- lg1nal plan of m9ve­ ment .hlc~ was to transport all th~ personnel wlth the exceptlon of an adequate number of men and Displa ced Persons to take

care Of load1ng and ~ovlng the e c~ lpment. The ~dvance party, wh ich consisted of seven Offlcers, . t wenty Enlisted Ken and twenty- ' r,"ve Displ ace'd "Person~1 'departe·1. ~he organizatIon tol' &ne.u

on the 2.7th o.f June . ,lIost of , the supply 'equipment and',all

necessary equipment to accoml"!t;)date the men until t.he main party ar~~ved was included in the advance pa~ty supplies. ~he

advance party selected the slte and made preparatlon, for the

second convoy, wh ich

depa~te~ ~ e~8ebu~g

at 1400

hou~s

and

art"lved at Hanau, Germany at 2300 hours on the 29th !of June; 2.7 Offlcers and 131 , Enl1sted Men we,.e lncluded 1n t,hls convoy . The orlg1nal plan was ,to transport the p et-s onnel by air, lea ving a suffic1ent numbe~ of men and Displaced P e~sons behind as a hold1ng party to take care of all the necessary loading of vehicles . All pe~8onnel from the Adj~~t . s~ct1on, - 1 -

.? "-

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S-l, 6- 2 ann S- 3 we~e flornn by plan _ f~om M e~sebu~g to Hanau on the 29th of J une; ,all pe~80nne l ~O!!l the Clt'de"ly Ro om , with the except ion of the 1st S e~geant , ann all the Orne ~ly Room equipment were flown to Hanau on the 30th of J une. , One of the t~ueks in t he a"-vance party convoy 10a1e,\ ' with s~ppl y e qU i pment ove~tu~n e1 due to 80 ~e mechan l c&l failur e ot the vehicle. Although go ~e of the equipment was damage1, the n~i ve r escapen i njuries , bot h the equ i pment and vehicle "ere "('Bcover e" . . the ,personnel of .this organization. the . attached Trucking Company ann the ~isp l ace"- Pe~sons occupie~ three buil dings similar to the builning that was occupien by the Enlisten ~en at ~e~seburg. Although the , billets, mess and all the sections at'e conveniently located, none "Qf the conven~enge8 . that w~t'e .at hand at Me~~eburg are for our I mmed~ate use at Ranau. ~he communication section t ook over an efficient power unit that was , found in good order and "hat 1s now our electrical supply. ~here are no facilities for showers or water supply i n the buildings, , howevet', 8t't'angements ware ma~e for our ·men to use the showers and hot water supply s et up by two othe~ organizat ions in the i mmediate area until othe~ . tacl11tles ~e ~e available . .

~1

204?th

•

)

Quarte~ma .ter

All the depa~t ments in t he organization, inclu~ing the mess ,hall, are located in , the sawe bUilding . All the Enl iste d

Men , With the exc"p.tion of the 2O?4th Quartermaster , Trucking

Company pers onnel, at'8 located 1n one bui l ding .with atequate space to~ the Enlisted Yen 's Cc ub whi ch 1s to be set ~p 8S so on 8S cond1t1ons perm it. The Ot flce~s are temoY'arl1y

in t he same building with the 2074th Quarte~rnaste ~ Trucking Company and t he Displace1 Persone, efforts were begun i mmediately to secure more su1table b1llets for the O~rlcerB

billet~

1n anot her area .

CASUALTIES Negative. DECORATIONS Negative. LEAVES

•

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PASSES A!lD FURLOUGHS

The second group of men going on furlough t o the United Kingdom depart ed from the oY'ganlzatlon on the 3rd of J une. Four Enlisted ~en went to Englan~ and o~e to Northern Irel and . . The En listed Wen going to Northern I~eland had , in his possess ion all necessary documents s l gne~ by the Sommannlng Officer to insure his entering the country . . One day traveling time was granted these men to facilitate joining five other men fr.om the

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20th Air Disat'lllament Squadron. t his group of men pro ceeded to the 45th Air Depot Group for flight to England. The third quot&, cooslst1ng of t~ Enlisted Men, departed for furloughs to the United Kingdom on the 17th of Jun e ; the fifth quota, consist1ng of one Enlisted Man, departed on the 27th of June. All these men tollowed the same

p~oceiure .

