Box 1: Historical Reports
Folder 1: Historical Reports, August 1942-December 1942
▪ Ordnance Unit Training Center
Folder 2 and 3: Historical Report—General Orders and Memoranda, January 1943-March 1943
▪ Daily Bulletins: official side with orders from Lieutenant and unofficial side with recreational activities and events
▪ Assumption of Command
▪ Re-designation of Ordnance Companies
▪ Various Ordnance Policies for Employees- pay, recreation, hours, living inspections etc.
▪ Immunization requirements for overseas service
▪ Off Limits Locations in Jackson, MS
Folder 4: Historical Reports, January 1943-December 1943
▪ Training Program in full swing
▪ Presentation at Mississippi State Fair
▪ Organization chart- reorganization
▪ Displays of Ordnance material and training unit demonstrations in Jackson and Canton to make civilians more conscious of their efforts towards supporting the Third National War Loan Drive
▪ Training conferences held to view demonstrations of the training program—all ordnances adopted Mississippi’s training program
- Conference pamphlets
- Want to continue to move towards modern warfare practices and policies
▪ Give status updates about each section of the Ordnance Unit Training Center
Folder 5: Historical Reports, January 1944-June 1944
▪ Used newspaper articles to promote the Ordnance Department, all it is doing to help the war effort, and the community’s continued support
▪ Significant efforts to promote and improve recreational facilities for off-duty
▪ Chaplin branch established
▪ General Operating Procedure of Mississippi Ordnance Plant
▪ Status of Preactivation Training Program
▪ Chart of Movement of ASF Enlisted Men
▪ In the first quarter of 1944 put on standby status—maintenance and storage of ammunition and ammunition components
Folder 6: Historical Reports, January 1945-June 1945
▪ Discontinuation of Army Special Forces Training Center in April 1945
- Stopped receiving trainees
▪ All memoranda involved in the process of inactivation
- Inactivation information
- Work order requests
- Training and instruction areas map
▪ The Ordnance Plant was put back in operation
▪ Organization charts
▪ POM Requirements charts
Folder 7: Historical Report, October 1945-December 1945
▪ Third anniversary of the Mississippi Ordnance Plant
▪ Reports on the divisions and sections of the Ordnance Plant
▪ Ordnance Units trained in the history of the Army Special Forces Training Center
▪ Newspaper clippings
▪ Administrative Memoranda
▪ Photos of the Training Center and ammunition
▪ Discussion about the political front in Europe
▪ Field Training Report
Box 2: Historical Reports, General Orders
Folder 1: Historical Record, April 1943- June 1943
▪ Expansion of the training program
▪ Chronological Statement of Events
▪ General Orders
▪ Administrative Memoranda
▪ Unnumbered Memoranda
▪ Daily Bulletins
- Official business and unofficial information (recreation, etc.)
Folder 2: Historical Report I, August 1941- December 1942 (1 of 2)
▪ Contractual Set-Up
- Structure Flow Chart
- General Site Plan
▪ General Orders, 1942
- Ordnance unit training center activated August 1942
▪ Plant Memorandums, 1941
▪ Plant Memorandums, 1942
Folder 3: Historical Report I, August 1941- December 1942 (2 of 2)
▪ Plant Memorandums, 1942
▪ Post Bulletins
▪ Letters Relative to the Termination of Contract with General Tire Engineering Company
▪ Cost Estimates and Statements for Vicksburg Engineer
▪ August 17, 1942 Conference Notes
▪ Activation Letters
▪ Personnel Allotment Requests and Assignments
▪ Organization Charts
Folder 4: Historical Report II, August 1941-December 1942 (1 of 2)
▪ Contractual Set-Up
- Structure Flow Chart
- General Site Plan
▪ General Orders, 1942
- Organization chart
▪ General Orders Ordnance Unit Training Center, 1942
- Unit Activations
▪ Plant Memorandums, 1941
▪ Plant Memorandums, 1942
- Adoption of 24 Clock System
Folder 5: Historical Report II, August 1941-December 1942 (2 of 2)
▪ Plant Memorandums, 1942
▪ Post Bulletins, 1942
▪ Letters Relative to termination of contract with General Tire Engineering Company
▪ Cost Estimates and Statements for Vicksburg Engineer contract
▪ August 17, 1942 Conference Notes
▪ Memoranda
▪ Organization Charts
Folder 6: HQ General Orders #1-31, January-October 1945
▪ Command
▪ Discontinuance and Disbandment of Training Units
▪ VE Day Ceremony
▪ Establishment of Maintenance Division
Folder 7: HQ General Orders #1-69, January-December 1944
▪ Command
▪ Disbandment of Units
▪ Organization of Units
▪ Redesignation of Units
▪ Off Limits
▪ Various Ordnance Policies for Employees- pay, recreation, hours, living inspections etc.
Folder 8: HQ General Orders, 1942-1944
▪ Command
▪ Organization and Disbandment of Units
▪ Inactivation of Units
▪ Activation of Ordnance Units
▪ Off Limits
▪ Designation of Area
▪ Various Ordnance Policies for Employees- pay, recreation, hours, living inspections etc.
