Bell, Curtis M

1-jul-1945

army-separation-qualification-record

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last-name: Bell

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first-name: Curtis

middle-initial: M.

serial-number: 33 446 009

grade: T5/Tec 5

permanent-address: c/o PM, Orange, Orange County, Virginia

date-of-entry: 1942-12-18

date-of-separation: 1945-11-01

date-of-birth: 1922-10-01

place-of-separation: Seperation Center Ft. Geo. G. Meade, Md.

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1-months: 3

1-grade: Pvt

1-military-occupational-specialty: 521 Basic

1-notes: Field Artillery Training

2-months: 30

2-grade: T5/Tec 5

2-military-occupational-specialty: 776 Radio Operator Low Speed

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summary-of-military-occupations: RADIO OPERATOR, LOW SPEED -- Installed and operated tactical field and radio, transmitting and receiving equipment. Sent and received by International Morse Code. Also used radios requiring voice. Could print 15 five letter random code groups per minute. Maintained records of all messages. Performed maintenance of equipment. Could encipher and decipher messages using Converter M 209. Served with 153rd Field Artillery Battalion in France, Belgium and Germany.

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military-education: Signal Corps School, Fort Bragg, N. C. Code, 2 months. Learned International Morse Code by light, tone and C W signals.

civilian-education

highest-completed-grade: 6th grade

degrees: None

year-left-school: 1935

name-of-last-school: Orange Brade ?School

address-of-last-school: Orange, Va.

major-courses: None

other-training-or-schooling

course-name-address-date: Academic High School Course from International Correspondence School, Saranton, Pa.

duration: 2 years

civilian-occupations: POWER HOUSE RUNNER -- Made periodic observations of various meters on control board of power house. Recorded readings on forms. Submitted reports to superior for inspection. Inspected operation of machinery and if faulty, reported it to superiors. Alexandria Power Co. Alexandria, Va. for 5 months.

additional-information: None

name-of-discharging-officer: William M. Hinton Capt. AGD