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The Military Engineer
December, 1943, issue
cover
(photographed April 2017)
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The Military Engineer
December, 1943, issue
table of contents
(photographed April 2017)
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The Military Engineer
December, 1943, issue
page 597; lead article by George F. Dixon, Jr.
Note the map which includes eastern New Guinea
where Alton Cardinal was also active
(photographed April 2017)
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The Military Engineer
December, 1943, issue
page 629
"Hydrographic Survey for Dock Location"
submitted by Alton L. Cardinal
(photographed April 2017)
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February 21, 1940
Draft classification notice
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Receipt for family allowance application
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June 1, 1942
Promotion to Tech 4, Field Artillery
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July 15, 1942
Transfer to Fort Belvoir, VA
from Camp Bowie, TX
effective July 25, 1942
(page 2, item 4)
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July 20, 1942
Travel orders for July 21-23, 1942
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November 14, 1942
Camouflage certificate from Engineer School, Fort Belvoir
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October 14, 1942
Authorization for 10 day delay en route
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October 23, 1942
Designation as inventorying officer
Camp Butner, NC
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November 9-13, 1942
Clearance to depart Fort Belovoir, VA, for Camp Butner, NC
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October 31, 1942
Travel authorization from Camp Butner to Fort Belvoir
for 2 weeks of camouflage school
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December 17, 1942
Certificate of Proficiency as Unit Gas Officer
from divisional chemical warfare school
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November 4, 1942
Quarters assignment
at Fort Belvoir, VA
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November 11, 1942
Termination of assigned quarters
at Fort Belvoir, VA
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December 16, 1942
Dependency benefit discontinuation notice
(see also document 107)
Note grade of "Tec 4" and reason of "discharged"
(see documents 096, also 092 and 093)
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March 18, 1941, through October 22, 1945
Immunization Register (including
typhoid, yellow fever, cholera, and
plague)
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May 8, 1942
Reply to request for transfer
Canadian-Alaskan Military Highway
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May 25, 1942
Request for transfer to the
Canadian-Alaskan Military Highway
from field artillery
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June 1, 1942
Disapproval of request for transfer
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June 2, 1942
Disapproval of request for transfer,
concurrence by commanding officer
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October 14, 1942
Pay and mileage voucher
to Engineer School at Belvoir, VA
(see also documents 92 through 96)
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January 23, 1943
Request to receive cash pay
rather than direct deposit
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August 16, 1943
Promotion to 1st Lieutenant
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March 31, 2944
Assigned to Special Services
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August 1, 1944
Shipping ticket, personal equipment
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February 15, 1945
Leyte
Assigned to Soils School for 25 days
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February 21, 1945
Promotion to captain
(see also documents 072 and 082)
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Press release from Leyte
after promotion to captain
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June 15, 1945
Missing war bonds
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September 30, 1945
Certified free of communicable disease
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September 28, 1945
Relieved of duty in preparation
for return to US
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March 13, 1945
Soils School travel orders
(page 4, item 25)
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September 22, 1945
Memorandum: Re-entry into the United States
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Spetember 29, 1945
Certificate of non-indebtedness
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October 29, 1945
Copy of separation certification
(no debts or property retained)
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undated (October 29, 1945)
Notice of officers arrival Camp McCoy
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April 11, 1947
Confirmation of commission at highest rank
(See document 082)
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February 10, 1946
Change of status, change of address
to draft board in Russellville, AK
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25 Ocotber, 1945
Arrival at recpetion station, Fort McCoy
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October 1, 1945
Personnel Records Check List
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October 3, 1945
Movement Orders from theater
to US for separation
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October 31, 1945
Leave of absence and travel
from Fort McCoy
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February 21, 1945
Temporary commission as captain
(see document 072)
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September 30, 1945
Officer's Pay Data Card
back date for March 17, 1944
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February 10, 1046
Allotment Discontinuance
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Receipt for allotment to purchase war bonds
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undated, for April 1943
Authorization of Allotment for War Bonds
(effectively, payroll deduction)
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October 14, 1942
Statement of date when appointed 2nd Lieutenant
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October 14, 1942
Temporary appointment as Second Lieutenant
(See also an earlier scan of this document,
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October 14, 1942
Diploma, OCS
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October 13, 1942
recorded June 24, 1946
Honorable discharge (as enlisted person)
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February 10, 1946
recorded June 24, 1946
Certificate of service (as an officer)
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May 21, 1946
Military record (as officer)
photostat as recorded
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June 27, 1946
Certification of recording and of the copy
of the Certificate of Service
(copy partially visible behind certification)
(see document 098)
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Extract From Service Record
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April 1, 1942
Certificate of VA life insurance
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March 25, 1942
Application for VA life insurance
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March 4, 1943
Letter responding to concerns over deduction
of life insurance premiums
(see documents 039, 096, and 092-094)
Handwritten note about payments for October and November 1942
(see also document 108)
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April 4, 1946
Receipt of insurance payment
(see document 107 and references)
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Information card from the VA
about National Service Life Insurance
(see documents 103 and 105)
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October 16, 1940
draft registration card
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Photograph of Arturo Repolido and Benedicta Repolido
when Benedicta was 6 years old. No other information.
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Operations Bulletin
No. 26 Radial Sounding Method of Dock Location
with example on reverse of page
December, 1943
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Typescript of article submitted to The Military Engineer
carbon copy of text
photocopy of Milne Bay map
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Acceptance letter from The Military Engineer
December 15, 1943
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Manuscript letter from Arthur Handel, undated
mailing envelope
December 24, 1962, postmark
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January 29, 1943
Officer's identification card 386135
Alton L. Cardinal, O-1104546
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These documents are official correspondence between Alton L. Cardinal
and the government related to his individual status and assignments.
Together, they provide a general (and incomplete) outline of his army
service during World War II.
(Scanned April, 2017)
Also included are images of The Military Engineer since his short
article is directly related to assignments in the Army Corps of
Engineers.

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