11 October 1945

Note: The last letter was 18 September 1945.
The remainder of entries are paperwork and mementos.

It's Official !!!
Allotment Discontinuance
Notice Upon Release from Active Duty

10 October 1945

Note: The last letter was 18 September 1945.
The remainder of entries are paperwork and mementos.

After a long weekend at home, Greg made his way on 4 October 1945 to Fort Devens, in Ayer, Massachusetts, for his last stay with the U.S. Army. On 10 October, 1945 Greg was granted a Leave of Absence to be in effect until his Discharge from Active Duty.

Nearing the end of the endless paperwork!


Schedule for Greg (No. 27) to Process Out


Leave of Absence Granted Until Final Separation Date

01 October 1945

Note: The last letter was 18 September 1945.
The remainder of entries are paperwork and mementos.

Telegram from Greg to Wilma
about Arrival Time, Back Bay Station, Boston


Orders to Travel from Washington, D.C. to Boston
on 1 October 1945
and to report to Fort Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts
on 4 October 1945
(Abbreviations translated below)

       15.  AL, CAPT GREG, Medical Corps, (male-white), Military Occupational Specialty 3100, Advanced Service Rating 90, "GREEN PROJECT", Having Returned To US from overseas on 30 Sept 45 & reported to Commanding Officer this station In Coordination With Letter O Headquarters 438th AAA AW Bn (M) APO 513, USA dated 19 September 1945 & Teletype Writer Exchange 69563, Headquarters Command Z, European Theater of Operations USA dated 17 July 1945 is Relieved from Attached This Station, assigned & Will Proceed to Reception Station #1, Fort Devens, Mass Reporting Upon Arrival To Commanding Officer thereat for processing & disposition. Advanced Service Rating score as indicated above is based on re-computation as of 2 September 1945...

Effective Date Concerning Morning Report: 4 October 1945.
       BY ORDER OF COLONEL FELL

Property Turn-In Slip
Port Supply Officer


Washington Port of Aerial Embarkation-Debarkation

30 September 1945

Note: The last letter was 18 September 1945.
The remaining entries are paperwork and mementos.

PAY AND ALLOWANCE ACCOUNT
(Commissioned Officers, Army Nurses,
Warrant Officers, Contract Surgeons)

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World War II Pay Grades

21 September 1945

Note: The last letter was 18 September 1945.
The remaining entries are paperwork and mementos.


This telegram speaks for itself.
Imagine how Greg felt sending it...
and how Wilma felt receiving it.


And more paperwork before the flight home!

Disease Free

Again, only one firearm going home


Again, only two items "captured from the enemy"

20 September 1945

Note: The last letter was 18 September 1945.
The remaining entries are paperwork and mementos.

FRONT AND BACK OF PARIS TROOPS PASS
Seine Section, Central Registration Bureau

Showing Stay at the American Red Cross Independence Club
Hotel de Crillon, 10 Place de la Concorde, Paris, France
from at least 20 September to 23 September 1945
(The pass was only good for 72 hours... Was there a later Pass?

Hotel de Crillon on VE Day, 8 May 1945 (above)
and today (below)

SHIPPING TICKET
For items that would travel by ship

Dated 20 September 1945
Signed as received at Fort Devens on 10 October 1945

Fort Devens Post Headquarters in 1945 (above)
and an aerial view of the former Fort today (below)

The Fort was closed in the mid-1990s.
It was sold for $575,000 in June of 2012
to become a movie production studio.

19 September 1945

Note: The last letter was 18 September 1945.
The remaining entries are paperwork and mementos.

Greg received his "Green Project" (return home) orders on 19 September 1945, and therefore did not mention these orders in his last letter, on 18 September. Even if he had had an inkling, no doubt he wouldn't write it until he was sure. He knew that writing a letter on the 19th made no sense since he would probably be home - or at least would have sent a telegram - before the letter would arrive. In any case, there probably were no words for the joy, excitement and anticipation he felt on that day. Here are those long-awaited orders...

ORDERS TO RETURN HOME VIA PARIS
(Translated, below)

Here's the same thing, with abbreviations translated...

1.  CAPTAIN [GREG], Medical Detachment, 438th AAA AW Bn (M) will proceed on or about 20 September 1945 to Paris, France, reporting upon arrival to Transportation Officer, Seine Section, for move by Green Project Debarkation for move to reception station nearest his home for further instruction and disposition. Captain [GREG is released from further assignment and duty in this theater. Effective Date of Change on Morning Report: 4 October 1945

2. Travel by military or naval aircraft, Army or Navy transportation, Commercial Steamship, belligerent vessel, aircraft and/or rail transportation is directed. The provisions of AR 35-4820 19 April 1945, will apply to the Officer named above while traveling outside this theater.

3. The baggage allowance of 65 pounds is authorized while traveling by air. All other authorization excesses and personal baggage will be packed, marked with owner's name, rank, Army Service Number, arm of service and specific address in the U.S. where baggage is to be forwarded and turned over to the Effects Quartermaster for shipment by water to the U.S. Request for the shipment of baggage to the U.S. will be made in accordance with European Theater of Operations Standard Operating Procedure #45, "Baggage", 1 July 1945. The Officer named above will be equipped as presented in Circular 99, Headquarters European Theater of Operations USA, 18 July 1945.

4. Information concerning War Department, Army or personal activities of a military nature, will not be discussed by means of newspapers, magazines, books, lectures, radio, or any other method without prior clearance through the War Department, Bureau of Public Relations or the appropriate Publication Requirement Officer of Army installations.

5. Correspondents and publishers will be notified to discontinue mailing letters and publications until they receive notification of new address. The appropriate War Department Adjunct General Office Form will be used for the above purpose.

6. Transcontinental Travel Directed is Necessary Troop Carrier Squadron 60-114, 500 T 431-02, 03, 04, 07, 08, 212/60425.

7. Attention is invited to letter, Headquarters European Theater of Operations USA, 20 July 45, File AG 311.4, M-GB, relative to clearance through customs on leaving and entering the U.S.
8. Mess gear, canteen, and canteen cup will accompany Officer.

The "GREEN PROJECT" Booklet

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TRANSFER OF MEDICAL DETACHMENT FUND