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What was "681st Sig. A.W. Rep.Frontier.Spec."?
I am researching a Danish national who at the time of his naturalization as a US citizen according to the records, in September 1942, was assigned to
681st Sig. A.W. Rep.Frontier.Spec. at Drew Field in Tampa, Florida Am I right in translating this into: 681st Signal Aircraft Warning Reporting Frontier Special? I have not been able to find any information about this unit. Was it part of Aircraft Warning Corps? Kind regards Mikkel
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Re: What was "681st Sig. A.W. Rep.Frontier.Spec."?
685 or 686 possible ?
(see also many others with designation 'frontier' in the following list) https://www.mobileradar.org/army_units_600_2691.html 685th Signal Aircraft Warning Company (Special) Activated: 9 June 1942, as 685th Signal Aircraft Warning Reporting Company, Special, at Drew Field, Tampa, Florida Redesignated: 5 September 1942, as 685th Signal Aircraft Warning Company (Special) Relocated: Newfoundland Base Command Relocated: Plant Park, Tampa, Florida Relocated: 1 March 1945, Drew Field, Tampa, Florida, to await disbandment orders Disbanded: 6 July 1945 686th Signal Aircraft Warning Company Activated: 9 June 1942, as 686th Signal Aircraft Warning Company, Special, Drew Field, Tampa, Florida Redesignated: 16 September 1942, as 686th Signal Aircraft Warning Company, Special Relocated: Hato Field, Curacao, Netherlands, Antellies Subordinate to: Antellies Air Command, Serving in the British West Indies and Netherlands, West Indies Note: Hato Field was located on the island of Guracao in the Caribbean within sight of the Venezuelan shoreline Disbanded: 15 December 1944 |
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Re: What was "681st Sig. A.W. Rep.Frontier.Spec."?
... disgressing ... but interesting 685 story
http://www.c-and-e-museum.org/Pinetr...l/rds44-1.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fogo_I...d_and_Labrador) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCR-270 |
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Re: What was "681st Sig. A.W. Rep.Frontier.Spec."?
FrankieS
Thank you! I had a look at the first reference before posting. The record very clearly states "681st", but either that is an error or he was in a unit closely linked to the ones you mention. The reference is a naturalization record and transcription errors is of course possible. Witnesses to the proces was an Air Corps captain Glover R. Tullly and a M/Sgt Robert Ross from 314th Base Sq HQ. Mikkel
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Re: What was "681st Sig. A.W. Rep.Frontier.Spec."?
Hi dear Mikkel,
I feel, a separate 681 seems still possible (between the existing factual numbers 680 and 683). maybe it was only shortlived and anyway top secret ? |
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Re: What was "681st Sig. A.W. Rep.Frontier.Spec."?
I am quite sure that the Captain who witnessed to naturalization was Cpt. (later Lt Col) Glover Emerson Tully.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/..._emerson-tully Mikkel
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Re: What was "681st Sig. A.W. Rep.Frontier.Spec."?
I have now found a newspaper reference of a man discharged from 681st Signals and Aircraft Warning Bn on Nov 1945:
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Mikkel
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Re: What was "681st Sig. A.W. Rep.Frontier.Spec."?
o.k.
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