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Command, APO 717 for oral examination for Warrant Officer
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Service History
- Carrel H. Dykes |
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| 07 OCT 1941 |
Reported to Camp Shelby, MS for Draft, Army of
U.S. |
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| 09 OCT 1941 |
Inducted in the Army of U.S. |
PVT |
| 16 OCT 1941 |
Shipped to Camp Wheeler, Macon, GA for Basic
Training, Infantry |
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| 07 DEC 1941 |
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Heard it on radio
about noon. |
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| 08 DEC 1941 |
At the request of Pres. Roosevelt, Congress declared
war on Japan. |
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| 10 DEC 1941 |
Shipped to Drew Field, Tampa, FL for Radar Training |
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| 06 MAY 1941 |
Promoted to Corporal |
CPL |
| 15 AUG 1942 |
Promoted to Sergeant. Stationed New Orleans,
LA operating radar station in Buras, LA |
SGT |
| 01 JAN 1943 |
Promoted to Staff Sergeant
S/SGT |
S/SGT |
| 26 OCT 1943 |
Departed USA to South Pacific, Guadalcanal, APO
706 |
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| 01 NOV 1943 |
Promoted aboard ship to Technical Sergeant |
T/SGT |
| 15 NOV 1943 |
Arrived Northern Solomons, Guadalcanal, APO 709 |
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| 27 NOV 1943 |
Promoted to Master Sergeant at Guadalcanal |
M/SGT |
| 28 APR 1944 |
At 1300 appeared before a board of officers at
Officers Mess, HQ’s VI Island Command, APO 717 for oral examination for Warrant Officer |
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| 03 JUN 1944 |
Discharged as EM to accept appt to Warrant Officer |
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| 04 JUN 1944 |
Appointed Warrant Officer, JG |
WOJG |
| 02 SEP 1945 |
Eligible for return to USA. ARS Score 91 |
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| 20 NOV 1945 |
Departed Philippines to USA, relieved from all
assignments APO 706 |
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| 10 DEC 1945 |
Arrived Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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| 16 DEC 1945 |
Active Duty to Terminal Leave |
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| 08 FEB 1946 |
Terminal Leave to hospital, Camp Shelby, MS for
treatment |
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| 27 FEB 1946 |
Discharged from hospital, Active Duty to Terminal
Leave |
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| 04 MAR 1946 |
To Inactive Status for the duration plus 6 mos. |
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| OTHER UNITS IN WHICH HE SERVED: |
665th Signal Reporting Company, Frontier - New Orleans, LA 501st Signal Air Warning Regiment - Drew Field, FL 618th Signal Air Warning Company, Regional - New Orleans, LA (Air Defence Rregion |
| SCHOOLS: |
6-6-1942 - Third Interceptor Command - Radar Electricity AW, SCR-268 (775) - Radar Dept AWS School, Drew .................. Field, FL 7-5-1943 to 7-27-1943 - Third AF Camoflage School - Walterboro, NC |