My Dad in CBI

 Dad at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, January 1943
Fort Devens, Massachusetts, January 1943
   Never having sat down to discuss his war experiences, there is very little I know about Dad's time in CBI.  What I do know about his Military Service is that he was a Sergeant at Headquarters Company, Base Section 3 in Ledo, Assam, India.  Base Section 3 was responsible for building the Ledo Road and supplying troops in Burma.
   Although he received Quartermaster training in Depot Supply and his discharge is signed by a Lieutenant Colonel in the Quartermaster Corps., there is no indication that he was in the Quartermaster Corps.  He did work in the Services of Supply (SOS) which was created to deliver lend-lease aid to China and supplies to the troops in Burma.  His Separation Record indicates that he "Worked in an Air Supply Office; Supervised and operated the enlisted personnel of the office."  Dad's area coordinated air-drops to the Ledo Road engineers, Merrill's Marauders and the Mars Task Force.
   I know he had Malaria during his first year in CBI as his Christmas V-Mail for 1943 was from the 48th Evacuation Hospital.  After returning to the United States in 1945 his discharge was delayed about a month by an appendicitis attack (on the way to a University of Virginia football game) and appendectomy.
   Included in Dad's Tribute is a brief history of people, places, and events in the CBI Theater.  After visiting this site you should have a basic understanding of the CBI Theater.  Links at the end will take you to other sites which will help broaden that knowledge.
  This site is dedicated as a remembrance to ALL who served in World War II's Forgotten Theater.  Thank you for taking the time to visit.


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