To: KYF Subject: Pittman.Ollie.A.1944-45.Casey.MilitaryServiceRecord Military Service Record WWII CO. M 1ST INFANTRY 6TH DIVISION Casey County KyArchives Military Other MILITARY SERVICE RECORD Ollie Alton Pittman serial number- 35105268 June 20th 1941 to November 5th 1945 Entered Armed Forces on June 20, 1941, Fort Thomas, KY Branch of Service: Army Original Unit Assignment: Co M 1st Infantry 6th Division Post Camp or Reception Center: Fort Leonardwood, Missouri United States Domestic Service Served as Pvt. at Camp Walters, Texas (Kentucky to Texas) Served as Pfc. at Camp Fort Leonardwood, Missouri (Texas to Missouri) Served as Pfc. at Camp Young, Indo, California (Missouri to California) Served as Pfc. at Camp Fort Leonardwood, Missouri United States Foreign Service Left United States from Camp at San Louis Obispo, CA on September 20 1943 Arrived at Honolulu Hawaii on September 26,1943 Battles engaged in: Rocky Point, New Guinea, 1944, opposing force, Japanese Singapore, East Indies, N. G., opposing force, Japanese Returned to United States as Pfc. , arrived at San Francisco, CA on the ship- Howell Lykes. Discharged at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on November 5, 1945 Served under: Cpt. James Skippworth Gen. Douglas Mc Arthur Wounded in Dutch East Indies in 1944, hospitalized at Beasc, New Guinea Took malaria fever in New Guinea in 1945, hospitalized at Letterman General, Frisco, CA. Decorations recieved: A.P. Ribbon (2) Battle Stars Good Conduct Ribbon Infantry Combat Badge Submitted by: Nancy Ellett http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002501 Additional Comments: different decorations in family bible than what's on discharge form. Still researching. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/