WWII 896 signal corps ( help) (1 Viewer)

[sammy719]

Hi all, I finally found my Father's WWII enlistment papers, I'm trying to find out more information on where his unit served, if anyone can help I would appreciate it very much, below are his papers with his Unit 896 Army Air Corps signal corps

 

[Currahee Chris]

Hey Sammy

A little difficult to read but it does show he had service in Northern France and the Rhineland so at least that provides some starting point- it also eliminates the PTO and CBI theaters. Im also thinking the 896th was his training company and that he most likely deployed with a different unit.

Also- if I am reading that correctly, it appears as if he was a welder- I would expect to perhaps see him in a maintenance company/battalion or he may have been attached to a unit. Im not sure he was in a Signals unit as I would expect to see radio operator of some sorts in the MOS block.

 

[sammy719]

Hey Sammy

A little difficult to read but it does show he had service in Northern France and the Rhineland so at least that provides some starting point- it also eliminates the PTO and CBI theaters. Im also thinking the 896th was his training company and that he most likely deployed with a different unit.

Also- if I am reading that correctly, it appears as if he was a welder- I would expect to perhaps see him in a maintenance company/battalion or he may have been attached to a unit. Im not sure he was in a Signals unit as I would expect to see radio operator of some sorts in the MOS block.

Hi Chris, after doing some digging come to find out he was with the Signal Coros ND did welding on radio equipment, communications, his unit Lanmded June 9th DDay plus 3and was near the front the balance of the War, I still want to find out what areas, battled, they were in if I can.