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ENLISTED MEN FORMERLY ASSIGNED AND ATTACHED TO HQ CO & HQ DET GHQ SWPA FROM 2 JULY 1942 to 23 JAN 1943 TO WHOSE ORGANIZATIONS IET'IERS HAVE BEEN MAilED AUTHORIZING THE Tf'iEARING OF THE "ARMY DISTlliGUISHED UNIT BADGE" AS A PERMANENT P1ffiT OF THEIR UNIFORM.

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William J Apley 6798058 22 Port Hq TC APO 503 P 1 SO 160 GHQ 10 Jul 43 \<Villiam C Brennan 6872249 105 Gen Hosp APO 923 P 3 SO 86 GHQ 1 Apr 43 George Vf Jenson 6933278 Hq Sq 5th AF APO 925 P 2 SO 138 GHQ 15 Jun 43 John W Maczko 36ll5429 Hq Hq Btry 41 CAB (AA)Aro-9?2 P 4 SO 156 GHQ 5 Oct 42 Thomas W Smith 6963818 Hq ,Co Base Sec 3 APO 923 P 6 SO 115 GHQ 22 Aug 42 Charles B Vining 36109562 997 Sig Sv Co APO 923 P 3 SO 32 GHQ 2 Feb 44 George G Von Eberstein6561682- Hq Btry 14 AA Comd AP0501 P 6 S6 274 GHQ 15 Nov 43 Frank Weed R-239336 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 1 SO 88 3 G!IQ . 3 Apr 43 Edmund T Barclay 33069041 11th Repl Cont Depot AP0923 P 2 SO 168 GHQ 19 Jul 43 Carroll P Craig Jr 19050299 Hq Btry 14 AA Comd APO 501 P 4 SO 308 GHQ 20 Dec 43 Harry B Curtis 16036781 Hq Det VSAFFE APO 501 P 1 SO 227 GHQ 23 Sep 43 Harry S Goodwin 209lll74 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 P 3 SO 56 GHQ 23 Sep 43 Ladd Haystead 12087648 Hq Det USASOS APO 501 Orders never received. Arthur Komori 10100023 Hq Det USASOS APO 501 P 1 SO 222 GHQ 13 Dec 42 Truman H Montandon 38027091 105 Gen Hosp APO 923 P 3 SO 86 GHQ 1 Apr 43 David B Richardson 32059176 Hq Det USASOS APO 501 P 1 SO 148 GHQ 28 Jun 43 Charles F Stevens 6376719 George S Taketa 39078989 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 Theodore Zbin 35023585 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 Edward Z Boczar 32136022 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 Julius W Bonk 32301979 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 Morris J Cohen 32007619 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 Richard C Denman 6547385 Hq Co Base Sec 3 APO 923 Jack Foster 209315ll 5th Repl Depot APO 711 John D Harrison 15017949 Hq Det USASOS APO 501

P 1 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 P 3 SO 56 GHQ 26 Feb 43 P 6 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 P 6 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 P 2 SO 86 GHQ 1 Apr 43 P 2 SO 90 GHQ 24 Jul 43 Pl SO 211 GHQ 4 Sep 43 P 1 SO 148 GHQ 28 Jun 43

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Sherman P Lang 19070387 Det Stud OCS APO 923 Edward P McLaughlin 32332066 USAFFE Mise Gp APO 501 Lewis Valigura 6271647 Hq US Adv Base APO 929 Kiyoshi Yamashiro 39169265 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501

P 1 SO 155 USASOS 26 Dec 42 P 1 SO 18 USAFFE 18 Jan 44 P 9 SO 66 Base Sec 2 7Mar43 P 1 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44

Mation W Bugh 18003254 978 Sig Sv Co APO 923 Edwin A Copeland 34172173 Hq Det USASOS APO 501 Troy A Garner 38053896 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 Kazuo Kawaguchi 39155970 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 Robert D Kelsey 17036649 11 Rpl Cont Depot APO 714 Paul Y Kuyama 39157759 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 Robert L McCreary 37009ll2 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 Tomio Munekawa 39011430 DS Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 Herbert E Nichols 20929241 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 Ken Omura 39381804 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501

P 5 SO 70 GHQ 15 Mar 44 P 1 SO 71 GHQ 16 Mar 44 P 3 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 P 1 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 P 3 SO 277 GHQ 18 Nov 43 P 1 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 P 1 SO 151 GHQ 1 Jul 43 FEXE Ltr 0 297 FFE 17 Mar44 P 6 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 P 1 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44

