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|arm_or_service=Quartermaster Corps

|teams=MII 439-G

|rank_final=~~Second~~ Lieutenant

|rank_final=First Lieutenant

|alias=William R. Walsh

|awards=Bronze Star Medal

|awards_grid=Bronze Star Medal

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'''William R. Malsh''' was a U.S. Army ~~second~~ lieutenant ~~and~~ interrogator with [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] and [[Team MII 439-G|MII 439-G]] (~~listed as Walsh~~ on ~~MITC SO 103)~~.

'''William R. Malsh''' was a U.S. Army first lieutenant, interrogator with [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]], and OIC of [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]] (XX Corps); on 14 April 1945 he signed the Corps G-2 annex on Buchenwald.

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== Biography ==

William R. Malsh served as a second lieutenant and interrogator with [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] and [[Team MII 439-G|MII 439-G]]. MITC Special Orders No. 103 (29 April 1944) lists him (as “William R. Walsh,” ASN 01596715) with IPW Team 69 under [[Liethen, Alois J. (01056782)|Alois J. Liethen]], alongside document examiner [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] and teammates [[Wallach, Kurt E. (36741911)|Kurt E. Wallach]], [[Bornstein, Siegfried (32805425)|Siegfried Bornstein]], and [[Marx, Walter David (32419840)|Walter D. Marx]]. The order relieved the team from [[Camp Ritchie]] and directed them to Camp Shanks, New York, on 2 May 1944.

William R. Malsh served as a second lieutenant and interrogator with [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] and [[Team MII 439-G|MII 439-G]]. MITC Special Orders No. 103 (29 April 1944) lists him (as “William R. Walsh,” ASN 01596715) with IPW Team 69 under [[Liethen, Alois J. (01056782)|Alois J. Liethen]], alongside document examiner [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] and teammates [[Wallach, Kurt E. (36741911)|Kurt E. Wallach]], [[Bornstein, Siegfried (32805425)|Siegfried Bornstein]], and [[Marx, Walter David (32419840)|Walter D. Marx]]. The order relieved the team from [[Camp Ritchie]] and directed them to Camp Shanks, New York, on 2 May 1944. On 22 May 1944, Replacement Depot No. 2 Special Orders No. 125 assigned [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] to Headquarters, MIS, ETOUSA, for duty with FID (APO 887). On 23 May 1944, Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 135 placed [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] on detached service with FID (his name is lined through on that extract). On 2 June 1944, Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 145 attached [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] to Third U.S. Army for duty with Hq XX Corps. On 7 December 1944 he was listed as a first lieutenant and assigned with [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] to [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]] (SO F-84). As officer in charge of [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]] with XX Corps he signed team status reports from late December 1944 through March 1945, forwarded civilian-source intelligence on Rheingönheim (21 January 1945), and on 9 April 1945 was named with [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] in an XX Corps Signal Officer commendation for locating enemy telephone and cable facilities. In April 1945 XX Corps G-2 and the Corps commander endorsed further recognition for him and [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]]; he remained officer in charge through at least the 31 May 1945 team status report. On 14 April 1945, as OIC of [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]] at Headquarters XX Corps, Malsh signed Annex No. 2 to G-2 Periodic Report No. 248, a SECRET three-page report on Concentration Camp Buchenwald based on prisoner-committee information gathered as U.S. Forces reached the Weimar area.

Headquarters XX Corps awarded him the Bronze Star Medal (HQ XX Corps GO 134, 31 July 1945; 8 December 1944 to 30 April 1945 in France and Germany).

== Research notes ==

* SO 103 spelling WALSH; canonical roster surname Malsh (ASN 01596715).

* SO 135 matching note: SO spelling Walsh; lined through on SO 135.

* On Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 135 (23 May 1944) this name is lined through on the [[Team IPW 69|IPW 69]] roster (still listed on prior SO 125).

* SO 145 matching note: SO spelling Walsh; listed again after SO 135 strike-through.

* SO F-84 middle initial H.; promoted to 1st Lt by this order.

* IPW 69 personnel working summary: detached from IPW 69 about '''15 October 1944'''; OIC of [[Team MII 439-G|MII 439-G]] on '''7 December 1944''' — interim assignment unknown (margin note: “where in interim?”).

== Gallery ==

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MITC_SO_103_29_April_1944_p2_teams.jpg|MITC SO 103 p.2 — IPW 69 roster (Malsh listed as Walsh).

