Help with info on my grandfather-US army
I have very little info on my grandfathers service in the US army during ww2, minus his medals and a copy of his Honorable Discharge paper, he had passed before i was born, so i never got the chance to meet him. The NARA site is currently down, and ancestry.com is of no help. Ive read that the fire at the St louis office in 1973 destroyed 80% of all army personnel records, making it quite hard to locate documents, but i had read that MANY of these records were on loan to the Vetrans Administration at the time, so its hard to determine which files had been lost.
What interests me is the complete lack of any information regarding the 907th Air Engineering Squadron on the internet, and why would a teletype mechanic posses qualifications for a machine gun and carbine, as opposed to the standard rifle and pistol 'quals?
I appreciate any and all help and information provided!
this is what ive got - photos of his discharge paper (i have the form in the picture), and i shall list everything on the form (by box #)
1. Name - Basore Robert E
2. Army Serial # - 36538310
3. Grade - PFC
4. Arm or Service - AAF
5. Component - AUS
6. Organization - 907th Air ENGR SQ (i can NOT find ANY reference of a 907th anywhere)
7. Date of Separation - 6 Nov 45
8. Place of Separation - Sep center Camp Grant Illinois
9. Permanent Address - 90 Blaine ST Pontiac 17 Michigan
10. Date of Birth - 12 July 1922
11. Place of birth - Hooversville Penn
12. Adress from which employment will be sought - see 9
13. Color Eyes - brown
14. Color Hair - brown
15. height - 5'8
16. Weight - 155 lbs
17. No. Depend. - 2
18. Race - White
19. Marital Status - Married
20. US citizen - Yes
21. Machine Operator 010
Military History (sub heading)
22. Date of Induction - 24 Oct 42
23. Date of Enlistment - (empty)
24. Date of entry into Active Service - 24 Oct 42
25. Place of Entry into Service - Pontiac Michigan
Selective service data (sub heading)
26. Registered - Yes
27. Local S.S board no. - (empty)
28. County and state - (empty)
29. Home address at time of entry into service - see 9
30. Military Occupational Specialty and No. - Teletype Mechanic 239
31. Military Qualification and date - Expert with : MG / Marksman with : Carbine
32. Battles and Campaigns - Northern France, Rhineland
33. Decorations and Citations - European-African-Middle Eastern Theater ribbon w/2 bronze battle stars, American Campaign Medal, 4 overseas Service Bars, 1 Service stripe, World War II Victory Medal
34. Wounds received in action - None
35. Latest Immunization dates
Smallpox - Vac'd Oct 44
Typhoid - Stim jun 44
Tetanus - Stim jun 44
36. Service Outside Continental US and Return
Date of Departure - Destination - Date of Arrival
19 Aug 43 - ETO - 25 Aug 43
10 Aug 45 - USA - 24 Aug 45
37. Total Length Of Service
Continental Service - 1 year 7 days
Foreign Service - 2 years 6 days
38. Highest Grade Held - CPL (grandpa mustve had an authority problem, he was PFC when he was discharged)
39. Prior Service - None
40. Reason and Authority for separation - Conv of Govt RR 1-1 (Demobilization) AR 615-365 DTD 15 DEC 44
41. Service Schools attended - 17 Weeks Teletype Mechanic
42. Education (years) - grammar - 8 Highschool 3
Pay Data (sub heading)
43. Longevity for pay purposes - 3 years 13 days
44. Mustering out. Pay - $300 total. $100 - this payment
45. Soldier Deposits - None
46. Travel Pay - $19.15
47. Total Amount. Name of Dispersing Officer - $135.89 G F DOLBEAR CAPT FD
Insurance Notice (sub heading)
46. Kind of Insurance - Nat. Serv.
49. How paid - Allotment
50. Effective Date of allotment Discontinuance - 30 Nov 45
51. Date of Next Premium due- 31 dec 45
52. Premium due each month - $6.50
53. Intention of Vetran to - Continue
53. Right thumb print - in ink
55. Remarks - Lapel Button Issued. ASR Score (2 Sep 45) 80
also present is a rubber stamp that reads - Application for (something) allowance Public law #346
Made through : State - Michigan Date - 2-14-46
56. Signature of person being Seperated - grandfathers sig
57. Personell Officer - Michael B Tornatore 1st LT A C
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