When the first group of ·Officer s and Enlisted Uen, who departed for leaves and furloughs to the United Kingdom during the later part of the preced1ng month, reported back to the designated place 1n England after their leaves and furloughs

we ~e up the~e was a good deal of difficulty 1n securing travel baok to the contlnent! This delay was largely due to the ohange

that took place ae to whe.r e the planes that transported the men to and trom the oontinent were to land and take off . At first the planes weed an airdrome operated by the British but

was later tran sferred to one of the airdromes under operations

by the American Air Force, this change took place while the seoond quota was on furlough .

. The forth leave and tut"lougb quota was gl ven to two

Offi cers and one Enlisted IIIan 'on th,e 21st of June; these men preferred Rlverla., hance.

Twelve daya was allotted these .

men to facilitate traveling time .

On the 11th of June th e second forty - eight hour pass was allotted to this organization; deet1nation 'allotted was Brueselle, Belgium . A drawing was held to de t er~ine ' who .

the one man W8S to go He depart ed for lluhlbaueen on the courier to Jo1n a man from the 20th Ail' Disannament Sqnadl'on, o·

and then proceeded .to Brussells, •

The first quota on 72 .Qour: pas ses to Paris was allotted

the organ1zation on the 1 6th of June; two Officers and seven

Enlisted lien filled this quota. Two more Enlisted Uen were able to taks a dvantage of these pa.sss · on ,the 22rid of .June.

. Durlng. the earlier part o'f the month svening passss to the oity of 'lie,seburg and ~he i mmediate vao1l}lty "ere given. out, Very f .ew men took advantage of ..thess paBses, the ' eoft ball games, moviee and Enl1sted Uen's Club ~ook up most of the men's time during off duty hours. In the later part of the month these passes ..ers discont1nued altogether. .

MORAL

COIIPLAINTS

The prom1nent complalnt 'volc ed by the men 1n last oonth'e

report on the furlough sitUation became less noticsable dur1ng the period covered by tbis report when furloughs were allotted dur1ng the las t dar. of llay . Although the quota on furloughs are still very small and the presencs o f the 48 and 72 hour

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pass e s to Bl'uBsells and Paris which began dUl'ing the . month,

the feeligg toward the furlough situation has become somewhat bett er. It is hop ed that the leave center that was getting - 3 ­

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way during the last days of Jane Will acco~~ 01ate a f a ir quota

of men going on pass also . But with t he present quota on

passes and. furloughs, which w1ll ave rage one seven day . :ru rlo ug~ and one pass p et' man each year and a simIl ar s ituatlon among

the Officers, it is still felt by all the men that the situation could be hel p ed and r emedied w1 thin the near future . Another complaint heard from the men is the fact t hat

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there have been very few movies curing the month. This was due In pat"t to the pt'o j ectol" wh ich 1s very hard to secure

repairs when broken and to t he f act that fil ms are hard to obtain . Special Service has made every effort to provide

entertaln ~ ent fot' .the .men, the men's apprec 1ation of thls tact ' . bas always been shown In the attendanoe ot all entet'tainm ent

prov1t!ed .

ENLISTED /.lEN'S CLUB Tbe Enlisted Uen I s Club ha s pt'oven to be vet'y success ful since it's opening. Whenever obtalnab'l e, cognao and wine were served at a moderate charge to cove r necessary e~penses .

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the more prominent nights in the club during the month was on the 2nd _of June wh en a f arewell party was held in f avor of one of the men who lett the following day for the States, and a gala party that was held in ~he Club on the 23rd of June . This party cons umed all the accumulated -funds fro ~ . the sale of d~ in k s dur~n g the operat ion of the Club since it was set up. There was pl ent y of free wlne , beer and food .for all ­ . attending; all the Enlisted Pe~sonn.l fro m this organi zation. the 2074th Quartermaste ~ ~u cklng Company, the Medical

Pe~eonnel who we~e on the sta tion at that time and a number of men from dltfel"en't Bomb G"C'oups who weY'e attached tor rations

and quarters wl th t hls organization';" et' e--present dur1rig the

course of the evening . All d uring the month t h e (:rrganlzatlon .usually had be~r or wine every . ~ven1ng aft er working bours, a very small tee was charged for ea ch glass. Most ot th~

time' the olub officials did the necessary work behind the

bar and securing ot supplies, from t1me to time there were volunteers during rUsh hours .