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*Cpl Cpl Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Tee 5 Pf'c Pf'c Pf'c

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• Hiromi Oyama 39153943 TyykoHsandvick 36023374 Marshall H Siddall 3601.2384 Masaharu Takata 39016300 Alfred M Traub 32118081 James M Tsumura 39077729 Kazuhiko Yamada 39158381 Yoshikazu Yamada 36109023 Hermias Manalese 10641004 Louis Shull 34276780 Patrick J Dillane 35253637 John W Fay 39232278 Erling Finkelsen 32180721 James T Fujimura 39053~56 George F Gregor,y 39380936 David Kato 39078609 Melvin A Lancaster 39679037 Sidney C Lanier 18040341 Dominador Malic 10641050 James A Murphy 18064935 John P Murphy 36329664 Richard L Peterson 39153770 Anthony Pizzano 31029797 Hardy E Rubyor 36213362 Leo T Saito 39232927 Warren Senate 39019323 David L McComb 6954519 Thomas E Moran 35108165 Clarence W Perrott 39088681 Frank C Piotrowski 206183.64 LeRoy F Thompson 17036810 Albert Caccamise 39152087 Edgar M Davis 12064721 James T DeWeese 34433822 Joseph R Dworak 36022766 George G Gerdes 37145545 William ·p Gierling 33146739 Philip M Gnatt 39012796 William D Gray 19080426 Isaac Halper 32007698 Joseph H Huston 33054025 Carl 0 Jeske 6834348 Charles C Migeot 33138097 John L Nalon 36343373 Glen K Roy 6998747 Laurence M Skelly 12042978 Joseph V Umile 33142519 Ray L Van Vlagoner 38063571 Martin S Wiebesick 37283108 Leslie H Wilmoth 35252205 John J McKeon 12065226 William J Ernst 37155740 Albert L Green 34088866 Henry Kniss 19096002

• Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 1 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 P 3 SO 56 GHQ 26 Feb 43 AC Unasgd 5th AF APO 925 P 10 SO 44 5th AF 13 Feb 43 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 1 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 1 SO 131 GHQ 8 June 43 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 1 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 1 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 1 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 Small Ships Supp APO 927 P 1 SO 112 GHQ 19 Aug 1942 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 1 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 6 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 6 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 P 3 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 1 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 978 Sig SV Co APO 923 P 5 SO 70 GHQ 15 Mar 44 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 1 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 P 3 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 Hq Sq Adv Ech 5th AF AP0929 P 1 SO 82 GHQ 28 Mar 43 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 5 SO 77 GHQ 23 Mar 43 11th RCD APO 923 P 2 SO 168 GHQ 19 Jul 43 5th Repl Depot APO 711 P 2 SO 300 GHQ 12 Dec 43 921 Postal Unit APO 921 P 4 SO 315 GHQ 28 Dec 43 14th AA Comd APO 501 P 7 SO 274 GHQ 15 Nov 43 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 P 3 SO 56 GHQ 26 Feb 43 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 1 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 91 Repl Bn AAF APO 714 P 1 SO 2 GHQ 2 Jan 44 Hq Det USASOS APO 501 P 2 SO 21 GHQ 22 Jan 43 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 P 3 SO 56 GHQ 26 Feb 43 Hq 5th Repl Depot APO 711 P 2 SO 77 GHQ 23 Mar 43

Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 1 SO 163 GHQ 14 Jul 43 105 Gen Hosp APO 923 P 7 SO 43 BSC 2 Sep 42 1st Sp 155mm Btry APO 922 P 2 SO 112 GHQ 15 May 43 832 Sig Sv Co APO 923 P 2 SO 204 GHQ 27 Aug 43 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 P 3 SO 56 GHQ 26 Feb 43 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 P 3 SO 56 GHQ 26 Feb 43 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 P 3 SO 56 GHQ 26 Feb 43 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 2 SO 163 GHQ 14 Jul 43 Det Stud OCS APO 923 P 1 SO 155 USASOS 26 Dec 42 52nd Sig Bn AFO 929 P 2 SO 20 GHQ 21 Jan 44 Hq Co USAFFE Aro 501 P 6 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 11th RCD Aro 923 P 6 SO 20 GHQ 21 Jan 43 11th RCD APO 923 P 1 SO 198 GHQ 21 Aug 43 42nd Gen Hosp APO 9 23 USASOS Reg 50-25 20 Jan 44 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 6 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 P 3 SO 56 GHQ 26 Feb 43 105 Gen Hosp APO 923 USASOS Reg 50-25 6 Oct 43 Det Pat 42 Gen Hosp APO 923 P 1 SO 177 GHQ 21 May 43 592 Eng Boat Regt APO 704 P 3 SO 148 GHQ 28 Jun 43 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 P 3 SO 56 GHQ 26 Feb 43 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501· P 6 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 923 Postal Unit AFO 923 P 2 SO 87 GHQ 2 Apr 43 H~ Det USAFFE APO 501 P 3 SO 56 GHQ 26 Feb 43 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 P 3 SO 56 GHQ 26 Feb 43

