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2 What happens to a man when he comes back from overseas is of the utmost importance to him-and to the Army Air Forces. Already air force men are returning at the rate of several thousand a month. More will follow as replacements are sent to relieve veterans, or as combat units are shifted from one theater to another. To get the true facts and to spike some wild rumors, AIR FORCE submitted a series of questions to Maj. Gen. Hubert R. Harmon, Commanding General of the new Personnel Distribution Command (AFPDCl. Most of the questions came from men still overseas. Here they are with General Harmon's answers. AIR FORCE
[us: ,dlat is tIle AAI'I'DC~ It is the giant cm plovmcut agene,' of the ,\,\1', Through this Cnuuu.md pass all un.issigncd per. sonncl of the ,\.\1,', , ust as the hllSine\S of the .vir Service Comm.urd is one of xupplv, and the job of the Training COIn. m.md to prepare ere"s for courbnt. so the main purpose of .\,\I'I'DC is the han. elling, as indiviclu.rl-, of all personnel go. ing O\'erseas as well :IS those returned from com hat areas, The f1\T main fllnchons of ,\.\I''I'DC arc: I) Rcdistrilllltion of rcturucd .Vir Force pcrsouucl. courb.rt .md noucomb.rt (fh ing and ground I. :. I ,\11 .\ir Force Couv.ilcsccut l l ospitals. '\ I Ovcrxc.ts Ropl.nx-mcnt Depots. -t) Dc. mobilizat iou. )) Rccruituu; of men for the post war. pcnu.mcut .vir Force. Docs this new COIIIIII:llId decide ",Ilell I come llOIIIe: .\.\I'I'DC has uoth ins; to do with the length of time a m.m senTS overseas before he is n-t ur ncd to the United States. That is a theater prcroga. tivc and rcquircmcut-, varv widclv. \\'hell do I becollle a p:lrt of the A\I'I'DC' If von arc in thc lone of the interior ;md ha~'c been scheduled for on-rseas clutv, vou beC(HlIC a part of the .\,\VI'DC ;IS soon as von nrr ivr at .in ()ycrscas IZc. placclllcnt Depot. If vou arc in :1 COInbat .rrca. as soon as IOU rc.uh a port of de bark.it ion in the U ,S ..\ .. nnle\S vou have been injured and arc curoutc to 'an .\n11\ gcneral hospital or :1 rcgion:Il hovpit.rl. In that casc von become a part of the ,\,\VI'DC wlu-n IOU huvc lxcn scnt froiu the gener:Il or regional hospital to an ,\,\1,' COI1\alesccnt hospital. ,\\1" has li.uvon otTiecs at all (;eneLil and Rcgional hospi t.ils wh» look uf tcr the interests of all .\\1,' persOln\l'1. Docs this illeillde b:ltt Ie c;lsn:llties' Yes, ,\, \VI'DC inclll(ks CISII:Ilties as wcl! as casnab. These (;ISlI:IltiCS :lIe taken can: of in the m.m nc r outlined in the prcccdint; paragrapll. \\ 'hat happells to IIIC \I'hen I re:lCh the port of dc1urkatioll' If \'011 are :1 casu:Il rctur ncrl for rccl i-l r iliut iou, y011 :IIT picked np 1", a l i.uxon officcr of thc ,\,\FI'DC, (/Ilickh bricfcc]. .mcl gin'n orders dirccting vou to a Rcdivt ribut ion St.rt ion with a '21da,' dcl.iv curoutc. If 'Oil arc a C:ISII:lit\" 'Oil' arc scnt to :In\;'I11\' gCIH.Tal hospital and tlu-ucc to .m .\,\1,' C011\':lks. ccnt IlospiLl1, C:III I go 11()Jlle :IS '>()()JI as T arri\T i)J tile (T. S,: Ycs, mlkss '(>II arc :1 c;ISII:Iltr, If von halT lx-cn letnr;lcd for ledistribl;tion, "OIl \I III bc sent to :1 rnL'ption xt.itiou nC:lIest t hc point ,\herc 'Oil ,,'ish to spcnd ,'OlH k:I\L'. 1/'->1\' IIIIlell tillle \I ill / /1:I\e :If lunuc? 1'::lch m.m gets a 21 (la, clcl.rv cnrour« whil« t r.rv.luu; fWIII the 'I'orl' o'f Dcb:lrLltion to t h« Rcdrstllbllti,," St.rt ion. plus a ccrt.riu .rllovv.uuc: tor tr.rvcl t iuu. j)o / Il:Ile I" 'IK'lId 1/1\' 21 da" :If li()Jlle,' '\0, ,\ m.m (;111 spcnd his 21 d.iv-, a11\' pLICL' in t h« U. S, 11I0\IdL'd his dceisio;1 is ru.« lc O\eTse"s. s(' tlut his (1ch:lrkat\on poiut nLI,' Ill' ;llIticip"tcd .rud he m.r, be pl.nc«] ill tire pwper group for f(H\;'ard. illg to the U. S. \\'liere do T 'i0 :dter Ill" 21 d:I\S:' YOII rc port to the Redistrilllltion St.it iou n.uncd in \'CHIT orders, wh ic]: Is usuallv the one nearest the place where you took vour clclav cnrou te. l io»: jOllg \I'ill I be at the RecIistributioll Statio]]' From one to two wcck«. :\e. tu.illv the work required takes oulv a k\l' d.rvs, but it is dclilxrutclv spread out to gl'T a returnee further rest .md au oppor tunitv to orient huusclf. ;\re oJlh' RUllg pef.)