Quote Originally Posted by Joe W View Post
I know of someone that enlisted in the U.S. Army at Ft. Snelling, Mn. in April of 1944. His serial number was 37593965. It would appear that the number on the Field Manual you mentioned, if a serial number, would be some time prior to Apr. 1944.
Joe-- You really can not go by that as the source of entry into the US Army was different for each individual. Those folks who were in the National Guard and called to active duty had a "2" as the first number followed by a "0" zero. The third number would id the region the individual came from than their serial number.

--fjruple