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Pfc Joseph B O'Brien 32348711 116 Engr Bn APO 929 P 1 SO 71 GHQ 16 Mar 43 Pfc Karl H Pfeiffer Jr 20618442 Hq Co BASE Sec 1 APO 921 P 4 SO 25 GHQ 26 Jan 43 Pfc Carl V Polon 35207714 5th Repl Depot APO 711 P 1 SO 62 GHQ 5 Mar 43 Pfc Loren C Rinehart 35753890 105 Gen Hosp APO 923 P 7 SO 43 BSC 2 Sept 42 Pfc Thomas C Skillman 34207213 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 P 3 SO 56 GHQ 26 Feb 43 Pfc John A Smith 17007035 41st Div APO 41 P 8 SO 122 USASOS 23 Nov 42 Pfc Harold G Stroshine 35016457 105 Gen Hosp APO 923 P 7 SO 43 BSC 2 Sep 42 Pvt Sahibad Aliacbar 10647057 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 4 SO 77 GHQ 23 Mar 43 Pvt Hadjula Bairulla 10647053 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 4 SO 77 GHQ 23 Mar 43 Pvt Sabtal Bairulla 10647051 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 4 SO 77 GHQ 23 Mar 43 Pvt David Brooks 13042850 118 Ord MM Co AFQ 9 27 P 5 SO 4 USASOS 4 Jan 43 Pvt Edward Bulat 33142467 17th Repl Bn APO 923 P 1 SO 89 GHQ 7 Apr 44 Pvt Richard D Carter 14057791 Hq Co BSC APO 923 P 1 SO 191 GHQ 11 Nov 42 Pvt Kenneth R Cornish 39384466 4th Air Depot Gp APO 922 P 8 SO 84 USASOS 15 Oct 42 Pvt Robert E Davies 6570477 236 AAA Sl Bn APO 323 P 5 SO 21 GHQ 22 Jan 44 Pvt George A Dileo 15089273 11th RCD APO 923 P 3 SO 39 GHQ 31 Dec 42 Pvt Orner J Doiron 20140564 14 7th FA APO 301 P 2 SO 126 GHQ 3 Jun 43 Pvt Harrison W Dwire 19036117 32nd Inf Di v Aro 32 P 1 SO 9 5 GHQ 29 Jul 42 Pvt Irving Feintuck 32296806 lst Repl Depot APO 703 P 1 SO 142 GHQ 19 Sep 42 Pvt William D Frame 36058893 46th Engr Regt APO 929 P 4 SO 186 GHQ 1 Apr 43 Pvt Rune G Froman 36306039 Det 37 Ord MM Co APO 923 P 2 SO 43 GHQ 13 Feb 43 Pvt Myrl C Gill 35308526 ·· 5th Repl Depot APO 711 P 1 SO 208 GHQ 31 Aug 43 Pvt Paul J Gutman 33095196 - 52nd Sig Bn APO 923 P 1 SO 207 GHQ 27 Nov 42

+ Pvt Donald F Hamlin 39384067 5th Repl Depot Aro 711 P 1 SO 39 GHQ 10 Feb 44 Pvt James D Henderson 12078338 32nd Inf Di v APO 32 P 1 SO 99 GHQ 29 Apr 43 Pvt Elmer J Hovey 39246925 · 5th Repl Depot APO 711 P 1 SO 224 GHQ 18 Sep 43 Pvt Forrest C Johns 15071064 Hq Sq 5th Ftr Comd APO 929 P ~ SO 37 GHQ 7 Feb 43 Pvt Patricio D Jorge 10641011 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 5 SO 77 GHQ 23 Mar 43

~Pvt Edward E Keller 39231673 5th Repl Depot APO 711 P 1 SO 42 GHQ 13 Feb 44 *Pvt Eugene L Kelley 32172870

