The Field Artillery Journal – December 1942

Station Of Unit1
          Camp Shelby, Mississippi, 8th August 1942
Wednesday – 2nd December 1942
     The Reveille – Volume II No. 47, 2 December 19422
Wednesday – 2nd December 1942
          Coat of Arms – for the Standard of the 244th Field Artillery Battalion

“B” Baker Battery stationary
          All batteries had this example of stationary with their individual battery initial

Field Manual
     FM 1-20 – Army Air Force Field Manual
                         Tactics And Technique Of Air Reconnaissance And Observation
                         April 20, 1942

Wednesday – 9th December 1942
          Special Order 335 Extract – 2nd Lt. Thomas Marriott, Jr. promoted to 1st Lt.
Wednesday – 9th December 1942
          Special Order 335 – 2nd Lt. Thomas Marriott, Jr. promoted to 1st Lt.
Monday – 14th December 1942        
          Special Order No.51 – Camp Shelby Granting 10 Day Leave

Local Newspaper
          Lt. Marriott Promoted to 1st Lt.

Tuesday – 15th December 1942
          Lt. Marriott – From sister Betsy
Tuesday – 15th December 1942
          General Order No.7 – Guard Orders
Wednesday – 23rd December 1942
     The Reveille – Volume II No. 50, 23 December 19423
Friday – 25th December 19424
          Byron G. Rogers

          December 25, 1942 was my first Christmas away from home and my family, as was, the case for several other soldiers.  I can tell you there was many tears shed that night in our army tents.

Thursday – 31st December 19425
          Strength Last Day (Commissioned And Enlisted)

DATEOFFICERSENLISTED MENTOTALINCREASEDECREASE
August 194224881129
September 194225569594482
October 1942265695951
November 1942295885878
December 19423154457512

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  1. Department of The Army, The Adjutant General’s Office, History of The 244th Field Artillery Battalion 8 August 1942 to 15 March 1944
  2. The University of Southern Mississippi, McCain Library & Archives
  3. The University of Southern Mississippi, McCain Library & Archives
  4. Serving In Harms Way, A Record of My Service In The U.S. Army and WWII, Byron G. Rogers jr., January 2006
  5. Department of The Army, The Adjutant General’s Office, History of The 244th Field Artillery Battalion 8 August 1942 to 15 March 1944