SO_125_RD2_SOS_ETOUSA_22_May_1944_p2.jpg|RD #2 SO #125 p.2 — IPW Team 69 → Hq MIS / FID.

SO_135_MIS_ETOUSA_23_May_1944_p1.jpg|Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 135 p.1 — IPW Team 69 (DS with FID).

SO_145_MIS_ETOUSA_2_June_1944_p1.jpg|Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 145 p.1 — IPW Team 69 → Hq XX Corps.

SO_F84_MIS_FWD_ETOUSA_7_Dec_1944_p2_MII439G.jpg|SO F-84 — MII 439-G (Malsh OIC with Kugelmann).

MII439G_team_status_report_1944-12-31.jpg|MII 439-G status report signed as OIC, 31 Dec 1944.

MII439G_XX_Corps_Signal_Officer_commendation_1945-04-09.jpg|XX Corps Signal commendation naming Malsh (as Walsh) and Kugelmann.

MII439G_Rheingoenheim_war_factory_AA_report_1945-01-21.jpg|Rheingönheim report signed Walsh / Malsh, 21 Jan 1945.

MII439G_G2_1st_Ind_commendation_Curtis_1945-04-12.jpg|G-2 endorsement recommending recognition for Malsh / MII 439-G.

MII439G_2d_Ind_Walker_commendation_1945-04-30.jpg|CG Walker commendation for MII 439-G.

MII439G_team_status_report_1945-05-31.jpg|May 1945 team status — Malsh still OIC.

MII439G_equipment_turnin_request_Malsh_1945-07-25.jpg|MII 439-G equipment turn-in request + 1st Ind (25 Jul / 7 Aug 1945).

MII439G_supply_office_tally_in_Brauth_reply.jpg|MIS Forward Supply (Brauth) Tally In reply.

SO_F84_MIS_FWD_ETOUSA_7_Dec_1944_p1.jpg|SO F-84 page 1 EXTRACT, 7 Dec 1944 (“MII 439 G over”).

MII439G_Buchenwald_Annex2_G2_PR248_1945-04-14_p1.jpg|Buchenwald annex p.1 — HQ XX Corps / MII Team 439-G, 14 Apr 1945.

MII439G_Buchenwald_Annex2_G2_PR248_1945-04-14_p2.jpg|Buchenwald annex p.2.

MII439G_Buchenwald_Annex2_G2_PR248_1945-04-14_p3.jpg|Buchenwald annex p.3 — signed Malsh, OIC, 439-G.

XX_Corps_G2_Periodic_Report_248_Annex1_1945-04-14.jpg|Same G-2 package: Periodic Report 248 Annex 1 (Curtis), 14 Apr 1945.

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* 29 April 1944 — MITC SO 103: 2d Lt, Interrogator, IPW Team 69 (order spelling Walsh); WP Camp Shanks 2 May 1944.

* 22 May 1944 — Replacement Depot No. 2 SO #125: Second Lieutenant with [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]]; assigned Hq MIS ETOUSA for duty with FID; proceed APO 887.

* 23 May 1944 — Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 135: Second Lieutenant on [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]]; placed on DS with FID (eff. 22 May 1944) — '''name lined through''' on the order extract.

* 2 June 1944 — Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 145: [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] relieved from FID DS; attached Third U.S. Army for duty with Hq XX Corps (proceed ~5 June 1944).

* 7 December 1944 — SO F-84: 1st Lt, assigned MII Team 439-G (12th Army Group / XX Corps duty) with Kugelmann.

* 8 December 1944 — OIC, MII Team 439-G activated (XX Corps / Third Army).

* 21 January 1945 — Signs Rheingönheim factory/AA intelligence report (as Walsh).

* 9 April 1945 — Commended by XX Corps Signal Officer (with Tech/Sgt Kugelmann / team).

* 12 April 1945 — XX Corps G-2 (Curtis) recommends commendation for Malsh and MII 439-G.

* 14 April 1945 — Signs Annex No. 2 to XX Corps G-2 Periodic Report No. 248 (Concentration Camp Buchenwald) as OIC, MII Team 439-G.

* 30 April 1945 — Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker adds commendation for MII 439-G.

* 31 May 1945 — Still OIC, MII 439-G (May team status report).

* 25 July 1945 — MII Team 439-G requests turn-in of CP tent, decon apparatus, camouflage net, and gas masks (no longer needed for operations).

