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Team IPW 70
Soldiers whose infobox lists team IPW 70. If someone is missing or listed in error, edit that soldier's page.
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MITC Special Orders No. 103 (29 April 1944)
Under paragraph 15 of Special Orders No. 103, Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Maryland (29 April 1944), the following team (Team 6 (SO 103 p.2)) — officers attached unassigned Company “I”, 3d MI Training Battalion, and enlisted men assigned DPNL Section — was relieved from duty at Camp Ritchie and transferred in grade, to proceed to Camp Shanks, New York, on 2 May 1944 (permanent change of station / necessary travel).
Roster on the order
- 2D LT Warren P. Moss — Officer in Charge
- 2D LT Richard Heinz Stern — Interrogator
- M Sgt Ernest J. Colton — Asst Interrogator
- S Sgt Peter M. Blau — Document Examiner
- Tec 3 Stephen Lohr — Typist Linguist
- Tec 5 Werner T. Simon — Chauffeur
Replacement Depot No. 2 SO #125 (22 May 1944)
Headquarters, Replacement Depot No. 2, SOS ETOUSA (APO 117), Special Orders No. 125 (extract), 22 May 1944, paragraph 2: the named officers and enlisted men were relieved from assignment and assigned to Hq. MIS, ETOUSA, for duty with FID (Field Interrogation Detachment), to proceed by rail on or about 22 May 1944 to APO 887, reporting to the Commanding Officer for duty (auth: TTM LN F-635 / RS Shipment #2D9819).
IPW Team (cont.) — Moss on this order
- 2D LT Warren P. Moss
- 2D LT Richard Heinz Stern
- M Sgt Ernest J. Colton
- S Sgt Peter M. Blau
- Tec 3 Stephen Lohr
- Tec 5 Werner T. Simon
Gallery
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MITC SO 103 (extract), 29 April 1944 — page 1 (teams departing for Camp Shanks). -
MITC SO 103 (extract), 29 April 1944 — page 2 (continued teams, including IPW 69). -
RD #2 SO #125, 22 May 1944 — page 1 (IPW teams → Hq MIS / FID). -
RD #2 SO #125, 22 May 1944 — page 2 (continued IPW teams).
Sources
- 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)