Prep&rat10ns will begin

im ~ediat ely

to set up a olub

at the new locatlon, a l a rge room on the third floor of the

Enlisted Uen 's billets has been set aside for the club. OPERATIglS

At the beginn1ng of the month of. Jun e our mission with the Air Techni cal I ntelligenoe on t he airst~1p at Me r sebu~g , which began during the !!lOnth of !Jay , was drawing to a olose. A number of Jobs wet's stIll b e ing taken care "of sllah as

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taking care of reoords and a number of items were still being

shipped to Air Dis arm~~en t Packing and Crat ing Cent srs . Also.

dut'i ng the month

nume~oue

teams were

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t his

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C1"'gan 1 7atlr:n fot' t h ~ c·'..I.rpose of cclll;':'c'!"lng l r, te lll;:ence

~~t~t'1 5 I s i n suppo rt o~ ~1t' T~Ghn l c~l I~ tr.l l 1 f. encp. ~ctlv l t lp. s .

I>.ll'lr.. g thp. fll' ='t ':'e ek of J :.me J fl v e ~ 1 vil1 E11 Tech n i cal

Rep reE'.ent e.t lves arr ive " f't"cm USST.rI.F; one fro ~ ";'!'i a:h t Fi el~ ,

One ft'::' ""J H o~ i ng J t \70 ft'ou i': i n n e&polls HonAyre ll J c: n -:' on r, frc n ~{e stet'n El ectric, a ll i rlpo rtant execu ti v€ ~ . A great '-:ec l IJf

tI 'e mi. S spent ass isti ng c.n1 co nr1 i na7 1r.g the ,·; ctIvltl es of

t he?'EI ·l1en . Their for emoe t ob j ect i ve '':'" D. 8 to 1etermi ne thF'l

val ue of c t! t't:, ln h l ~h .l:r['lo ~ lt y ",I ·· ctric .... l "!lat "' ri a l J "'hlch 1s

s a l "! to b e hi.;~ ne e.r our locat Ion ~t i..:.ersebuT't;. Sy mal~ i n;::

t ne 1!ost of O~.:r f a ~ illties \': e ~~e "" e 8,'b1e to f i ve th PoF8 :!len

r O:.ltes, m~p s, an" ~E.ta p~ !'t H I n l ng to t P:t";::.;-· t ous fl ack e q ui::"'""lent, &. i'!'c-.;oa ft e ng l n~~ en"!. rui s ce11 £.i.neous c.irc"C'b.!t ~.~~ l p·'''n t .

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':'he Weekly In:t'ormat ion an ~ ::"ucet l en !Ileet ing9 v:el:'e he1"'t on e a ch llo n~~y th't'o ugh the l ~ th ot Jun e . At thp- fI~st 3 e etin g "lu't'lng t he mon th a l ec t ure ' i& 8 ;;ive!'1 covp.ring th e vi't'tuT'es of the Un ite'! St Bt~s ..n.r."lA1 Forc ~s Ins titut e. On the ~ Rth of J'J.ne, t ..,o 1e l p.gat c s gav'~ £-. 'i~b a te on t h(' non - tratFl-rn l!:E.tlon r olicy . One of th p 't] flf'tlngs , aft e 't' a l ect 'J"C'e 'Pus f, l ven by the I & E !-i CO, V:-O:... S op p,neC'I',

Let to.. of '!'I'OII8IIlUal

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liooolQuarte... IX Air lOr. . 5erY1o. c....... J.R) 1119. 1I. S. ~ (AU...\loa, lIIalor!.oal _ •• Intel lt ...... seo\loa) IIIIm' CM...la .

