Seeking information about Labor Supervision Companies

Dear Mr. van de Kamp,

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We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the series 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 include 177 file units pertaining to Labor Supervision Companies during the 1940s. We also located the series Organizational Unit Records, 1943 - 1947 in the Records of Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, United States Army (World War II) (Record Group 498) that include 121 file units of Labor Supervision Companies during and after WWII.  For access to and/or copies of the file units, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.

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For historical information about the utilization of Labor Supervision Units, please review pages 225-248 of the pamphlet titled History of Prisoner of War Utilization by the United States Army 1776-1945.

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