244th Field Artillery Battalion

October 1942

Fort Sill Field Artillery Journal – October 1942

Station Of Unit1
          Camp Shelby, Mississippi, October 1942.
Friday – 9th October 1942
          General Order No. 6 – Guard Orders

           Caption reads – October 1942 Camp Shelby – Sgt. Leo Bernier and Sgt Ray Cormier Dressed For Guard Duty

Wednesday – 14th October 1942
          Page 2

          Caption reads – “October 1943 Camp Shelby Miss. – S/Sgt. Oscar Patterson’s Wedding Sitting On 105mm How. With The Mrs.”
1st Lt. Marriott to the left of and behind the bride

          Caption reads – “October 1942 – The Bride and Groom”
1st Lt. Marriott to the left and in front of the bride

          Caption reads – “October 1942 – The Couple Being Paraded Around Camp.”  The sign on the truck reads At Last I Found You and the sign on the 105mm How. reads Just Married

          Caption reads – October 1942 – Sitting On How Being Towed By 2 1/2 GMC

          Caption reads – October 1942 – The Military Procession

Wednesday – 14th October 1942
          Coat of Arms letter referring to 4th September 1942 Coat of Arms letter.  Page 3
Wednesday – 14th October 1942
          Coat of Arms letter referring to 4th September 1942 Coat of Arms letter. Page 4
Thursday – 22nd October 1942
          Coat of Arms Letter
22 October 1942 Distinctive Insignia Part 1 - Page 11 1

          Caption reads – 24th October 1942 – New Orleans, Tulane Stadium Kickoff – Tulane v U of North Carolina

          Caption reads – 24th October 1942 New Orleans La. – Tulane Stadium, Sgt. Roland Demers and Sgt. Ray Cormier

          Caption reads – 24th October 1942, New Orleans LA. – Tulane Stadium, Tulane v U of North Carolina. Tulane 29, UNC 14

          Caption reads – 24th October 1942 New Orleans LA – Looking At City’s Skyline From Tulane Stadium, The Sugar Bowl Stadium

          Camp Shelby – Battery “A” Men

          Camp Shelby – Battery “A” Men

Friday – 30th October 1942
          Special Order No. 32 – Shelby Establishing Board for
                                                      Gunner’s Examination
Saturday – 31st October 19422
          Strength Last Day (Commissioned And Enlisted)
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DATEOFFICERSENLISTED MENTOTALINCREASEDECREASE
August 194224881129
September 194225569594482
October 1942265695951
  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. Department of The Army, The Adjutant General’s Office, History of The 244th Field Artillery Battalion 8 1942 August to 15 March 1944