Barford, Thomas A

ARMY SEPARATION QUALIFICATION RECORD

WD AGO FORM 100

1 Jul 1945

Last Name: Barford

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First Name: Thomas

Middle Initial: A

Serial Number: 33 350 843

Grade: T3/Tec 3

Permanent Address: 3710 South Adams Street, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Date of Entry: 1942-12-29

Date of Separation: 1946-02-09

Date of Birth: 1920-04-11

Place of Separation: Separation Center, Ft. Geo. G. Meade, Md.

MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

(1) Months: 3 1/2

(1) Grade: Pvt

(1) Military Occupational Specialty : 657 Medical Basic

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(2) Months: 8

(2) Grade: Pvt

(2) Military Occupational Specialty : 055 Clerk, General

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(3) Months: 6

(3) Grade: Pvt

(3) Military Occupational Specialty : 309 Telephone Operator

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(4) Months: 16

(4) Grade: T3/Tec 3

(4) Military Occupational Specialty : 213 Stenographer

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SUMMARY OF MILITARY OCCUPATIONS: STENOGRAPHER: Served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater, taking dictation and typing correspondence, reports, and regulations. Supervised 3 clerks, in the typing, filing, and forwarding to other headquarters, of other procedures for evacuation of theater. Took shorthand at 90 words per minute and typed 55 to 60 words per minute.

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MILITARY EDUCATION: X-Ray Technicians School - Camp Craft, Illinois 6 weeks X-Ray Technicians Course - Studied how to operate and X-ray machine, proper position of patient, and how to develop the X-ray

CIVILIAN EDUCATION

Highest Completed Grade: 3 yr. Col

Degrees: L.L.B.

Year Left School: 1941

Name of Last School: Columbus University

Address of Last School: Washington, DC

Major Courses: Law

OTHER TRAINING OR SCHOOLING

Course Name--Address--Date: Shorthand and Typing Boyd School of Commerce Washington D.C. Full time 1939

Duration: 6 months

CIVILIAN OCCUPATIONS: STENOGRAPHER: Was employed by the U.S. Navy Department, Annapolis, Maryland from 1939 to December 1943. Took dictation and typed correspondence on laboratory tests. Also did filing and general office work. Took 110 words per minute in shorthand, and typed 100 words per minute.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: None

Name of Discharging Officer: Sophus F. Peterson, 1st Lt, AC