Folder 9: Training Center General Orders #1-15, August-December 1942
▪ Activation of Ordnance Unit Training Center
▪ Unit Activations
▪ Various Ordnance Policies for Employees- pay, recreation, hours, living inspections etc.
Folder 10: Training Center General Orders #2-33, January-December 1943
▪ Unit Activations
▪ Unit De-Activation
▪ Organization of Ordnance Units
▪ Redesignation of Ordnance Companies
▪ Various Ordnance Policies for Employees- pay, recreation, hours, living inspections etc.
Box 3: Administrative Memoranda
Folder 1: Mississippi Ordnance Plant
▪ Historical Report up to December 1942
Folder 2: Post HQ Administrative Memoranda, June 1943-June 1944
▪ Each functional and troop unit must prepare a quarterly historical report
▪ Attachment of Units to Training Groups
▪ Operating Procedures for Ordnance Property
▪ Salvage activities
▪ Administrative Officer of the Day
▪ Duty Officer
▪ Various Ordnance Policies for Employees- pay, recreation, hours, living inspections etc.
Folder 3: Post HQ Administrative Memoranda, June 1944-December 1944
▪ Fiscal Procedures
▪ Attachment of Units to Training Groups
▪ Reduction of Enlisted Personnel
▪ Discharges
▪ Status of Units
▪ Promotion and Awards Board Establishment
▪ Various Ordnance Policies for Employees- pay, recreation, hours, living inspections etc.
Folder 4: Post HQ Administrative Memoranda, January-October 1945
▪ Transportation Facilities
▪ Federal Employees Pay Act 1945
▪ Officer of the Day
▪ Guard and Security
▪ Security Plan
▪ Property Inventory
▪ Various Ordnance Policies for Employees- pay, recreation, hours, living inspections etc.
Folder 5: Administrative Memoranda, January-September 1945
▪ Training Record
▪ Unit Personnel Officers
▪ Promotion of Privates to First Class
▪ Training Tests
▪ Trade Proficiency Testing Program
▪ Training for Enlisted Men Returned from Overseas
▪ Various Ordnance Policies for Employees- pay, recreation, hours, living inspections etc.
Folder 6: Training Center Administrative Memoranda, August-December 1944
▪ Promotion Policy
▪ Reduction of Enlisted Personnel
▪ Fiscal Procedures
▪ Screening Tests
▪ Discharges
▪ Guard Duty
▪ Field Training
▪ Attachment of Units to Training Groups
▪ Various Ordnance Policies for Employees- pay, recreation, hours, living inspections etc.
Folder 7: Training Center Administrative Memoranda, January-July 1944
▪ Procurement Policies
▪ Officer Requirements
▪ Attachment of Units to Training Groups
▪ Training Record Cards
▪ Status and Pay of Enlisted Personnel
▪ Procedures for Ordnance Property
▪ Salvage Activities
▪ Reporting Officer Duty Codes
▪ Officer Candidate School
Folder 8: Training Center Memoranda #1-49, January-November 1943
▪ 24 Hour Clock System
▪ Physical Fitness Program
▪ Absence of Personnel from Units in Training
▪ Requisitions for Personnel Replacements
▪ Use of Government Transportation
▪ Administration Center
▪ Interior Guard Duty
Folder 9: Training Center Memoranda (Unnumbered), January-December 1943
▪ Efficiency Reports
▪ Temporary Operating Procedure
▪ Furloughs
▪ Vehicle Policies
▪ Training Requirements
▪ Reduction in Field Rations
▪ Discharge of Enlisted Men
▪ Correspondence with POWs
▪ Supervision of mess and elimination of waste
Box 4: Bulletins, Memoranda
Folder 1: Staff Officers Informational Bulletin #1-70, January-September 1944
▪ Daily Bulletins
- Assignments of Officers
- Policies about enlisted personnel and individual units
Folder 2: Inter-Office Memoranda, November 1942- December 1943
▪ Civilian Nurses
▪ Post Surgeons
▪ Health of Troops
▪ Rubber Stamp Requests
▪ Building Vacancies
▪ Results of Third War Loan Drive
▪ Air Raid Blackout
▪ Efficiency Reports
▪ Daily Bulletin Requests
▪ Errors in Sick Books
Folder 3: Outgoing Memoranda, January-December 1943
▪ Narrative Report for November
▪ Absence during duty hours
▪ Units Departed
▪ Revision of Post Regulations
▪ Inspection Report
Folder 4: Hospital Memoranda, January-December 1944
▪ Request for Publications
▪ Monthly Staff Conference
▪ Proposed By-Laws of the Officers Club
▪ Assignment of Buildings
▪ Signs for Station Hospital
▪ Release of Patient
▪ Tools
▪ Matters of Historical Value
▪ Report of Overage and Shortage, Medical Supply Property
▪ Setup for new telephone activity
▪ Replacement of Hospital Equipment
▪ Location of Wards for Colored Soldiers
▪ Flu Warning