* 7 August 1945 — MIS Forward 1st Ind (Baier) / Supply Office (Brauth): cannot authorize Corps Supply turn-in; Tally In receipts accepted at final clearing.

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* 31 July 1945 — Awarded Bronze Star Medal per HQ XX Corps GO 134, 31 July 1945 (First Lieutenant, MII Team 439-G; 8 December 1944 to 30 April 1945 in France and Germany).

== Sources ==

* [[:File:XX_Corps_G2_Periodic_Report_248_Annex1_1945-04-14.jpg|XX Corps G-2 Periodic Report 248 Annex 1, 14 Apr 1945]]

* [[:File:MII439G_Buchenwald_Annex2_G2_PR248_1945-04-14_p1.jpg|Buchenwald annex (G-2 PR 248 Annex 2) p.1, 14 Apr 1945]]

* [[:File:MII439G_supply_office_tally_in_Brauth_reply.jpg|MIS Forward Supply (Brauth) Tally In reply]]

* [[:File:MII439G_equipment_turnin_request_Malsh_1945-07-25.jpg|MII 439-G equipment turn-in, 25 Jul 1945 + 1st Ind]]

* [[:File:MII439G_team_status_report_1945-05-31.jpg|MII 439-G team status, 31 May 1945]]

* [[:File:MII439G_2d_Ind_Walker_commendation_1945-04-30.jpg|XX Corps CG 2d Ind. (Walker), 30 Apr 1945]]

* [[:File:MII439G_G2_1st_Ind_commendation_Curtis_1945-04-12.jpg|XX Corps G-2 1st Ind. (Curtis), 12 Apr 1945]]

* [[:File:MII439G_team_status_report_1945-03-31.jpg|MII 439-G team status, 31 Mar 1945]]

* [[:File:MII439G_XX_Corps_Signal_Officer_commendation_1945-04-09.jpg|XX Corps Signal commendation, 9 Apr 1945]]

* [[:File:MII439G_Rheingoenheim_war_factory_AA_report_1945-01-21.jpg|Rheingönheim intel report, 21 Jan 1945]]

* [[:File:MII439G_team_status_promotions_1945-01-29.jpg|MII 439-G promotions report, 29 Jan 1945]]

* [[:File:MII439G_team_status_report_1944-12-31.jpg|MII 439-G team status, 31 Dec 1944]]

* [[:File:SO_F84_MIS_FWD_ETOUSA_7_Dec_1944_p2_MII439G.jpg|SO F-84, 7 Dec 1944 — MII 439-G]]

* [[:File:SO_145_MIS_ETOUSA_2_June_1944_p1.jpg|Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 145 (extract), 2 June 1944 — page 1]] / [[:File:SO_145_MIS_ETOUSA_2_June_1944_p2.jpg|page 2]] (relieved FID DS; attached Third U.S. Army units)

* [[:File:SO_135_MIS_ETOUSA_23_May_1944_p1.jpg|Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 135 (extract), 23 May 1944 — page 1]] / [[:File:SO_135_MIS_ETOUSA_23_May_1944_p2.jpg|page 2]] (IPW Teams 62–74 placed on DS with FID)

* [[:File:SO_125_RD2_SOS_ETOUSA_22_May_1944_p1.jpg|Replacement Depot No. 2 SO #125 (extract), 22 May 1944 — page 1]] / [[:File:SO_125_RD2_SOS_ETOUSA_22_May_1944_p2.jpg|page 2]] (IPW teams → Hq MIS ETOUSA / FID, APO 887)

* [[:File:MITC_SO_103_29_April_1944_p1_teams.jpg|MITC Special Orders No. 103 (extract), 29 April 1944 — page 1]] / [[:File:MITC_SO_103_29_April_1944_p2_teams.jpg|page 2]] (teams relieved Camp Ritchie; WP Camp Shanks, N.Y., 2 May 1944)

* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data

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* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)

* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

* [[:File:HQ_XX_Corps_GO_134_Bronze_Star_31_Jul_1945.pdf|HQ XX Corps GO 134, 31 July 1945]] — Bronze Star Medal (First Lieutenant; MII Team 439-G; 8 December 1944 to 30 April 1945 in France and Germany)

