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Team MII 439-G
Soldiers whose infobox lists team MII 439-G. If someone is missing or listed in error, edit that soldier's page.
The full roster is also at Category:Team MII 439-G.
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Soldiers
Associated IPW Team 69 (SO 103)
Kurt Kugelmann and William R. Malsh appear on the roster with MII 439-G and were listed together on IPW Team 69 in MITC Special Orders No. 103 (29 April 1944) (scan).
SO #125 (22 May 1944)
Kurt Kugelmann and William R. Malsh (with IPW Team 69) appear on Replacement Depot No. 2 SO #125 assigning IPW teams to Hq MIS / FID (scan).
SO 135 (23 May 1944)
IPW Team 69 (including Kurt Kugelmann; William R. Malsh lined through as Walsh) was placed on DS with FID by Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 135 (scan).
SO 145 (2 June 1944)
IPW Team 69 (including Kurt Kugelmann and William R. Malsh) was attached to Third U.S. Army for duty with Headquarters, XX Corps (scan).
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:
- 1st Lt William R. Malsh (01596715) QMC (order middle initial H.)
- S/Sgt Kurt Kugelmann (32906164)
- Pvt Jerry G. H. Lissner (32090157) — no 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”. Page 2 scan · page 1.
Gallery
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MITC SO 103 p.2 — IPW 69 roster including Kugelmann and Malsh (Walsh). -
RD #2 SO #125 p.2 — IPW 69 (Kugelmann / Malsh) → Hq MIS / FID. -
Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 135 p.1 — IPW 69 circled. -
Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 145 p.1 — IPW 69 → Hq XX Corps. -
SO F-84, 7 Dec 1944 — MII Team 439-G roster (Kugelmann / Malsh). -
SO F-84, 7 Dec 1944 — page 1 (other team assignments).
Sources
- MIS (Fwd) SO F-84, 7 Dec 1944 — MII 439-G / page 1
- Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 145 (extract), 2 June 1944 — page 1 / page 2 (relieved FID DS; attached Third U.S. Army units)
- Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 135 (extract), 23 May 1944 — page 1 / page 2 (IPW Teams 62–74 placed on DS with FID)
- Replacement Depot No. 2 SO #125 (extract), 22 May 1944 — page 1 / page 2 (IPW teams → Hq MIS ETOUSA / FID, APO 887)
- MITC Special Orders No. 103 (extract), 29 April 1944 — page 1 / page 2 (teams relieved Camp Ritchie; WP Camp Shanks, N.Y., 2 May 1944)
