Seeking citations for John J Hall

Dear Mr. Hall,

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We searched the National Archives Catalog and located a series titled Unit Histories, 1943 - 1967 in the Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) (Record Group 338) that includes file units titled 16th Infantry Regiment: General Orders and 1st Infantry Division: General Orders during the 1940s. We also located the World War II Operations Reports, 1940-1948 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917-1985 (Record Group 407) that includes general orders of the 1st Infantry Division and the 16th Infantry Regiment during WWII. General orders vary in content. The more prestigious the award, the more likely there will be a description of the action taken by the recipient. For information about these records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov. We were unable to locate specific records of 3rd Battalion or Company L.  Records of lower echelon units sometimes were incorporated into the files of the regiment.

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