Team MII 439-G: Difference between revisions

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== Special Orders F-84 (7 December 1944) ==

MIS (Forward) Special Orders F-84 (APO 887), 7 December 1944, ~~paragraph~~ 21~~, assigned~~ the following to '''MII Team 439-G''', attached to '''12th Army Group''', initially reporting for duty with '''XX Corps of Third U.S. Army''', ~~and directed them~~ to proceed to Headquarters Third U.S. Army (G-2) without delay by organic motor transportation:

MIS (Forward) '''Special Orders F-84''' (APO 887), 7 December 1944, is a confidential EXTRACT. The binder holds '''both''' pages as separate scans (page 1 is not merely a blank continuation — it carries the EXTRACT header and paragraphs 10–20, with a handwritten margin note “MII 439 G over” pointing to the team’s assignment on page 2).

=== Page 1 (EXTRACT header / prior paragraphs) ===

[[:File:SO_F84_MIS_FWD_ETOUSA_7_Dec_1944_p1.jpg|Page 1 scan]] covers paragraphs 10–20 (other IPW/MII/OB/PI assignments and amendments) and ends mid-roster for [[Team MII 440|MII Team 440]].

=== Page 2 (MII Team 439-G) ===

Paragraph 21 assigns the following to '''MII Team 439-G''', attached to '''12th Army Group''', initially reporting for duty with '''XX Corps of Third U.S. Army''', to proceed to Headquarters Third U.S. Army (G-2) without delay by organic motor transportation ([[:File:SO_F84_MIS_FWD_ETOUSA_7_Dec_1944_p2_MII439G.jpg|Page 2 scan]]):

* 1st Lt [[Malsh, William R. (01596715)|William R. Malsh]] (01596715) QMC (order middle initial H.)

* S/Sgt [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] (32906164)

* Pvt Jerry G. H. Lissner (32090157) — no roster page matched yet

* Pvt Jerry G. H. Lissner (32090157 / also typed 32990157 on later status reports) — no Classes 1–31 roster page matched yet

* Pvt Walter J. Herz (32983122) — no roster page matched yet

* Pvt Oscar Moss (36895439) — no roster page matched yet

Hand annotation on ~~the extract~~: “MII 439 G”~~. [[:File:SO_F84_MIS_FWD_ETOUSA_7_Dec_1944_p2_MII439G.jpg|Page 2 scan]] · [[:File:SO_F84_MIS_FWD_ETOUSA_7_Dec_1944_p1.jpg|page 1]]~~.

Hand annotation on page 2: “MII 439 G”.

== Team status reports (December 1944–March 1945) ==

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== XX Corps operations context (Sunday Punch) ==

While MII Team 439-G was attached to Headquarters XX Corps (Third U.S. Army) from December 1944, the corps—under Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker—fought from the fall of '''Metz''' (November 1944) through the Saar–Moselle / Siegfried Line fighting, '''Trier''', the Rhine crossings near Mainz, and into Austria, ending with the Enns River link-up with Soviet forces (May 1945). Contemporary ''Sunday Punch'' reprints summarize that corps campaign. They do '''not''' name MII 439-G or its members; they are kept here only as operational background for the headquarters the team served.

== Organizational equipment turn-in (July–August 1945) ==

On '''25 July 1945''', 1st Lt [[Malsh, William R. (01596715)|William R. Malsh]], OIC MII Team 439-G (Hq XX Corps, G-2, APO 340), requested permission to turn in organizational equipment no longer needed for operations to the XX Corps Supply Officer ([[:File:MII439G_equipment_turnin_request_Malsh_1945-07-25.jpg|request + 1st Ind]]):

* 1 Tent, CP, fire resistant, complete with pins & poles

* 1 Apparatus, decontaminating

* 1 Net, camouflage, cotton shrimp 22′ × 22′

* 5 Masks, gas, lightweight

'''1st Indorsement, 7 August 1945''' (Hq MIS Forward, USFET, APO 887), by order of Colonel Ford, Capt. '''Howard G. Baier''' (MI, Adjutant): authority to turn items in to Corps Supply could not be issued by MIS Forward; however, at final clearing, proper “Tally In” receipts from responsible agencies (e.g. Corps Supply) would be accepted and credited if that supply accepted the items. Circular OUT stamp 7 Aug 1945 (no. 133).

A separate Supply Office slip from 1st Lt '''Paul A. Brauth''' (CAC), Supply Officer, Hq MIS Forward, restates the same policy to MII Team 439-G ([[:File:MII439G_supply_office_tally_in_Brauth_reply.jpg|Brauth reply]]).

== Research notes ==

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XX_Corps_Sunday_Punch_summation_Metz_to_Russians.jpg|Sunday Punch reprint — XX Corps summation (Metz to Russian meeting); corps context only, team not named.

XX_Corps_Sunday_Punch_campaign_ends_Austria.jpg|Sunday Punch reprint — XX Corps campaign ends in Austria; corps context only, team not named.

MII439G_equipment_turnin_request_Malsh_1945-07-25.jpg|Equipment turn-in request 25 Jul 1945 + MIS 1st Ind 7 Aug 1945 (Malsh / Baier).

