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SAMPLE SPECIAL ORDERS
RECORDS
DESCRIPTION
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War Department
US Army Air Forces
SPECIAL ORDERS
NAMES BEGINNING WITH V

Special Orders were created for every
personnel action of the War Department. (US Army and US Army Air Forces).
Unfortunately, most of the day to day actions were done at an organizational
level and those records were only maintained for a short time. However,
transfers between corps of the Army, officer appointments, officer promotions,
special training, retirements, and other special assignments were done
by the War Department. These records were placed in bound volumes and
kept in military libraries until later discarded. We have found a number
of these that include sets of the years: 1917, 1918 (Nov-Dec), 1921,
1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1938 (Jun-Dec), 1939, 1940, 1941,
1942, 1943, 1945, and 1946 (Jan-Jun). These volumes clearly contain
some of the information lost in the tragic 1973 fire in the Defense
Personnel Records Center.
We have indexed a few thousand of the Air Service, Army Air Corps, Army
Air Forces names, but it will be a long time before they are all indexed.
We will continue to add more as time permits. Please contact us for
additional details.
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| Name |
Army Serial Number |
Previous Serial Number or Date |
| VAAS, EMIL DAVID |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VACCA, GERALD ROBERT |
O-399588 |
- |
| VACCARELLI, DANIEL R |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VACK, SMUTH JAMES E |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VADEN, FERRIS E |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VADNAIS, EMILE J |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAGUE, THOMAS ROCHFORD |
O-170577 |
- |
| VAIL, EDGAR L |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAIL, HUGH BEUGLER |
O-413022 |
- |
| VAIL, RICHARD JR |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAIL, WILLIAM H |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAIR, C R |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VALENTINE, ALFRED ROBBINS |
O-423390 |
- |
| VALENTINE, ALLEN W |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VALENTINE, CHARLES H |
O-16325 |
- |
| VALENTINE, DONALD HERMAN |
O-261476 |
- |
| VALENTINE, EVERETT MILTON |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VALENTINE, FRANCIS B |
O-12129 |
- |
| VALENTINE, GEORGE P |
6343545 |
FLY CADET |
| VALENTINE, LOUIS ARDEN |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VALENTINE, MANN S |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VALENTINE, NORMAN |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VALKENAAR, JOHN J |
O-407078 |
- |
| VALLE, PAUL |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VALLERO, VINCENT FRANK |
O-434363 |
- |
| VALLSON, RAY |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VALORZ, EDWARD H |
O-401266 |
- |
| VALUSEK, JOHN JR |
O-434431 |
- |
| VAN ALLEN, EDWARD LOWELL |
O-385439 |
6833630 |
| VAN ALLEN, WILLARD WOODIN |
O-195861 |
- |
| VAN ARSDALE, RAY C |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN AUKEN, HANLON H |
O-17950 |
- |
| VAN AUKEN, ROBERT DANFORTH |
O-22540 |
O-373832 |
| VAN AUKEN, WENDELL G |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN AUSDALL, ROBERT L |
O-416934 |
- |
| VAN BASKIRK, ALDEN LOTHROP |
O-347052 |
- |
| VAN BENTHUYSEN, MAX E |
O-383260 |
- |
| VAN BIBBER, JAMES DAVID |
O-900393 |
- |
| VAN BRUNT, RINALDO |
O-16225 |
- |
| VAN CLEMENS, Q |
O-189610 |
- |
| VAN COTT, BYRON QUAYLE |
O-274972 |
- |
| VAN COTT, CHARLES ROBERT |