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 |arm_or_service=Quartermaster Corps
 |teams=MII 439-G
-|rank_final=Second Lieutenant
+|rank_final=First Lieutenant
 |alias=William R. Walsh
+|awards=Bronze Star Medal
+|awards_grid=Bronze Star Medal
+|awards_ribbons=Ribbon_Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.png
+|awards_ribbon_rows=Ribbon_Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.png
 }}
 <div class="soldier-lead">
-'''William R. Malsh''' was a U.S. Army second lieutenant and interrogator with [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] and [[Team MII 439-G|MII 439-G]] (listed as Walsh on MITC SO 103).
+'''William R. Malsh''' was a U.S. Army first lieutenant, interrogator with [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]], and OIC of [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]] (XX Corps); on 14 April 1945 he signed the Corps G-2 annex on Buchenwald.
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 == Biography ==
-William R. Malsh served as a second lieutenant and interrogator with [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] and [[Team MII 439-G|MII 439-G]]. MITC Special Orders No. 103 (29 April 1944) lists him (as “William R. Walsh,” ASN 01596715) with IPW Team 69 under [[Liethen, Alois J. (01056782)|Alois J. Liethen]], alongside document examiner [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] and teammates [[Wallach, Kurt E. (36741911)|Kurt E. Wallach]], [[Bornstein, Siegfried (32805425)|Siegfried Bornstein]], and [[Marx, Walter David (32419840)|Walter D. Marx]]. The order relieved the team from [[Camp Ritchie]] and directed them to Camp Shanks, New York, on 2 May 1944.
+William R. Malsh served as a second lieutenant and interrogator with [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] and [[Team MII 439-G|MII 439-G]]. MITC Special Orders No. 103 (29 April 1944) lists him (as “William R. Walsh,” ASN 01596715) with IPW Team 69 under [[Liethen, Alois J. (01056782)|Alois J. Liethen]], alongside document examiner [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] and teammates [[Wallach, Kurt E. (36741911)|Kurt E. Wallach]], [[Bornstein, Siegfried (32805425)|Siegfried Bornstein]], and [[Marx, Walter David (32419840)|Walter D. Marx]]. The order relieved the team from [[Camp Ritchie]] and directed them to Camp Shanks, New York, on 2 May 1944. On 22 May 1944, Replacement Depot No. 2 Special Orders No. 125 assigned [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] to Headquarters, MIS, ETOUSA, for duty with FID (APO 887). On 23 May 1944, Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 135 placed [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] on detached service with FID (his name is lined through on that extract). On 2 June 1944, Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 145 attached [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] to Third U.S. Army for duty with Hq XX Corps. On 7 December 1944 he was listed as a first lieutenant and assigned with [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] to [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]] (SO F-84). As officer in charge of [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]] with XX Corps he signed team status reports from late December 1944 through March 1945, forwarded civilian-source intelligence on Rheingönheim (21 January 1945), and on 9 April 1945 was named with [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] in an XX Corps Signal Officer commendation for locating enemy telephone and cable facilities. In April 1945 XX Corps G-2 and the Corps commander endorsed further recognition for him and [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]]; he remained officer in charge through at least the 31 May 1945 team status report. On 14 April 1945, as OIC of [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]] at Headquarters XX Corps, Malsh signed Annex No. 2 to G-2 Periodic Report No. 248, a SECRET three-page report on Concentration Camp Buchenwald based on prisoner-committee information gathered as U.S. Forces reached the Weimar area.
