Burchfield, Clifford H, Jr

1-jul-1945

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last-name: Burchfield

suffix: Jr.

first-name: Clifford

middle-initial: F.

serial-number: 13 101 756

grade: Pfc

permanent-address: 943 Wyandotte, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia

date-of-entry: 1943-04-05

date-of-separation: 1946-02-18

date-of-birth: 1943-02-11

place-of-separation: Separation Center, Ft Geo G Meade, Md

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1-months: 1

1-grade: Pvt

1-military-occupational-specialty: 521 Army Air Force Airman Basic

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2-months: 16

2-grade: Pfc

2-military-occupational-specialty: 756 Radio Operator - Aaf

2-notes: Radio Operator-Mechanic, AAF

3-months: 5

3-grade: Pfc

3-military-occupational-specialty: 275 Classification Specialist

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summary-of-military-occupations: CLASSIFICATION SPECIALIST: Interviewed reenlistees to obtain civilian and military job history and related information relative to making a permanent assignment as a member of the 3502nd Army Air Force Base Unit as Chanute Field, Illinois. Recorded personal history, education, aptitude test results, military experience, and related material on an individual record. Analyzed educational and occupational experience and recommended assignment. Made corrections of individual data on master personnel audit sheets while being prepared for Technical Training Command at Saint Louis, Missouri.

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military-education: AAF Technical School, Scott Field, Illinois, Radio Operator and Mechanic for 20 weeks. Studied the operation, maintenance and repair of aircraft and ground radio equipment. Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana. Air Cadet Student for 5 months. Studied physics, English, history, mathematics, algebra and geography. AAF Technical School, Reno, Nevada. Advanced Radio Training for 4 weeks. Studied the operation, maintenance, and repair of aircraft and ground radio equipment. AAF Technical School, San Bernardino, California. Airplane and Engine Mechanic for 16 weeks. Studied the operation and repair of transport planes such as the C-47, C-46, and C-87.

civilian-education

highest-completed-grade: 2 yrs College

degrees: None

year-left-school: 1943

name-of-last-school: Virginia Polytechnic Institute

address-of-last-school: Blacksburg, Virginia

major-courses: Business Administration

other-training-or-schooling

course-name-address-date: None

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civilian-occupations: Student, college: Completed two years of college prior to induction into the Army. Studied history, chemistry, money and banking, algebra, trigonometry, plane and analytical geometry, phychology, political geography, economics, physics, and hygiene.

additional-information: None

name-of-discharging-officer: Sophus F Peterson 1st Lt AC