O-371946 |
- |
| VAN DE CAR, HOWARD T |
O-418184 |
- |
| VAN DE LESTER, JOHN RINIER |
O-380436 |
- |
| VAN DER HEIDE, HERBERT J |
O-17754 |
- |
| VAN DER LUGT, PETER |
O-194414 |
- |
| VAN DEREN, JOHN FRANKLIN |
O-902254 |
- |
| VAN DERSARL, JULES JOHN |
O-398553 |
- |
| VAN DUSEN, ROBERT FAULKNER |
O-431355 |
12024445 |
| VAN DUSEN, WILLIAM LAFAYETTE |
O-104517 |
- |
| VAN DYKE, GILBERT RUSK |
O-420921 |
- |
| VAN EEUWEN, CHARLES W |
O-411742 |
- |
| VAN EMIEN, HARRY B |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN FLEET, WILLIAM C JR |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN HARTEN, ANTHONY EARL |
O-147829 |
- |
| VAN HASSLAONER, HAROLD S |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN HAUR, JAMES PHILLIP |
O-401267 |
- |
| VAN HEUVEL, JOHN W |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN HORN, DONALD |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN HORN, FRANK L |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN HORN, HARRY A |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN HORN, HOWARD B |
6218501 |
FLY CADET |
| VAN HORN, JOHN W |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN HORNE, JAMES HERBERT |
O-377216 |
- |
| VAN HOUTEN, ARTHUR |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN KEUREN, HENRY P |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN KIRK, RUSSELL |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN LEAR, HARRY POINDEXTER JR |
O-790430 |
- |
| VAN LEUVEN, HARRY FRANCIS |
O-20642 |
- |
| VAN MARTER, WILLIAM HOWARD |
O-790888 |
- |
| VAN METER, SAMUEL W |
O-16383 |
- |
| VAN METER, SOLOMON L JR |
O-9992 |
- |
| VAN MULLEM, LOUIS DAVID |
O-366994 |
- |
| VAN NORSTRAND, RALPH ELLIS |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN NOSTRAND, PERCY E |
O-3483 |
- |
| VAN NOUTEN, ARTHUR |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN ORNUM, DAVID MAURICE |
O-384619 |
- |
| VAN ORNUM, DELBERT GEORGE |
O-402045 |
- |
| VAN OSTRAND, EARL B |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN PATTEN, PERRY H |
O-399589 |
- |
| VAN PELT, JAMES F JR |
O-390421 |
- |
| VAN ROSSUM, CLARENCE B |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN SANT, WILLIAM R |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN SCHAAK, JOHN J |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN SCHUYVER, BASEL B |
O-376868 |
- |
| VAN SCIVER, WESLEY JOHNSON |
O-391769 |
- |
| VAN SICKLE, JOHN V |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN SICKLE, NEIL DAVID |
O-21209 |
- |
| VAN SICKLE, WENDELL MAC |
O-353278 |
- |
| VAN SICKLEN, NORTON HARDING III |
O-22534 |
- |
| VAN SWERINGEN, JOSEPH HOWARD |
O-471713 |
- |
| VAN VALIN, OLIVER J |
O-183882 |
- |
| VAN VALKENBURG, CARLTON |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN VEGHTEN, THEODORE S |
O-10877 |
- |
| VAN VLIET, FRED S |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN VOORHIS, WAYNE S |
O-304649 |
- |
| VAN WAGONER, ROBERT NORTON |
O-424167 |
- |
| VAN WALCHHAUSER, JOSEPH |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN WATTS, GARNET F |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN WAY, CHARLES W |
O-1023 |
- |
| VAN WINGERDEN, NICHOLAS |
O-393431 |
- |
| VAN ZANDT, JOHN PARKER |
O-10549 |
O-228415 |
| VAN ZANDT, MALCOLM |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAN ZANT, CLAUDE L JR |
O-399589 |
- |
| VANAMAN, ARTHUR WILLIAM |
O-10506 |
- |
| VANARSDELL, JOHN MAURICE |
O-276338 |
- |
| VANATTA, HERBERT V |
R-30990 |
FLY CADET |
| VANCE, AARON TAFT |
O-349643 |
- |
| VANCE, ALFRED W |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VANCE, CLAIRE K |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VANCE, EARL TALMADGE |
O-133097 |
- |
