From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Wed Jan 11 09:55:39 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.16.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k0BGtdSK016342; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:55:39 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k0BGtcVR013895 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:55:38 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k0BESmFI022221 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:28:48 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k0BESm9W022220 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:28:48 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.18.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k0BERuFI022157 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:27:56 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k0BGsYjY016017 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:54:34 -0700 X-Envelope-From: rhillrvm@charter.net Wed Jan 11 09:54:34 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.16.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k0BGsYSK016008 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:54:34 -0700 Received: from mxsf30.cluster1.charter.net (mxsf30.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.230]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k0BGsXAA012934 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:54:33 -0700 Received: from mxip20a.cluster1.charter.net (mxip20a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.150]) by mxsf30.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k0BGsROe012424 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:54:27 -0500 Received: from 24-216-230-96.dhcp.mdfd.or.charter.com (HELO [24.216.230.96]) (24.216.230.96) by mxip20a.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 11 Jan 2006 11:54:27 -0500 X-IronPort-AV: i="3.99,356,1131339600"; d="scan'208"; a="1927423462:sNHT36437934" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <89638A44-861C-4A30-BB8B-216621130738@charter.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com From: Robert Hill Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 08:54:23 -0800 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.16.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.16.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] WW II Serial Numbers I was almost "too young" to serve in WW II, but managed it anyway. I served in three different categories (later) but kept the same serial # the entire time, an 8 digit number without any letters. In early 1944 I enlisted, at age 17, in the ASTP, the Army Specialized Training Program. Since I was 17 I was technically in the Reserves, but as I was also under military law, with a Commanding Officer and First Sgt, I was on active service. We were sent to several colleges studying Civil Engineering, presumably learning things useful to the Army, but also I believe a secondary task was to help keep the universities open. When I became 18, I went to Basic Training and then back to college for six more months, after which I was assigned to a group testing new equipment for the Army to be sure it was functional. After VJ day people were being discharged based on the number of "points" they had earned, one for each month in the US, two for each month outside the US, five for each campaign medal, and I believe 10 for each Medal (Purple Heart, Silver Star, etc). Clearly I was a long way from discharge. At this time the Army offered a one year enlistment with temptation of advancement in rank and a 30 day furlough. I took it. So I have been in the Army of United States, and the United States Army, during and after a "war", while a reserve and regular, all on active duty, with the same 8 number serial number without letters`. Bob Hill