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Re: Seeking military records of JD Gier
1 person found this helpfulHi Peg, I believe GO 33 D 45 is for General Order 33 from 1945. Although usually it is WD, rather than D, for War Department. It should be for campaigns, likely for the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater, where your father was present. If these were Bronze Star Campaigns (a unit citation), there would be a small bronze star on your father's EAME service ribbon.
Hospitals are difficult to identify, but there was the 35th Station Hospital in Chalon-sur-Saone, opening 44 Oct. Not sure if this is what you're looking for. Hope this is of some help. joan
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Re: Seeking military records of JD Gier
Man, how do you know all this stuff!!!! I will do more research. I ought to be able to keep busy with this stuff until I' at least 90.
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Re: Seeking military records of JD Gier
Peg, Glad it was of help. If you're interested in reading the full general order 33, it is at the link below. The document is quite lengthy, and the GOs are in descending order (all from 1945). The other link is for the Fort Benning Library, which has GOs from other years. I'm honestly not sure if the War Department GOs were separate from GOs from divisional headquarters. There is also a good website for the various hospitals set up during WWII (link below). joan
https://mcoepublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/library/GeneralOrders/DAGO1945.pdf
https://www.benning.army.mil/Library/General%20Orders/index.html
https://www.med-dept.com/articles/ww2-military-hospitals-general-introduction/
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Re: Seeking military records of JD Gier
Thomas Richardson
Nov 23, 2020 12:13 PM
2 people found this helpfulDear Ms. Wolfe,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
If you have not already done so, we suggest that you request a copy of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). OMPFs and individual medical reports for enlisted men of the U.S. Army who were separated from the service after October 1912 and prior to 1958 are in the custody of NARA's National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. In many cases where personnel records were destroyed in the 1973 fire, proof of service can be provided from other records such as morning reports, payrolls, and military orders, and a certificate of military service will be issued. Please complete a GSA Standard Form 180 and mail it to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002. Veterans and their next of kin also may use eVetRecs to request records. See eVetRecs Help for instructions. For more information see Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Records Requests.
Due to the coronavirus public health emergency, the NPRC closed again as of November 7, 2020 until further notice. NPRC will respond only to requests involving burials, medical emergencies, and homeless veterans. If your request is urgent, please see Emergency Requests and Deadlines or emergency requests may be faxed to (314) 801-0764. Please check archives.gov/veterans for updates to the NPRC operating hours and status. We apologize for any inconvenience.
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!
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Re: Seeking military records of JD Gier
Thank you Tom. I will look into that. I appreciate all your help.
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