NAME: Herbert W. Carls
ASN: 39018529
PLACE OF BIRTH: Yuma, Co
DATE OF BIRTH: 31 Oct 1919
DATES OF SERVICE: 05 Feb 1942 - 26 Jun 1945
UNIT ASSIGNED:
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Demolition Platoon, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Demolition Platoon, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Demolition Platoon, HHC, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
CAMPAIGNS: Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, Central Europe
AWARDS (WWII): Parachutist Badge, Combat Infantrymen Badge, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead device and six campaign stars, World War II Victory Medal, Distinguished (Presidential) Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster, five overseas service bars
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
31 Oct 1919 - Born in Yuma, Colorado
1936 - Moved with family to Pomona, California
05 Feb 1942 - Enlisted at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA - NARA Enlistment Record
Field Title | Value | Meaning |
---|---|---|
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 39018529 | 39018529 |
NAME | CARLS#HERBERT#W######### | CARLS#HERBERT#W######### |
RESIDENCE: STATE | 91 | CALIFORNIA |
RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 037 | LOS ANGELES |
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 9122 | FT MACARTHUR SAN PEDRO CALIFORNIA |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 05 | 05 |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 02 | 02 |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 42 | 42 |
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 5 | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
NATIVITY | 82 | Undefined Code |
YEAR OF BIRTH | 19 | 19 |
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | # | Undefined Code |
EDUCATION | 0 | Grammar school |
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 999 | Undefined Code |
MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 7 | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
CARD NUMBER | # | # |
BOX NUMBER | 1382 | 1382 |
FILM REEL NUMBER | 6.148 | 6.148 |
00 Mar 1942 - Completed Basic Training at Camp Wolters, TX
00 Mar 1942 - Assigned to 2nd Platoon, A Company, 58th Infantry Training Battalion at Camp Wolters, TX to serve as Training Cadre
19 Jun 1942 - Graduated from the Parachute School at Fort Benning, GA
00 Jun 1942 - Attended training at Camp Rucker, AL
00 Jul 1942 - Moved to Fort Bragg, NC
00 Jul 1942 - Shipped to Glasgow, Scotland as one of 141 replacements for the 2nd Bn 503rd PIR
00 Nov 1942 - Moved with rear detachment to Casablanca aboard the SS Borinquen
00 Dec 1942 - Moved with rear detachment by train to Oujda, Morocco
24 Dec 1942 - Arrived in Algers
Unit moved to Mascara, Algeria
Unit moved to Maison Carree, Boufarik, Algeria
00 May 1943 - Unit moved to Camp Kunkle, Oujda, Morocco
27 Jun 1943 - Unit boarded boxcars for trip to Kairouan, Tunisia
05 Jul 1943 - Unit arrived in Kairouan, Tunisia
05 Sep 1943 - Unit flown to Licata, Sicily
14 Sep 1943 - Pvt. Herbert W. Carls, ASN: 39018529 Unit: 2nd Bn, 509th PIR Participated in Operation GIANT III the combat jump at Avellino, Italy
21 Jan 1944 - Participated in Operation SHINGLE the Amphibious Invasion of Anzio, Italy
10 Apr 1944 - Pvt. Herbert W. Carls, ASN: 39018529, Unit: HHC, 509th PIB GO 5 The following named Officers and Enlisted Men of Companies indicated having fulfilled all requirements as set forth in Par #3. a&b, Section I, WD Circular #269, dated 27 October 1943, are hereby announced as Combat Infantrymen and are entitled to wear the badge as specified in WD Circular above.
15 Aug 1944 - Sgt. Herbert W. Carls participated in Operation DRAGOON (RUGBY) the airborne invasion of Southern France BN Plane 20, HQ Plane 11, Seat 3
01 Mar 1945 - Reassigned to the 505th PIR
26 Jun 1945 - Honorably Discharged, Seperation Center, Camp Beale, California
Worked at Pomona Paper Mill
Managed Ski Lodge and worked as back country guide in Mammoth Lakes, California
1969 - Married Norma Patterson
Work with US Forest Service
Moved to Klamath Falls, OR
Purchased a 20 acre ranch near Merrill, OR
2002 - Norma passed away
Click here to read "Fighting for my President" by Wayne R. Carls
25 Jun 2017 - Herbert W. Carls passed away Click here to read his obituary
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