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

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== Sources ==

* [[: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 request, 25 Jul 1945 + 1st Ind 7 Aug]]

* [[:File:XX_Corps_Sunday_Punch_campaign_ends_Austria.jpg|Sunday Punch — XX Corps ends campaign in Austria]] (corps context; team not named)

* [[:File:XX_Corps_Sunday_Punch_summation_Metz_to_Russians.jpg|Sunday Punch — XX Corps summation (Metz to Russians)]] (corps context; team not named)

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 == Special Orders F-84 (7 December 1944) ==
-MIS (Forward) Special Orders F-84 (APO 887), 7 December 1944, paragraph 21, assigned the following to '''MII Team 439-G''', attached to '''12th Army Group''', initially reporting for duty with '''XX Corps of Third U.S. Army''', and directed them to proceed to Headquarters Third U.S. Army (G-2) without delay by organic motor transportation:
+MIS (Forward) '''Special Orders F-84''' (APO 887), 7 December 1944, is a confidential EXTRACT. The binder holds '''both''' pages as separate scans (page 1 is not merely a blank continuation — it carries the EXTRACT header and paragraphs 10–20, with a handwritten margin note “MII 439 G over” pointing to the team’s assignment on page 2).
+=== Page 1 (EXTRACT header / prior paragraphs) ===
+[[:File:SO_F84_MIS_FWD_ETOUSA_7_Dec_1944_p1.jpg|Page 1 scan]] covers paragraphs 10–20 (other IPW/MII/OB/PI assignments and amendments) and ends mid-roster for [[Team MII 440|MII Team 440]].
+=== Page 2 (MII Team 439-G) ===
+Paragraph 21 assigns the following to '''MII Team 439-G''', attached to '''12th Army Group''', initially reporting for duty with '''XX Corps of Third U.S. Army''', to proceed to Headquarters Third U.S. Army (G-2) without delay by organic motor transportation ([[:File:SO_F84_MIS_FWD_ETOUSA_7_Dec_1944_p2_MII439G.jpg|Page 2 scan]]):
 * 1st Lt [[Malsh, William R. (01596715)|William R. Malsh]] (01596715) QMC (order middle initial H.)
 * S/Sgt [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] (32906164)
-* Pvt Jerry G. H. Lissner (32090157) — no roster page matched yet
+* Pvt Jerry G. H. Lissner (32090157 / also typed 32990157 on later status reports) — no Classes 1–31 roster page matched yet
 * Pvt Walter J. Herz (32983122) — no roster page matched yet
 * Pvt Oscar Moss (36895439) — no roster page matched yet
-Hand annotation on the extract: “MII 439 G”. [[:File:SO_F84_MIS_FWD_ETOUSA_7_Dec_1944_p2_MII439G.jpg|Page 2 scan]] · [[:File:SO_F84_MIS_FWD_ETOUSA_7_Dec_1944_p1.jpg|page 1]].
+Hand annotation on page 2: “MII 439 G”.
 == Team status reports (December 1944–March 1945) ==
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 == XX Corps operations context (Sunday Punch) ==
 While MII Team 439-G was attached to Headquarters XX Corps (Third U.S. Army) from December 1944, the corps—under Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker—fought from the fall of '''Metz''' (November 1944) through the Saar–Moselle / Siegfried Line fighting, '''Trier''', the Rhine crossings near Mainz, and into Austria, ending with the Enns River link-up with Soviet forces (May 1945). Contemporary ''Sunday Punch'' reprints summarize that corps campaign. They do '''not''' name MII 439-G or its members; they are kept here only as operational background for the headquarters the team served.
+== Organizational equipment turn-in (July–August 1945) ==
+On '''25 July 1945''', 1st Lt [[Malsh, William R. (01596715)|William R. Malsh]], OIC MII Team 439-G (Hq XX Corps, G-2, APO 340), requested permission to turn in organizational equipment no longer needed for operations to the XX Corps Supply Officer ([[:File:MII439G_equipment_turnin_request_Malsh_1945-07-25.jpg|request + 1st Ind]]):
+* 1 Tent, CP, fire resistant, complete with pins & poles
+* 1 Apparatus, decontaminating
+* 1 Net, camouflage, cotton shrimp 22′ × 22′
+* 5 Masks, gas, lightweight
+'''1st Indorsement, 7 August 1945''' (Hq MIS Forward, USFET, APO 887), by order of Colonel Ford, Capt. '''Howard G. Baier''' (MI, Adjutant): authority to turn items in to Corps Supply could not be issued by MIS Forward; however, at final clearing, proper “Tally In” receipts from responsible agencies (e.g. Corps Supply) would be accepted and credited if that supply accepted the items. Circular OUT stamp 7 Aug 1945 (no. 133).
+A separate Supply Office slip from 1st Lt '''Paul A. Brauth''' (CAC), Supply Officer, Hq MIS Forward, restates the same policy to MII Team 439-G ([[:File:MII439G_supply_office_tally_in_Brauth_reply.jpg|Brauth reply]]).
 == Research notes ==
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 XX_Corps_Sunday_Punch_summation_Metz_to_Russians.jpg|Sunday Punch reprint — XX Corps summation (Metz to Russian meeting); corps context only, team not named.
 XX_Corps_Sunday_Punch_campaign_ends_Austria.jpg|Sunday Punch reprint — XX Corps campaign ends in Austria; corps context only, team not named.
+MII439G_equipment_turnin_request_Malsh_1945-07-25.jpg|Equipment turn-in request 25 Jul 1945 + MIS 1st Ind 7 Aug 1945 (Malsh / Baier).
+MII439G_supply_office_tally_in_Brauth_reply.jpg|MIS Forward Supply Office (Brauth) — Tally In clearing reply.
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 == Sources ==
+* [[: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 request, 25 Jul 1945 + 1st Ind 7 Aug]]
 * [[:File:XX_Corps_Sunday_Punch_campaign_ends_Austria.jpg|Sunday Punch — XX Corps ends campaign in Austria]] (corps context; team not named)
 * [[:File:XX_Corps_Sunday_Punch_summation_Metz_to_Russians.jpg|Sunday Punch — XX Corps summation (Metz to Russians)]] (corps context; team not named)