Transcribed from microfilm by Dave Osborne, word processed by Jim Tennet,
and prepared for the web by Scott Burris.

This "Duties of the 1142nd" is from the end of the war diary, but I think it deserves to be up front. - Scott

DUTIES OF 1142ND MILITARY POLICE COMPANY (AVN)

THE duties of this MP Company on this station consist of those duties coincident to any police organization. One of the most important, especially in war time, is of preserving internal security. This is done by Military Policemen being mounted on all gates and entrances, and a check made of all persons, military or civilian entering or leaving. Any suspicious persons loitering on the base without authority are apprehended and questioned.

Any aircraft that may crash is guarded by a member of this organization. whether it be on the station itself or adjacent to the base. A military escort is provided for many notable or important persons that may visit the station.

Bicycles are registered and a record of all bicycles on the station is kept. Any lost or stolen bicycles are picked up and returned to the rightful owner.

Investigations are conducted when any crime is committed by a member of the United States Army. If a civilian is implicated, the Military Police work in conjunction with the civilian police. Regulation and control of all traffic is maintained by a constant motorcycle patrol. while investigations are made of all traffic accidents.
Absentees, whether voluntary or involuntary are returned to their proper organizations and a record is kept of all violations and offences. Prisoner guards are furnished to guard all types of prisoners.
A Town Patrol is on duty each night to patrol the nearby villages and towns that are frequented by soldiers of this station while off duty. Guards are also posted on the perimeter upon the return of each mission, with two men posted at each briefing and interrogation.

The duties of the MP Company and any other MP Company are to enforce the law of the United States Army and to preserve law and order and to help any soldier that may be in distress.

JANUARY 1943

18. The Company was activated per paragraph 1, General Order #4, HQ  Warner Robins MB, Georgia, dated 1 Jan 1943, effective 18 Jan at Robins Field, with a cadre of eight EM. 1st  Lt Whithead was attached and assumed command. The unit was attached to 1065th MP Co. for rations.
21. 2nd Lt James C. Newsome assigned.
23. 1st  Lt Crow, 1114th MP Co. attached and assumed command vice 1st  Lt Whitehead.
27. Five EM assigned, attached to 46th Air Depot for rations.
30. 2nd Lt Russ Ryan assigned from P.M.C. T.C., Fort Custer, Mich.
31. Gained four officers and five EM. Usual Garrison Duties.

FEBRUARY

1. 2nd Lt Newsome released and assigned to 1115th MP Co.
2. 1st Lt Naraist assumed command vice 1st Lt Crow. Organization. transferred from Warner AAB for permanent station at Daniel Fd Augusta. Ga., with four officers and 111 EM. Two EM absent sick in hospital, Robins Fd. Travel by truck convoy.
7. Some 43 EM were assigned from Fort McLellan, Ala.
10. Usual garrison duties, Daniel Fd.
15. Five EM assigned from Camp Wheeler, Ga.
17. Two EM assigned from Robins Fd, Ga.
20. Usual garrison duties, Daniel Fd.
28. Gain of 52 EM, Daniel Fd, Ga.

MARCH

10. Usual garrison duties, Daniel Fd.
20. Usual garrison duties, Daniel Fd.
25. 2nd Lt Thomas Ryan from duty to Special Duty with 21st HQ and Air Base Sqd, Daniel Fd.
31. Usual garrison duties, Daniel Fd; gained seven EM, lost 15 EM

APRIL

10. Usual garrison duties, Daniel Fd.
20. Usual garrison duties, Daniel Fd.
30. 1st Lt Naraist released and attached 2Ist Base HQ and placed on DS with P.R.T.C., Daniel Fd. 1st Lt Rueben W. Porter assigned and assumed command. Gained 49 EM and one officer; loss of one officer and 15 EM. Usual garrison duties.

MAY

1. 2nd Lt Dennis F. Ryan on DS to Harrisburg, Pa.
10. Usual garrison duties; 2nd Lt Thomas M.. Ryan transferred to 21st Base HQ and Air Base Sqd, Daniel Fd.
14. 2nd Lt James F. Latterio assigned.
20. Usual garrison duties.
26. 2nd Lt Dennis F. Ryan transferred to 1202nd MP Co., Daniel Fd.
31. Usual garrison duties. Gained two officers and 25 EM, lost two officers and 13 EM.