| VANCE, JAMES EDWARD |
O-224025 |
- |
| VANCE, LEDCREICH STUART |
O-122978 |
- |
| VANCE, LEON ROBERT JR |
O-22050 |
- |
| VANCE, NORMAN J |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VANCE, REGINALD FRANKLIN CONROY |
O-17464 |
- |
| VANCELOT, ADRIAN C |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VANDAYBURG, KENNETH DEAN |
O-421786 |
- |
| VANDE HEY, JAMES MICHAEL |
O-428416 |
- |
| VANDENBERG, HOYT SANFORD |
O-15355 |
- |
| VANDENBERGE, JOSEPH V JR |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VANDERBILT, VERN CORWIN |
O-461382 |
- |
| VANDERBLUE, CHARLES S P |
O-17610 |
- |
| VANDERHOEF, HARMAN B JR |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VANDERHOOF, JAMES INSLEE |
O-237789 |
- |
| VANDERMEER, DIRK J |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VANDERPOOL, CHARLES H |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VANDERVELT, ROBERT WINSLOW |
O-424580 |
- |
| VANDERVOORT, JOHN M |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VANDERZEE, JOHN JACOB |
O-22536 |
O-373833 |
| VANDEVANTER, ELLIOTT JR |
O-21989 |
- |
| VANDIVER, RAY |
O-413540 |
- |
| VANGOOR, JOHN CHARLES |
O-500370 |
- |
| VANNORSTRAND, RALPH E |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VANNOY, EDWARD LESLIE JR |
O-396493 |
- |
| VANSICKLE, HARRIS L |
O-420405 |
- |
| VANTSMEIER, WALTER V |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VANTUYL, ANTHONY |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VARGA, ELMER RUDOLPH |
O-431707 |
- |
| VARGAS, ROGER ESCOBOSA |
O-420810 |
- |
| VARLEY, WILLIAM JOSEPH |
O-416363 |
- |
| VARM, GROVER C |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VARNEY, CHARLES E JR |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VARNEY, WALTER THOMAS |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VARNUM, RICHARD B |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VARRIOTT, JOSEPH S |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VARS, DONALD O |
O-19432 |
- |
| VASS, WILLIAM L |
O-363694 |
- |
| VASSAR, EDGAR L |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VASSER, HAROLD W |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VASTMAN, ANDREW J |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VATET, OSCAR V |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAUCHER, THOMAS ROBERT |
O-409067 |
- |
| VAUGHAN, CHARLES CURRY JR |
O-102727 |
- |
| VAUGHAN, GEORGE CALVIN |
O-352404 |
- |
| VAUGHAN, HARPER B |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAUGHAN, HARRY R |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAUGHAN, JOHN CLARK JR |
O-272915 |
- |
| VAUGHAN, NORMAN D |
O-297418 |
- |
| VAUGHAN, NORMAN L |
- |
6664516 |
| VAUGHAN, RALPH GAROUTTE |
O-113983 |
- |
| VAUGHAN, RAYMOND E |
- |
- |
| VAUGHAN, ROBERT ARTHUR |
O-340179 |
- |
| VAUGHAN, THOMAS SCOTT |
O-393165 |
- |
| VAUGHAN, VIRGIL WILLIAM |
O-269233 |
- |
| VAUGHAN, WILLIAM ROLLAND |
O-428882 |
- |
| VAUGHN, CHARLES SLOAN |
O-253975 |
- |
| VAUGHN, GEORGE A JR |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAUGHN, GEORGE WILLIAM |
O-424581 |
- |
| VAUGHN, GUY O |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAUGHN, HARLEY CAMDEN |
O-406526 |
- |
| VAUGHN, WILLIAM BENJAMIN |
O-314675 |
- |
| VAUGHTER, JAMES VICTOR |
O-428603 |
- |
| VAUPRE, LOUIS ADOLPH |
O-17926 |
- |
| VAUTSMEIER, WALTER W |
- |
- |
| VAVRINA, RICHARD FILIP |
O-300871 |
- |
| VAWTER, DAVID D |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VAWTER, GEORGE WILLIAMS |
O-122401 |
- |
| VEAL, WILLIAM WATTERSTON |
O-398554 |
- |
| VEATCH, BERNARD WILLMORE |
O-373834 |
- |
| VEBLEN, KILING A |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VEIGEL, CHARLES ANDREW |
O-286721 |
- |
