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

From Carl Furtado, 36th Combat Engineer Marion, I sorry I don’t have too much information on what we were getting in WWII. I looked in my 36th...

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

David Wagner - 39th Combat Engineer Marion As far as I can remember, only in North Africa when" Eagle did his duty" we were paid in regu...

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introductory post herbert atlee downs aka burke

Radios are one possibility. Engineers had many skills. They are one fascinating group of soldiers, aren't they? Make sure you check out my new p...

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

Yeah, more answers. So happy,,, Hi Marion, As I best remember we were paid in cash once a month in the currency of the country in wh...

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

Jim Zuidema - 65th Infantry Division Hi Marion.....Well, as for me, I got paid once a month. During combat, not in cash usually, it just built...

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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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