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On the 11tb at June tbe ncond torty-elght haul' pall n. allott." to thl. ol'ganizationj "..tlnation alloUe
tbe organizat10n Oft tbe l 6tb ot Jun., two Ottlce~. and seYan

tnl1.ted lien tilled thla quota. ho lIIO~. EnU.te« lien were

able to take a
Regular Sun~"1 Rel1g10ua Services oonduoted through­ out the IIOnth, Cdho110 Serv1ces we...e hel: Ht7 Du t y 9.9 Com'!lru)'Ung Ofticer of the crgt-.n lz .:it l on upo n Capta tn I1.h~!:ileI 9 absence. C ~ptF.l. ln "i":J"ilU.'le "':" eturn~A en the l'3th. On t he 17th of June , Oap t !1 1n Ht'lP.8 , our Gt"OU?

h."'jut ~~r.t

a ctl'ia te1 J wt-.S tr n.n Afer-re1 t ... He tc He sion , on wh i ch the Group is presen tl y engaged . cl:l ls for the move~n t to coll e c~ins points of l a r ge quantiti es of Gi.;E material cnd BCrtiI> metal. By month's end the large valley at l:fochstudt htJ. d received the first shirJJne-'1t .'3 o f what l'romised to be a ~teady stream of screp- l caccd vebicles th&t will fill the valley and change the t..1Jp eorance of a GonrtlIl le.ndscap.e .

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Ii :rOf-J.'i':.I'IQ;: ""1·1; ·:0".::;•.:1 1ien on furlough to the United Kingdom , two Enlisted Men on furlough to Riveria, France and one Enlisted Man on furlough to Switzerland. On the 10th of August, weather conditions prevented

the organization tram sending tour Enlisted Men to the Lac

d'Annecy Rest Center in France for the purpose of rest and

rehabilitation.

The time spent at this rest center does

not count as pass or furlough time. on the 1st of September, one Enlisted Man was able to depart the organization for this rest center after a two day wait ~or air transportation . During the l ater part of the month of August, suf­

ficient air transportation was not available tor the men going on leaves, passes and ~ur lo ughs . Weather conditions

also kept the men from departing and returning at the scheduled time.

ENLISTED l4EII ' S CLUB .n

The Enlisted Men's Club continued to ope,

ettlcient .manner throug hout the month of August. 'I he e was always a good attendance from other organizations each night

as well as a good percentage at our men visiting the Club

at some time during the course of each night. All rules and

regulations drawn up 1n the Club I s canst1 tut l on enforced at all times. One man from the o ~

deSignated as bar tender and to take care ~ ~

details involved in such work .

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Dur1ng rush ho_.

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obtained through the Club Councilor a volunteer wes used

temporarily.

A regular source ot supplies was obtained and a good choice at drinks were at hand each night until the last days of the month. At th1s t1me the supply began to deteriorate in quality and quanity . This tact was brought before the Club Council and then to the men, giving the men the Club's financial standing and the possibi11ty of discont1nuing charges for drinks until the accumulated funds were taken

care of. August.

~481.60

was in the Club Treasury on the 31st of

I h"ORMATION AND EDUCATION Another quota was allotted this organizat1on to attend

an Army UniverSity under the Army Educ ational Program.

Three

Enli sted Men departed tbe organization on the 18th of August for eight weeks TD to Riarr1tz , France to attend Army University No.2 . Upon completion of thei r courses these

men will return to this organization as directed.

Applications were submitted for a number of men to

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RELIGIOUS SERVICES Religious Services were conducted at different places

throughout the month. At the beginning of the month catholic

and Protestant services were held in this area with personnel

from the 449th Bomb Squadron, an Engineering Company and other organizations in this area. About the middle of tha month a

more suitable place tor services was found 1n Hanau, transport&t1rn

departed at the scheduled time for both Catholic end Protestant services.

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES The baseball team that had been organized for some time played their first game on Sunday, 5th of August, on the ball diamond in the squadron area. Both organizations had a very good team but our team won with a score ot four to three. The results from the recreational program that was started during the last days of July did not prove as favor ­

able as antiCipated because of all the men that were on operations.

Usually there wasn't enough men to take care

0:£ the games scheduled on the daily bulletin bat all those

that were able to engage in outdoor sports tOQ< advantage

ot the hours set aside t or recreation.

