Chumney, Richard D

1-jul-1945

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last-name: Chumney

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first-name: Richard

middle-initial: D.

serial-number: 33 641 757

grade: T5/Tec 5

permanent-address: Mannboro, Virginia, Amelia, County

date-of-entry: 1943-07-08

date-of-separation: 1946-03-22

date-of-birth: 1924-11-27

place-of-separation: Fort MacArthur, California

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1-months: 5

1-grade: Pvt

1-military-occupational-specialty: 521 Basic

1-notes: Infantry Basic Training

2-months: 27

2-grade: T5/Tec 5

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

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summary-of-military-occupations: GENERAL CLERK - As a member of the 68th Signal Battalion, served 7 1/2 months in the Asiatic Pacific Theatre of Operations as a clerk general. Typed morning reports, company correspondence, and did filing. Received and transmitted messages by phone. Typed 50 words a minute.

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military-education: Fort Monmouth New Jersey, Eastern Signal Corp. School, 22 weeks. Studied Radio Theory, operation and international morse code. Sent 25 words a minute and received 22 words per minute. George Teachers College H.S.T.P. 5 weeks. Lafayette College Pa., A.S.T.P., 13 weeks Studied Basic Engineering and completed term 1 (Rating Excellent)

civilian-education

highest-completed-grade: 1 yr. College

degrees: H.S. Diploma

year-left-school: 1943

name-of-last-school: Virginia Polytechnic Institute

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major-courses: Aeronomy

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course-name-address-date: None

duration: None

civilian-occupations: STUDENT COLLEGE - Attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg, Virginia for 3 quarters. Took regular college course, majoring in Agronomy, received a honorable rating. During summer vacation worked as a suveyors assistant for various construction contractors.

additional-information: None

name-of-discharging-officer: John M. Burnside Major, Air Corps