World War II from the · Battlefield

World War II from the ?Battlefield

Jennifer Holik looks at ?retracing service history through daily and monthly reports

W orld War II service encompasses more than the _contents of the Official Military Personr_ielFile (OMPF.) This file is a main component of ? establishing military service, but it is not the end all be all for research. As many Army, Air Corps, and National Guard veterans and researchers have discovered, the file may not even exist.

Over the last several months, I wrote about all the branches and explained how to start your research. Once the OMPF is obtained, where possible, and the Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) is .secured if your soldier was Killed In

Action, it is time to delve into records created beyond the individual. These re,cords will add to your timeline of service and create a fuller picture of what a soldier, sailor, or Marine endured during service.

The records described in this article are only the tip of the iceberg of what is available at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis and National Archives in College Park, Maryland. They are however, the next step in adding to your soldier's timeline of service and piecing together a complete history.

Army and Air Corps Monthly Personne?I Rosters and Morning Reports

Prior to Company Morning Reports, the Army and Air Corps had Monthly Personnel Rosters. These documents were created at the beginning of each month at the company level. These records exist through approximately mid-1943. The remaining rosters through the late 1940s were destroyed after the Fire in 1973. ?

MonthlyPersonneRl osters usuallylisted: ? Name of the soldier or airman ? Serial number/Service number ? Date of the report ? Location of the unit ? MOS or job code

Record Location:National Personnel Monthly Personnel Roster dated March 1942 for the 1Zst Quartermaster Battalion stationed

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at Ft. Dix, New Jersey. (Author's collection)

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Company Morning Reports were another record set created to track a Company's location, personnel, and changes in rank and MOS. These are seen starting in mid-1943 and first appeared in handwritten format and later on typewritten forms. You must kpow a soldier's unit down to the company level to have these records searched. To search, visit NPRC in St. Louis or hire a researcher. I recommend Norm Richards who can be contacted by email:

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