Posted on 09/16/2012 5:01:22 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
China War Memorial Badge and Ribbon
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal
Good Conduct Medal
World War II Victory Medal
I have a “Separation Qualification Record” that says he was a Tec 4 Draftsman with 993rd Signal Operations Company in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations. Made map over lays, military periodic reports and planned operations maps. Also did resurveying of small areas.
I think I might post some of his narrative as I get it written....like “about one week out of Bombay we were given a smallpox vaccination. Due to non-entry into my Medical records, (twice), I ended up with three smallpox vaccinations within a two week period”.
And.....”at roll-call one morning I found out that I was beginning a Cryptography class with 6 weeks training (it is 6 months in the States)”. Shortly after that I took my first plane ride in an Air Force C-47 Troop Carrier. We were given a parachute and told “to bring it back for a new one if it didn’t work”.
After several weeks of training with an American Radio Operator and using any Chinese soldier we could get to turn our hand cranked generator for the radio, I was called into HQ and informed that I was now a Draftsman with the Engineering HQ, Y-Force, Chinese Training and Combat Command (due to high school drafting classes). X-Force was located in India, Y-Force located in western China, and Z-Force in eastern China.
My job now involved keeping combat situation maps up-to-date, do photo interpretation of aerial photos of roads, bridges, and airstrips in our area. Any place a C-47 could land was an airstrip. I also made many field reconnaissance trips, traveling via aircraft, sampans, jeeps, railroads, or on foot.
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...are you working 7 days, or do you and Linda have Sunday off?
Did you have a sunny day? Rides?
I will definitely keep you in the loop as I go through his folder and type up his narrative. Thank you!!
You solved the most pressing issue....a copy of the DD-214. His equivalent is the WD AGO Form 53 - 55...and that I have!
This can’t be delayed or wait until some tomorrow.
Good evening, Luv...((HUGS))...did you have a good day?
Did you get a nap? How about some rain?
Hmmmm....it’s starting to get windy here....mostly good size gusts. The wind storm may be finding us finally, a day late.
Shortly after I get them, and I too am still waiting.
Tough duty!! d:o)
Enjoyable Duty. 8^]
We just never talked about it and he only volunteered a couple stories.
You got us looking - and we found the 53-55 for Nana’s father.
We found out he drove a deuce-and-a-half ferrying supplies and personnel; and that he supervised POWs loaindg and unloading the trucks.
Very interesting reading, isn’t it? Did you know any of that?
I didn’t know those things about my Dad. I knew he drove an officer around, and he is not fond of chicken because of an incident...they were at some dinner, round table, pot in the middle with a chicken....ALL of the chicken...eyeballs staring at him.
LOL!!!
Poppa drove ambulances later in the war, and also pulled guard duty in a psych ward. He told us that he slept on a table in the middle of a day room, and he left the keys hanging on a hook alongside the door. If any of those crazy SOBs were going to escape, he wasn’t going to stand in their way. At least, that’s what he told us.
Back in the day...who knew? Probably anything that worked.
Yep.
Okay, 2335 here, so I’m going to call it a night.
Gotta work in the AM.
Thanks, unique, for the kitty.
HJ.....#50!!
Good night and rest well, HJ. Thank you for your service to our country and for helping honor our troops.
Good morning, fatima...((HUGS))
Any kids fall in the pool while you were working on it?
Congratulations to your Eagles.
Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.
Thanks, unique, for the pastries.
Coffee is always on........
How about a donut?
Cookies?
Veggies?
Sandwich?
Good night.
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