+Headquarters XX Corps awarded him the Bronze Star Medal (HQ XX Corps GO 134, 31 July 1945; 8 December 1944 to 30 April 1945 in France and Germany).
 == Research notes ==
 * SO 103 spelling WALSH; canonical roster surname Malsh (ASN 01596715).
+* SO 135 matching note: SO spelling Walsh; lined through on SO 135.
+* On Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 135 (23 May 1944) this name is lined through on the [[Team IPW 69|IPW 69]] roster (still listed on prior SO 125).
+* SO 145 matching note: SO spelling Walsh; listed again after SO 135 strike-through.
+* SO F-84 middle initial H.; promoted to 1st Lt by this order.
+* IPW 69 personnel working summary: detached from IPW 69 about '''15 October 1944'''; OIC of [[Team MII 439-G|MII 439-G]] on '''7 December 1944''' — interim assignment unknown (margin note: “where in interim?”).
 == Gallery ==
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 MITC_SO_103_29_April_1944_p2_teams.jpg|MITC SO 103 p.2 — IPW 69 roster (Malsh listed as Walsh).
+SO_125_RD2_SOS_ETOUSA_22_May_1944_p2.jpg|RD #2 SO #125 p.2 — IPW Team 69 → Hq MIS / FID.
+SO_135_MIS_ETOUSA_23_May_1944_p1.jpg|Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 135 p.1 — IPW Team 69 (DS with FID).
+SO_145_MIS_ETOUSA_2_June_1944_p1.jpg|Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 145 p.1 — IPW Team 69 → Hq XX Corps.
+SO_F84_MIS_FWD_ETOUSA_7_Dec_1944_p2_MII439G.jpg|SO F-84 — MII 439-G (Malsh OIC with Kugelmann).
+MII439G_team_status_report_1944-12-31.jpg|MII 439-G status report signed as OIC, 31 Dec 1944.
+MII439G_XX_Corps_Signal_Officer_commendation_1945-04-09.jpg|XX Corps Signal commendation naming Malsh (as Walsh) and Kugelmann.
+MII439G_Rheingoenheim_war_factory_AA_report_1945-01-21.jpg|Rheingönheim report signed Walsh / Malsh, 21 Jan 1945.
+MII439G_G2_1st_Ind_commendation_Curtis_1945-04-12.jpg|G-2 endorsement recommending recognition for Malsh / MII 439-G.
+MII439G_2d_Ind_Walker_commendation_1945-04-30.jpg|CG Walker commendation for MII 439-G.
+MII439G_team_status_report_1945-05-31.jpg|May 1945 team status — Malsh still OIC.
+MII439G_equipment_turnin_request_Malsh_1945-07-25.jpg|MII 439-G equipment turn-in request + 1st Ind (25 Jul / 7 Aug 1945).
+MII439G_supply_office_tally_in_Brauth_reply.jpg|MIS Forward Supply (Brauth) Tally In reply.
+SO_F84_MIS_FWD_ETOUSA_7_Dec_1944_p1.jpg|SO F-84 page 1 EXTRACT, 7 Dec 1944 (“MII 439 G over”).
+MII439G_Buchenwald_Annex2_G2_PR248_1945-04-14_p1.jpg|Buchenwald annex p.1 — HQ XX Corps / MII Team 439-G, 14 Apr 1945.
+MII439G_Buchenwald_Annex2_G2_PR248_1945-04-14_p2.jpg|Buchenwald annex p.2.
+MII439G_Buchenwald_Annex2_G2_PR248_1945-04-14_p3.jpg|Buchenwald annex p.3 — signed Malsh, OIC, 439-G.
+XX_Corps_G2_Periodic_Report_248_Annex1_1945-04-14.jpg|Same G-2 package: Periodic Report 248 Annex 1 (Curtis), 14 Apr 1945.
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 * 29 April 1944 — MITC SO 103: 2d Lt, Interrogator, IPW Team 69 (order spelling Walsh); WP Camp Shanks 2 May 1944.
+* 22 May 1944 — Replacement Depot No. 2 SO #125: Second Lieutenant with [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]]; assigned Hq MIS ETOUSA for duty with FID; proceed APO 887.
+* 23 May 1944 — Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 135: Second Lieutenant on [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]]; placed on DS with FID (eff. 22 May 1944) — '''name lined through''' on the order extract.
+* 2 June 1944 — Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 145: [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] relieved from FID DS; attached Third U.S. Army for duty with Hq XX Corps (proceed ~5 June 1944).
+* 7 December 1944 — SO F-84: 1st Lt, assigned MII Team 439-G (12th Army Group / XX Corps duty) with Kugelmann.
