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[Walt's Daughter]

Thought this would be a useful topic, since so many people ask, "What does this stand for?"

http://www.all-acronyms.com/tag/world_war_ii

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Glossary/index.html

http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.u...s_Abbreviations

[colinhotham]

Thank you M1, a very useful link.
I'm going out on a limb and wondering if Nancy's doc about her dad could mean:

Above 4 Enlisted Men (for) Detached Service (with the) Range Safety Officer ?????

This was a time of intense training for D-Day and range firing would have been carried out.

Colin.

[Walt's Daughter]

EM from DS with RSO 359th Regt + dy

Okay there's the line. I had to see it again to remember it.

Could be?!

[Walt's Daughter]

Colin found both these links regarding WWII army morning reports. Very helpful. Thanks for your resourcefulness!

http://www.87thinfantrydivision.com/Commen...014/000014.html

http://www.80thdivision.com/WebArchives/abbreviations.htm

[Walt's Daughter]

Here's another one too. Very similar but this one shows examples of several morning reports, all with references to "cs"

http://www.327engineer.com/MorningReports/...RportsIntro.htm

[Walt's Daughter]

I decided to send the question to several of my historian friends (Fort Leonard Wood, Army Corps of Engineers Office of History, etc.). Let's go right to the top!  I'll let you know what I discover.

[Walt's Daughter]

Here's one answer from Michael Brodhead:

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

Hi, Marion--

The best I can come up with, and it's only a guess, is "communications
section."

Received a letter from Dave too, and he is looking into it...

[Walt's Daughter]

Actually morning reports are easy to obtain and in fact, just sent for the one for my father dating May 24, 1944, the day he was injured during the breakout from Anzio.

All pertinent links are listed on our site in the RESEARCH section:

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/eng...hp?showtopic=23

[Walt's Daughter]

Got the answer regarding what "cs" stands for in morning reports.  Many thanks to Professor Dave Ulbrich and Dr. Larry Roberts.   No we no longer have to go by hearsay.

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

Marion,

Dr. Roberts tracked it down.  He is amazing!

The abbreviation "cs" stands for "current series" and refers to the current
series of orders, pubs, regulations... What ever form was current at the
time, as opposed to an obsolete form or different/unique format.  It is a
records management citation.

Dave

[Walt's Daughter]

There are specific instructions on that page, explaining how you go about obtaining the morning report(s). I simply wrote a letter (one of the options).

SUBMITTING REQUESTS FOR MORNING REPORTS OR ROSTERS

Requests must be in writing and sent to the following address:

    National Personnel Records Center
    Military Personnel Records
    9700 Page Avenue
    St. Louis, MO 63132-5100

You may use a Standard Form 180, Request Pertaining to Military Records, or, write a letter to the center.

[Walt's Daughter]

There are specific instructions on that page, explaining how you go about obtaining the morning report(s). I simply wrote a letter (one of the options). Morning reports are NOT online.

SUBMITTING REQUESTS FOR MORNING REPORTS OR ROSTERS

Requests must be in writing and sent to the following address:

    National Personnel Records Center
    Military Personnel Records
    9700 Page Avenue
    St. Louis, MO 63132-5100

You may use a Standard Form 180, Request Pertaining to Military Records, or, write a letter to the center.

[roque_riojas]

There are specific instructions on that page, explaining how you go about obtaining the morning report(s). I simply wrote a letter (one of the options). Morning reports are NOT online.

SUBMITTING REQUESTS FOR MORNING REPORTS OR ROSTERS

Requests must be in writing and sent to the following address:

    National Personnel Records Center
    Military Personnel Records
    9700 Page Avenue
    St. Louis, MO 63132-5100

You may use a Standard Form 180, Request Pertaining to Military Records, or, write a letter to the center.

    
                                KILROY  WAS  HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Walt's Daughter]

No hun, Maryland doesn't have morning reports; only St Louis.  

Maryland has unit record's histories. St Louis has personnel records and morning reports. Each has its own specialties.

We all have days like these!  

[Walt's Daughter]

Here's a copy of the letter I sent, so you can get the gist.

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[Walt's Daughter]

Excellent, Caryl.  Now both you and I play the waiting game. I hope we both come out ahead. You go girlfriend!



Oh, I hope I didn't come across the wrong way this morning. I was on several different sites, along with uploading stuff to our local channel guide and updating web pages, AND working on our family tree, all at the same time. Therefore was being perfunctory. I looked later and realized I may have come across as being a bit huffy. Was not my intent my dear, so thought I should come back and apologize, nonetheless.