Military Personnel Documents, 1942-1945

Containers:

14.0004 - Box 1, Folder 004

Scope and content:

This folder includes a variety of personnel documents related to Blunk's military career. Included are his immunization record, individual pay record, and an AAF Personal Affair Statement. There is a certificate of service detailing his time in the National Guard in Battery E of the 168th Field Artillery from 1933 to 1936 when he was then honorably discharged. Also included is a letter from the Selective Service Local Board in 1942, alerting Blunk to the reopening of his case for reclassification under Part 626 of the Service Regulations. Also in the folder, is his order to report for induction that included his classification card. There is also a recommendation letter from the 2nd Strategic Air Depot Adjutant to the Chief Admin to have Blunk promoted to a Staff Sergeant and details the job he had been doing in England for the past year essentially. Notably, there are two letters to his wife Ruby from the Office of Dependency Benefits, the first initiating the family allowance and the second ending it upon Blunk's separation from the Army in November 1945.

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