Pvt Arthur D Kupkowski 32233807 5th Repl Depot APO 711 P 1 SO 9 GHQ 10 Jan 43 +Pvt Victor B Kushner 36126663 5th Repl Depot APO 711 P 1 SO 39 GHQ 10 Feb 44

P\rt Pern A LaCraft 19090752 Hq Co BSC APO 923 P 1 SO 191 GHQ 11 Nov 42 Pvt Jalil H Ladjahasan 10647052 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 4 SO 77 GHQ 23 Mar 43 Pvt Ali H Ladjasan 10647054 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 4 SO 77 GHQ 23 Mar 4~ Pvt Mangona H Ladjahasan 10647056Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P 4 SO 77 GHQ 23 Mar 43 Pvt Vern A ~ 36208700 5th Repl Depot APO 711 P 1 SO 58 GHQ 1 Mar 43 Pvt Larry C Madalora 10641029 Hq Hq Sq 5th AF AFO 925 P 2 SO 146 GHQ 25 Jun 43 Pvt Charles Mamula 33149534 5th Repl Depot APO 711 P 1 SO 9 GHQ 10 Jan 43 Pvt Frank L Manuel 190700243 Hq NE A;rea APO 922 P 2 SO 99 GHQ 4 Aug 42 Pvt JayDee Mcintyre 20639373 lst Repl Depot APO 703 P 1 SO 142 GHQ 19 Sept 42 Pvt John C McKenzie 37144436 42nd Gen Hosp AFO 923 P 3 SO 25 GHQ 26 Jan 43 + Pvt Charles E Mullins 13018310 5th Repl Depot AFO 711 P 1 SO 40 GHQ 20 Feb 44 Pvt Lakibul P Nastail 10647050 Hq Co USAFFE APO 501 P l SO 77 GHQ 23 Mar 43

+Pvt James L Nelson 35306594 5th Repl Depot APO 711 P 1 SO 4 9 GHQ 8 Mar 44 Pvt Richard L Nelson 37176800 648 Engr Bn AP0 924 P 2 SO 203 GHQ 23 Nov 42 Pvt Douglas T Pardee 10625003 Hq Det ASC 5th AF APO 925 P 2 SO 188 GHQ 8 Nov 42 Pvt Christian E Pate 14057257 11th RCD APO 923 P 1 SO 128 GHQ 5 Jun 43 Pvt Leslie A Petefish 19056918 1st Repl Depot AFO 703 P 1 SO 142 GHQ 19 Sep 42 Pvt John J Ponikvar 37348860 391 Engr Co APO 923 P 1 SO 45 GHQ 15 Feb 43 Pvt John L Richard 31099080 1st Repl Depot APO 703 P 1 SO 142 GHQ 19 Sep 42

John C Shoemaker 35398492 5th Repl Depot APO 711 P 1 SO 9 GHQ 10 Jan 43

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• • James G Sibert 13011362 5th Repl Depot Aro 711 Robert J Starke 32306028 Hq Sq 5th Ftr Comd APO 929 Joseph Y Taylor 13077070 2nd Repl Depot APO 923 James Templeton 34022232 40th CAB (AA) APO 922 Charles W Wartenbee 37249231 1st Repl Depot APO 703 Miles J Willcutt 19032739 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 David Zufelt 1st Repl Depot APO 703

Roy W Crill 36044661 I.eonard Beck 3209561G, J'ohn D Fe;rgus_on 37072839 Raleigb F Sanders 6283853 Glenwood G Lawing l3034085 Myron A Soo ugale 39383260 William KCherry l800797b

Hq Det US.AFFE APO 50 l Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 Hq De.t USAFFE .A.PO 501 17th Repl Bn APO 923 Hq Det USAFFE APO 501 Hq Det US.AFFE .APO 501 Hq Co USASOS .APO 501

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P 1 SO 49 GHQ 20 Feb 44 P 2 SO 36 GHQ 6 Feb 43 P 3 SO 179 GHQ 29 Oct 42 P 1 SO 99 PGHQ 4 Aug 42 P 1 SO 142 GHQ 19 Sep 42 P 1 SO 258 GHQ 28 Oct 43 P 1 SO 142 GHQ 19 Sep 42

P ,3; SO 64, GHQ, 8 Mar 44 P 3 SO 64 GHQ, 8 Mar 44 P 3 SO 64 GHQ 8 Mar 44 P l SO 89" GBQ; 1 Apr 44 P 3 SO 56 GH{l 26 Feb 43 P 3 SO 56 GHQ, 26 Fe.b 4.3 P l SO 218 GHQ. 9 Dec 42