During the month there was very little swimming due to the cool weather that was present through the entire month. More men engaged in ball games for recreation during this month than ever before, a number of games were played and there was always some practice during off duty hours.

A softball team was organized on the 13th . of August to partiCipate in a tournament with all other organizations under 1st Air Disarmament Wing . All members of the winning team were to receive a seven day furlough to the United

Kingdom. r.eather conditions prevented the team from getting sa much pract1ce as they should have had. our team was eliminated trom the Tournament upon our second defeat. A reVised Recreational Program was put into effect on Monday, 20th of August. The hours from 1500 to 1700 were set aside for outdoor recreation on Monday and Friday for the Enlisted Men and the hours from 1400 to 1700 each Wednesday f or Officers. A Liberty Run VISS provided for the men throughout the month, Saturday and Sunday ni g hts being the more prominent

nights .

A number of stag e shows were given in Frankfurt,

on such occasions transportation \'las always at hand.

The projector was temporarily out of order a number ot

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times during the month. V;henever this occurred the men attended the movies in Gallahad. A good percentage of this organization always attended stag e shows at Gallahad whenever sCheduled . On Sunday afternoon, 26th of August, a number of men attended the wro and ETO Track Meet held at the Victory Stadium in Frankfurt . 1'ransportation departed the li;nUsted Men's Bi llets at 1230 hours and r eturned at 1700 hours. Plenty of free beer and snacks were on hand f or the men throughout the course of the afternoon.

MISCEIJ,ANEOUS All the civilian workers that were employed during the month of Jul y were still with the organization through the month of August . The work that these workers performed and the Displaced Persons enabled ful l scale operations to be carried out without any sacrifice of personnel f or squadron duties. T/Sgt Fields returned to the organization at the beginning of the month from furlough .to Northern Ireland where he was married on the 24th of July . S/Sgt Clemens, Supply Sergeant, and T/Sgt ~ilson, Transportation NCO, who were on furlough at the same time, attended tbe wedding . The work that began on the water system in the Enlisted Iden 's Billets nearly a month ag o YJas completed on the 9th ot August. Toilets and wash r ooms on each floor were put into working order. "{ork was completed on the hot water supply on Saturday, 11th of August. Although there 1s only one shoTler room and only one source of hot water which 1s located on the 1st Floor of the Enlisted Men 'S Billets, this is a gr eat convenience to the men. Before the hot water and showers were available, the men were taking showers in the Gallahad area . All work done on the water supply system was done by German workers under the supervision of Ut11~ti es a The general appearance of the billets was greatly improved by r eplacing windows and a thorough clean- up of the squadron area. ,

Althoug h the men were aware of the Tlar coming to a close, operations continued throughout that period with the exception of 16th and 17th of August, which were declared as being reduced activity days . On these days a s kel e ton force was detained in each section . ~eather conditions prevented any outdoor sports whatsoever during those t wo days, not even a liberty run to Frankfurt was at hand . hlost of the men spent the two days at rest and letter writing. The Enlisted Men's Club was not attended any more than usual nor were there any outside celebrations beyond calla

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OPERATI ONS

At the beginning of the month of August , two new targets

were assigned to this group from the 6th Air Disarmement Group in the area formally assigned to the 28th Air Disarmament Squadron. These two targets were loc ated in the vicinity of

Badenhauaen and Zellhausen.

Five teams were out on operations

during the f irst week of the mont h in the vicinity ot Wei sbaden,

Rochat, Langen , Dieburg and one reconeiaance team taking inventory or newly assigned targets. Two targets were turned

over to Mi litary Government for further handling at the

beginning of the month; these targe ts were located at Ross e lshelm and Heddernheim. The target at RUBselshe1m bad

5,000 tons of scrap to be moved; the target at Heddernheim had 5,050 tone of eluminum ca stings, a large number of propellers and a supply of sheet and tube material. All

shipments that were made dur1ng the f1rst week 1n the month were sent to collect1ng points.

