Posted on Feb 18, 2015
WW2 discharge papers; what does "days lost for Article of War (AW) 107" mean?
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So my dad pulled out my grandfather's discharge paperwork and asked me if I could decipher what it said for him. I was able to figure out the majority of it, he was drafted and served with Co B 46th Infantry Battalion of the 5th Armored Division. He was honorably discharged as a Tech 5, but it has a section where it says that he had 2 days time lost for AW 107.
I have searched the internet and can't seem to find much more than that this means he was "punished" under Articles of War 107 but I cannot find any clear information on what article 107 was for. I was just wondering if any military history folks in here could answer this for me?
I have searched the internet and can't seem to find much more than that this means he was "punished" under Articles of War 107 but I cannot find any clear information on what article 107 was for. I was just wondering if any military history folks in here could answer this for me?
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It often meant days not performing duties, e.g. time in the guard house for various infractions (usually AWOL). When a Soldier had enough "points" for discharge, it was delayed by the number of days listed. But not always. They were downsizing so fast it often times didn't matter. It was "here's your discharge, now hit the road"!
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According a WWII veteran I've been working with who's discharge states 40 days lost AW 107....he said he was a POW under the Germans for those days, escaped...the rest is history.
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