+* 8 December 1944 — OIC, MII Team 439-G activated (XX Corps / Third Army).
+* 21 January 1945 — Signs Rheingönheim factory/AA intelligence report (as Walsh).
+* 9 April 1945 — Commended by XX Corps Signal Officer (with Tech/Sgt Kugelmann / team).
+* 12 April 1945 — XX Corps G-2 (Curtis) recommends commendation for Malsh and MII 439-G.
+* 14 April 1945 — Signs Annex No. 2 to XX Corps G-2 Periodic Report No. 248 (Concentration Camp Buchenwald) as OIC, MII Team 439-G.
+* 30 April 1945 — Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker adds commendation for MII 439-G.
+* 31 May 1945 — Still OIC, MII 439-G (May team status report).
+* 25 July 1945 — MII Team 439-G requests turn-in of CP tent, decon apparatus, camouflage net, and gas masks (no longer needed for operations).
+* 7 August 1945 — MIS Forward 1st Ind (Baier) / Supply Office (Brauth): cannot authorize Corps Supply turn-in; Tally In receipts accepted at final clearing.
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+* 31 July 1945 — Awarded Bronze Star Medal per HQ XX Corps GO 134, 31 July 1945 (First Lieutenant, MII Team 439-G; 8 December 1944 to 30 April 1945 in France and Germany).
 == Sources ==
+* [[:File:XX_Corps_G2_Periodic_Report_248_Annex1_1945-04-14.jpg|XX Corps G-2 Periodic Report 248 Annex 1, 14 Apr 1945]]
+* [[:File:MII439G_Buchenwald_Annex2_G2_PR248_1945-04-14_p1.jpg|Buchenwald annex (G-2 PR 248 Annex 2) p.1, 14 Apr 1945]]
+* [[:File:MII439G_supply_office_tally_in_Brauth_reply.jpg|MIS Forward Supply (Brauth) Tally In reply]]
+* [[:File:MII439G_equipment_turnin_request_Malsh_1945-07-25.jpg|MII 439-G equipment turn-in, 25 Jul 1945 + 1st Ind]]
+* [[:File:MII439G_team_status_report_1945-05-31.jpg|MII 439-G team status, 31 May 1945]]
+* [[:File:MII439G_2d_Ind_Walker_commendation_1945-04-30.jpg|XX Corps CG 2d Ind. (Walker), 30 Apr 1945]]
+* [[:File:MII439G_G2_1st_Ind_commendation_Curtis_1945-04-12.jpg|XX Corps G-2 1st Ind. (Curtis), 12 Apr 1945]]
+* [[:File:MII439G_team_status_report_1945-03-31.jpg|MII 439-G team status, 31 Mar 1945]]
+* [[:File:MII439G_XX_Corps_Signal_Officer_commendation_1945-04-09.jpg|XX Corps Signal commendation, 9 Apr 1945]]
+* [[:File:MII439G_Rheingoenheim_war_factory_AA_report_1945-01-21.jpg|Rheingönheim intel report, 21 Jan 1945]]
+* [[:File:MII439G_team_status_promotions_1945-01-29.jpg|MII 439-G promotions report, 29 Jan 1945]]
+* [[:File:MII439G_team_status_report_1944-12-31.jpg|MII 439-G team status, 31 Dec 1944]]
+* [[:File:SO_F84_MIS_FWD_ETOUSA_7_Dec_1944_p2_MII439G.jpg|SO F-84, 7 Dec 1944 — MII 439-G]]
+* [[:File:SO_145_MIS_ETOUSA_2_June_1944_p1.jpg|Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 145 (extract), 2 June 1944 — page 1]] / [[:File:SO_145_MIS_ETOUSA_2_June_1944_p2.jpg|page 2]] (relieved FID DS; attached Third U.S. Army units)
+* [[:File:SO_135_MIS_ETOUSA_23_May_1944_p1.jpg|Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 135 (extract), 23 May 1944 — page 1]] / [[:File:SO_135_MIS_ETOUSA_23_May_1944_p2.jpg|page 2]] (IPW Teams 62–74 placed on DS with FID)
+* [[:File:SO_125_RD2_SOS_ETOUSA_22_May_1944_p1.jpg|Replacement Depot No. 2 SO #125 (extract), 22 May 1944 — page 1]] / [[:File:SO_125_RD2_SOS_ETOUSA_22_May_1944_p2.jpg|page 2]] (IPW teams → Hq MIS ETOUSA / FID, APO 887)
 * [[:File:MITC_SO_103_29_April_1944_p1_teams.jpg|MITC Special Orders No. 103 (extract), 29 April 1944 — page 1]] / [[:File:MITC_SO_103_29_April_1944_p2_teams.jpg|page 2]] (teams relieved Camp Ritchie; WP Camp Shanks, N.Y., 2 May 1944)
 * Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
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 * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
 * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
+* [[:File:HQ_XX_Corps_GO_134_Bronze_Star_31_Jul_1945.pdf|HQ XX Corps GO 134, 31 July 1945]] — Bronze Star Medal (First Lieutenant; MII Team 439-G; 8 December 1944 to 30 April 1945 in France and Germany)