A.    Stateside 1941-2

7 December 1941

• "a very sorrowful day"

• Capt. Paul L. Foster, O.C.

8-15 December 1941

• Congress ordained that men must stop wearing civilian clothes and stay in army for the "duration + 6 months".

19-23 December 1941

• Unit moved to Stockton California

29 December 1941-31 March 1942

• Captain William R. Francis O.C. (see History of 622 OBAM)

• 50% of men were Texans; most of rest New Yorkers.

1 -5 April 1942

• from Stockton to Camp Bowie, Texas

Forward to B.    Embarquation, 1942

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