| VEIT, RUSSEL C |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VENABLE, BENNETT MOSELEY |
O-197371 |
- |
| VENEMA, JACK HENRY |
O-441224 |
- |
| VENEN, WILLARD J |
O-264016 |
- |
| VERDIER, RICHARD AUGUST |
O-372033 |
- |
| VEREEN, LINDSEY HARTSFORD |
O-24119 |
O-341550 |
| VERGARA, VICTOR |
O-432339 |
- |
| VERHALEN, CAMERON E |
O-421147 |
- |
| VERKOUTEREN, JOHN H |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VERMILLION, BAYRED ODELL |
O-431575 |
- |
| VERNAM, REMINGTON D |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VERNER, JOHN B |
6369709 |
FLY CADET |
| VERNIA, ROBERT JACKSON |
O-908744 |
- |
| VERNON, CHARLES C JR |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VERNON, FRED |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VERNON, WESLEY HAROLD |
O-386387 |
- |
| VERSTRATEN, GEORGE EUGENE JR |
O-854292 |
- |
| VERY, SAMUEL R T |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VESSEY, BURTON F |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VESTAL, MARION SCOTT |
O-662318 |
- |
| VETETO, WELDON ELBERT |
O-416935 |
- |
| VIAR, LELAND AUSTIN |
O-393166 |
- |
| VIAULT, GEORGE FRANCIS |
O-904078 |
- |
| VICARS, EDWIN SEDLEY |
O-151859 |
- |
| VICCELLIO, HENRY |
O-22326 |
- |
| VICHULES, LEO DOUGLAS |
O-15599 |
- |
| VICK, GLEN F |
O-419038 |
- |
| VICK, JOHN O |
O-406066 |
- |
| VICKERS, EDWARD W |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VICKERS, LUKE R |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VICKERS, THOMAS FRANCIS |
O-421359 |
- |
| VICKERS, WILLIAM NIXON JR |
O-359104 |
- |
| VICKERY, BENJAMIN PATTERSON JR |
O-406067 |
- |
| VICKERY, MERRITT A |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VICKORY, CARL V |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VICKREY, LUSTER A |
O-17592 |
- |
| VICTOR, HUGO A |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VICTOR, IRWIN L |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VIDAL, EUGENE LUTHER |
O-12103 |
- |
| VIDAL, FELIX LOUIS |
O-19209 |
- |
| VIELE, DORR |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VIERTH, CLIFFORD ALLEN |
O-425059 |
- |
| VIGNES, JOSEPH L |
O-395132 |
- |
| VILAS, LAURENCE |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VILLANTI, MARIO TIMOTHY |
O-427369 |
- |
| VILLARD, HARRY HOWARD |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VINCENT, BENJAMIN HILL |
O-288271 |
- |
| VINCENT, CHARLES R |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VINCENT, CLINTON DERMOTT |
O-20189 |
- |
| VINCENT, GEORGE S |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VINCENT, HARRY FLEMING |
O-434389 |
- |
| VINCENT, JEFFERSON |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VINCENT, JOHN THOMAS |
O-113575 |
- |
| VINCENT, OSMER H |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VINE, FRANCIS J |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VINES, JOHN OSCAR |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VINEY, ALVIN G |
O-17511 |
- |
| VINSON, ARNOLD EVERETT |
O-418149 |
- |
| VINSON, ELMER LEROY |
O-375906 |
- |
| VINSON, EUGENE |
O-384248 |
- |
| VINTON, BENJAMIN |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VINZANT, MARK HARVEY JR |
O-426484 |
- |
| VIRDEN, JOHN MARION |
O-299345 |
- |
| VIRDEN, LILIUS MARION |
O-724658 |
- |
| VIRGIN, JOSEPH E |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VISEL, DAVID R |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VITEK, RICHARD DARIUS |
O-365206 |
- |
| VITUNAC, WALTER CHARLES |
O-400386 |
- |
| VODAR, JOHN JR |
O-334237 |
- |
| VODREY, OLIVER BOWMAN |
O-427058 |
- |
| VOEDISCH, MORRIS KELLY |
O-15216 |
- |
| VOELLMECK, JOSEPH WILBURN JR |
O-368137 |
- |
