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WWII Soldier's Pay (with responses from the vets themselves)

Captain John Fallon - 36th Engineer I sent ten % of my pay home as an allotment. Were paid cash in the local currency, Lira, Franc, Mark. We ...

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WWII Soldier's Pay (with responses from the vets themselves)

And a different perspective... PAY?.....WERE WE SUPPOSED TO GET PAYED?......I NEVER GOT ANY MONEY, OR ANYTHING ELSE, FROM THE TIME I LAN...

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WWII Soldier's Pay (with responses from the vets themselves)

Gosh, I just love my boys... Within hours of sending out a request for info, I've already heard from several. Here's another reply. Marion...

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WWII Soldier's Pay (with responses from the vets themselves)

And from Don Burgett... During peace or wartime while in the US we, (GI's) were paid in American cash; less deductions for insurance. If ...

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WWII Soldier's Pay (with responses from the vets themselves)

The pay was 50dol a day once a month cash. Over seas you got a raise of 10 dollars paid in cash of the country you were in after the war ended. Haro...

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WWII Soldier's Pay (with responses from the vets themselves)

Okay, here are some actual comments from WWII veterans- Hi Marion, We had a paymaster who visited our area with cash. We lined up, ...

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introductory post herbert atlee downs aka burke

You probably read this thread in this forum: ? And The History Of The 324Engineer ? Christoph Yes, those two links above will ...

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introductory post herbert atlee downs aka burke

There was actually a PAYMASTER during the war. I am actually having a couple of vets write about their experiences to share with you later.

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introductory post herbert atlee downs aka burke

Okay, now onto pay scale during WWII... Also, here's an interesting article written in Barron's National Business and Financial Weekly, April 24...

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introductory post herbert atlee downs aka burke

There were THREE tech levels: Technician 3rd Class - T/3 - Special skills and duties; = S/SGT rank Technician 4th Class - T/4 - Special skills...

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introductory post herbert atlee downs aka burke

Lauren: Hi, let me help you clarify a few things to begin with. Tec4 is a Sgt. They used these designations in engineer units during WWII. Basic...

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Seabees enter Germany - May 1945

MARION - HERE IS ANOTHER SHORT STORY. REGARDS, JOHN ROOSEVELT RHINE RIVER BRIDGE - WAS BUILT WITH THE HELP OF THE SEABEES AND WON CB...

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45th Infantry Recon Pilot

Thanks for the wonderful information. Greatly appreciated.

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Museum in Italy - Gothic Line and Mt. Altuzzo battle

I just added those links to the main website.

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