Cather, Douglas A, Sr

1-jul-1945

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last-name: Cather

suffix: Sr

first-name: Douglas

middle-initial: A

serial-number: 33 657 116

grade: T4/ Tec 4

permanent-address: 606 W. Cork St. Winchester Va. Tredrick Co

date-of-entry: 1943-10-20

date-of-separation: 1946-04-10

date-of-birth: 1911-09-04

place-of-separation: Separation Center, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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1-months: 2

1-grade: Pvt

1-military-occupational-specialty: 521 Basic

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2-months: 7

2-grade: Pvt

2-military-occupational-specialty: 055 Clerk, General

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3-months: 18

3-grade: T4/ Tec 4

3-military-occupational-specialty: 055 Clerk, General

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summary-of-military-occupations: Clerk General-- Served as Clerk General with Headquarters, 62nd. General Depot on Okinawa. Duties consisted of making out morning reports, making out requisitions for supplies and ammunitions. Headquarters was supply point for the island. Kept a file on where supplies were sent. Helped make out quatas for amount of supplies to be issued to each unit on 'isisand'?.

Related Civilian Occupation: Clerk General Office

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military-education: QMC Technical School, Camp Lee, Va. Supply clerk, seven weeks. Instructions included training and practice in receiving, storing, classifying and issuing various quartermaster supplies at unit supply room. Emphasis was placed on completing and maintaining individual supply records, requestions, salvage records statements of charges, and other forms and records pertaining to unit supply. Course also included instructions in grading clothing and equipment turned in for salvage and exchange.

civilian-education

highest-completed-grade: 4 yrs H.S.

degrees: Diploma

year-left-school: 1931

name-of-last-school: Handley High School

address-of-last-school: Winchester Va.

major-courses: General

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civilian-occupations: Foreman Warehouse Managed and operated apple cold storage warehouse. Supervised all work in warehouse. Kept all records, and arranged for shipments to wholesale trade. Had from 10 to 30 men working under him depending on the season of the year. Took inventory when needed.

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name-of-discharging-officer: EE Duncan CAPT AUS