| VOGEL, ARTHUR D |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOGEL, CARL C |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOGEL, HENRY W JR |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOGEL, JOHN E |
O-406069 |
- |
| VOGEL, PAUL O M |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOGT, EDWARD C |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOGT, WILLIAM SANDERSON |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOHR, JOHN H |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOIGHT, BENJAMIN CHARLES |
O-907154 |
- |
| VOIGHT, EDWIN EDGAR |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOIGT, ROBERT WILLIAM |
O-398555 |
- |
| VOLANDT, WILLIAM F |
O-4999 |
- |
| VOLIN, HERBERT REED |
O-21525 |
- |
| VOLINTINE, DANIEL |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOLK, CHARLES F |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOLK, MARC G |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOLKER, FREDERICK WILLIAM |
O-416364 |
- |
| VOLLENDORFF, WILLIAM CHARLES |
O-434189 |
- |
| VOLLMAYER, CLAUDE E |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOLLMOR, EDWARD C |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOLTE, CHARLES H |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOMSEY, RAY D |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VON ARB, GEORGE WILLIAM JR |
O-403662 |
- |
| VON ARSDALE, MAURICE |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VON DEM BUSSCHE, FREDERICK |
O-439135 |
- |
| VON DERAU, RALPH ANTHONY |
O-190901 |
- |
| VON EZDORF, ROBERT JR |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VON GAL, GEORGE EDWARD JR |
O-426486 |
- |
| VON HAKE, RICHARD A |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VON HARTEN, ANTHONY EARL |
O-147829 |
- |
| VON HERBERG, JOHN CLAUDE JR |
O-419411 |
- |
| VON NOSTRAND, LEROY S |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VON THADEN, HERBERT |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VON TUNGELN, HERBERT ADOLPH |
O-305763 |
- |
| VON WELLER, PHILLIP JOSEPH |
O-252113 |
- |
| VONEIFF, HERMAN A |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VONERAN, RALPH A |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VONSPROCKEN, THEODE M W |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOORHEES, BURTON KENNEDY |
O-22561 |
- |
| VOORHEES, DAN FRANK |
O-233990 |
- |
| VOORHEES, DAYTON |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOORHEES, GLENN L |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOORHEES, IRVING WILSON JR |
O-428418 |
- |
| VOORHIS, CLARENCE WEST |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOORS, CLARENCE J |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VORAS, EDWIN |
O-312273 |
- |
| VORECK, JOSEPH ALBERT |
O-411743 |
- |
| VORIES, RANDOLPH P |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VORIS, ALVIN C |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VORONIESK, ALEXIS |
O-429301 |
- |
| VOS, HENRY ERNEST |
O-289800 |
- |
| VOSBURG, FRANKLIN WARREN |
O-428710 |
13022730 |
| VOSE, MARSHALL THOMPSON |
O-401268 |
- |
| VOSHELL, HOWARD |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOSPER, STANLEY RICHARD |
O-23388 |
O-353280 |
| VOSS, ALFRED |
O-421360 |
- |
| VOSS, HAROLD K |
NONE |
1916-1921 |
| VOSS, HENRY ERNEST |
- |
- |
| VOSS, JOHN DIEDRICH |
O-428884 |
- |
| VOSS, THOMAS SETTLE |
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| VOYLES, ROSS E |
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| VRANA, CLARENCE F |
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| VROOM, WILLIAM W |
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| VROOMAN, FRANK ELLSWORTH |
O-288094 |
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