(Jllllc1 IJ:JlHllcd ill tIm nJ:lnller' lvcrv effort IS heing made to handle hoth flYing personnel .mcl grollnd erc\\'s in prcscn t red istribu t iou f.rcil it ic-, 1100\'e\'lT, should uucxprttcd peak lo"d, OCCIll', it m.tv be neces"I'" tcmpor.iril, to improvis« emergenc,' facilities for red is. t rihut ion of grollnd ('fC\\S. Call I take IIJ\' \I'de \lit!J lIIe to ttu: l\ee/is tri/Jlltion Sl:ition: Yes, to the limit of the cap"eih' of the f.nilit ic«. \ larr ic.] couplos will be billeted .md messed to. gether in the ,:nlll' m.umcr :IS if the" were '\:i"ing .rt a private botel. \ctilitie'\ .irc "rr:lllged for the wivcx as well .is for the Imsbands. .\rr:mgelnents m n-t bc mad« in advance throllgh Post liaison officers. IIolI' cypellsil'e \I'ill it he to !J:II'e 111" 'I'de \I'it!J Jlle, The cost is the same 'as the go\'erI1lnent woulcl eh:lrge to hillct vou , \I'lmh mcans t h.rt it is :IS incxpcu-ivc as possible . 1'.1:11 I brillg IJI" c!Jild or c1li/,lre": '\0, I Tn. fort unatcly there is not enongh room at the Rcdistribut iou Stations. The amount of '\'CHk required to house and feed children is too great. \'i'liat Ilappens to "Ie at tlie l\ee/istri/Jlltioll Statio'" Y Oil will be exam iuccl. processed, evaluated. and then gi"en your new: "S' \1£;11111Cllt. \\ '!Jat .smt of IJledical CY:llnillatioll do I gel' .\s complete .md thorough as possible. It is done bv \ ledica\ Corps "1l(1 Dental Corps officers who arc uot onlv the best pos-.iblc experts but who for' the most p.u t .nc also returnee» from combat and know \CJIlr problems. C:lll I c!J:lllge 111\' c!a,ssificatioll ami get :I diiicrcn: hpe of III ili t:m' :lssigll1l1ellt: In some instances vou can. but the m.rjorit v of (';Ises will remain in the same \IOS r iuilit.uv ocxupnt iou spcci:tlh I. \\'11\', IIl1der mdin:ln' eircnlllst:lllees, C:lll't I dl:lnge Ill" ,\105: If there is a demand for IIll'n of vour training and ahil itv, awl '011 arc still phvvic.illv quulificd to con. t inuc in that hpe of work. von will rcnnin in \'OIlT \IOS. For eX:lmple, there is still a dcm.mcl in the .\\1' for radio opcr.rtors. ])cspite ,'0111' ha"ing served O\crse;IS 'IS .t radio opcrator for 2-t months 'on \lill not ordiu.u ilv hc permitted to bl(onlc :111 .nhu inivt rut ivc clerk. The war (Continncd on Pagc ,2 J PROCEDURE AT A REDISTRIBUTION STATION (Explanatian of the rota- ORIENTATION tion program and the procedures to be followed in PR£LIM, the return to duty.) PHASE (All papers brought up to 1st PHASE 2nd PHASE PERSONNIL RECORDS STATION SURGEON CLASSIFICATION date; back pay ccccrnplished; earned medals and decorations pre- ..... sented, etc.) -- (Complete medical examination to determine fitness for duty; dental, optical checkups, etc.) (Personal interviews to determine background, experience and training for further duty assignment.) 3rd PHASE STATION ASSIGNMENT AND SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS CLEARING INDOCTRINATION FOR FURTHER DUTY Explanation of current status of all U. S. Air AND MOVEMENT Forces and Commands, DUTY Rm CAMP SICK LEAVE CONVALESCENT CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL ...... • SEPARATION FROM ARMY OCTOBER. 1944 3
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tanks and truck-borne infantry and
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FIGHTER CONTROL (Colltilltled from
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Property of tDe Library ARMY INDtJS
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he Allie's into German-held of the
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H Combat may make you Lazy By Maj.
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Production charts show the disaster
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When a radio operator makes a mista
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THE MAN WITH THE PRIVATE BREEZE By
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THE AIR WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFI
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EN of the AAF-including the hundred
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August 7. Patton kept moving his he
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l'Iiavigation Training En Masse. Th
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HOW ,SHARP ARE YOU? A 'hoto Test of
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