On the 7th of August , two teams of one Off1cer and

seven Enlisted Men each began wo rk on targets in the immediate area of Ranau. These teams departed the organ1zation each

morning and returned at 1700 hours. on the 22nd of August another team was organi zed bringing the total up to three

teams working daily, each team v aring from six to ten men. Also on or about the 22nd of August, some heavy machinery was obtained to assist operations . Prior to the time this heavy machinery was obtained, shipments or heavy eqUipment was almost impossible. The work accomplished by the first two teams was on a small scale compared to the work

accomplished with the help of the heavy machinery. This heavy machinery consisted of a medium tank with a stationary

boom and two cranes. During the closing days of the month this machinery was increased by the addition of more cranes and a number of 6 % 6 1 8 on DS trom other organizations. One particular crane was found at one at the dumps and put into working order with some minor repairs. The tank and

four Enlisted Men operating the tank were placed on DS from the 2nd Armored Division. During the period from the 22nd of August through the 28th of August, 150 tons of miscellaneous aircraft parts and 146 aircraft engines were moved to collecting points.

Operations were accelerated considerably

with the assistance of other transportation and all the heavy mac hinery that 1s being used to a great advantage. ASSIGNlIENTS

On the 2nd of Aug ust, Major Herfner, who had been Group Surgeon since April, was transferred to IX Air Force Service

Command.

On the 3rd of August, 1st Lt. Jonee was assigned

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Primary Duty as Group Special Service Officer.

Martin was assigned Primary Duty

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Captain

Provost Marshal on the

4th of August; also 1st Lt. Crass was assigned Primary DUty as Personnel OJ;ficer and Captain Walker, who was Special Service Orficer for more than a month, was transferred to

Hq & Hq Sq, 2nd CeRe Group . 1st Lt. Glauser was assigned to this organization trom the 727th Ordnance Air Material Squadron on the 2nd of August. On the 5th of August, Captain Suleck1, who was Provost Marshal during our stay at Merseberg , was transferred to the

470th Air Service Group . On the 7th of August, three lnlisted Men were transferred to the 405th Fighter Group and two Enlisted Men were transferred to the 362nd Fighter Group. Lt. COlonel We ilbacher, Charles

e.,

was assigned and

joined to this or ganization from Hq & Hq Sq, 322nd Bomb Group on the 13th of August . Major Nowark, who had been with this

organization since it was activated and who had been GrOup

Commanding Officer since the 27th of June 1945, was trans­ ferred to casual POol, 70th Reinforcement Depot, enroute to the Zone of Interior. Lt. Colonel We ilbacher assumed command of the Group on the 14th of August .

On the 8th of August , Major Cleary was assigned Primary Duty as Group Surgeon; 1st Lt. Felton, who had been with the organization since it was activated, was transferred to the 439th Troop Carrier Group. captain SYlanson was transferred to Hq & Hq Sq, IX Air Force service Command as of the 4th of August. On the

~Oth

of August, sixty -one

~listed

Men were

authorized five ASR Score for Csmpaign "Rhineland". Through­ out the month both Enlisted Men and Officers were authorized add1tional ASH Scores for different campaigns as the

authorization of such campaigns reached this headquarters.

Cpl Amman departed the organization for the Zone of Interior on the 15th of August. Cpl Amman had requested

transfer to the Zone of Interior where conditions at his home called for bis immediate presence.

on the 25th of August, thirty- one Enlisted Men were

assigned and joined from Hq & Hq Sq, 2nd ceRe Group. On the 17th of August, four biBh point men were transferred trom this organization enroute to the Zone of Interior; two othe r

Enlisted Men wi th high pOints departed on the 11th of August. On the 29th of August, eight Enlisted Men were transferred to the 449th Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group;

all of these men were transrerred into this organization

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the 25th of August fro,"

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Hq :::;'1. , 2 nd. CCRe Group .

1 st Lt .

El zn ic~ ~t o was as s igned to this organization on the 26th o f

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August , was assigned Primary Duty as Assistant Intelligence Officer on the 29th of August.

On the 30th of August , sixteen Enlisted Men were releived from assigned and attached fo r duty with this organization and transferred to the 1587th QM Battalion MO bile (AVN). On the 31st of August , thirty- seven Enlisted Men were reclassified ·from MOS 521 to on the duty MOS's.

dJ~p~~ WILLIAM P. RICHARDS 1st Lt.,

AC

Unit Histori cal r "icer

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