JUNE

1. 2nd Lt Latterio transferred to 21st Base HQ and Air Base Sqd; 2nd Lt Frank S. Guiner assigned.
2. Organization. on training bivouac at Hunter Fd, Savannah, with 10 EM on DS, departed Daniel Fd 07.00hrs by truck convoy, arrived Hunter at 11.30hrs.
10. Organization. on training bivouac, Hunter Fd.
11. Company returned to Daniel Fd, left Hunter 13.00hrs by truck convoy and arrived Daniel Fd .18.00hrs with tour officers and 93 EM.

Rest of June, July & August missing

SEPTEMBER

1. No change.
2. Cpl Garner promoted Sgt; Pfcs Coffey and Nueffer promoted Cpl; Pfc Pearson promoted T/5; Pvts Cantrell, Cook, Coleman, McMannis and Simpkins promoted Pfc.
3. Pfc Adams reduced to Pvt; Pvt Thomulka promoted Pfc.
6. Sgt Hardy from duty to AWOL 18.00hrs.
7. Sgt Hardy from AWOL to duty 12.00hrs.
9. Sgt Hardy reduced to Pvt.
10. Usual garrison duties at Station # 167.
14. S/Sgt McCoy from duty to OS 14.00hrs.
18. Pvt Burke from duty to hospital 09.00hrs.
20. Usual garrison duties, Station # 167.
22. Pvt Hardy promoted Pfc.
25. 1st Lt Rueben W. Porter promoted Captain; Pvts Calhoun and Barbour from confinement to duty 16.00hrs.
29. Pfc Cantrell from duty to DS 14.00hrs.
30. Pfc McMannis from duty to hospital; usual garrison duties, Station # 167.

OCTOBER

3. Pfc Daniel C. Hardy apptd Cpl.
4. Peter R. Furduto from duty to AWOL; Pvt Donald Loverich from duty to hospital; Pvt Oscar H. McMannis from hospital to duty.
6. Pvt James W. Willison from duty to confinement.
10. Usual garrison duties, Station #167.
11. Pfc Maurice C. Burke from hospital to duty, not in line of duty.
12. Pfc Emil Sommers from duty to sick in hospital, T/4  Samuel B. Cade from duty to hospital.
14. T/4 Samuel B. Cade from hospital to duty.
15. Pvt Donald Loverich from hospital to duty; Pvts Joe Ebert and Milton Lutska assigned; Pfc George L. Bell, Pvts Robert V. Sabatina, Paul F. Davis, Thomas V. Chambless, Peter Ellin, Charlemagne P. Milner, James G. Holder, Charles L. Ferrera and Hyman S. Cohen transferred to 985th MP Co. departed 1 Oct at 13.00hrs.
17. Sgt Newton Higgs from duty to hospital, line of duty.
18. Pvt Porter H. Moles transferred to 985th MP Co. dd 16 Oct.
19. Pvt Robert E. Haworth from duty to hospital LD.
20. Usual garrison duties, Station #167.
21. Pvt Robert E. Haworth from hospital to duty LD.
22. Pfc Olin J. Cantrell from OS to duty.
23. Sgt Newton Higgs from hospital to duty,  Pvt Milton Lutska from duty to hospital.
31. Pvt Lutska from hospital to duty, Pfc Emil Sommers transferred from absent sick in hospital to Dept. of Patients, 36th Station Hospital, APO 649; usual garrison duties, Station #167.
Gains for month: two EM; losses: 11 EM.

NOVEMBER

1. Pvts Elmer J. Callow, Edwin C. Frick, Jack Kizima. and Robert W. Szabo appointed Pfs.
2. Sgt Edward C. Seghers appt S/Sgt; Cpl Hayward W. Sims to Sgt, Pfc Lambert W. Hostetler to Cpl. Pvt Milton Lutska AWOL from 14.00hrs 31 Oct to 14.00hrs 1 Nov, not shown on prior report.
6. Pvt Bernard C. Calhoun AWOL from 24.00hrs 3 Nov to 24.00hrs 5 Nov, not shown on prior report.
7. Pvt Milton Lutska from duty to confinement.
10. No change. Usual garrison duties at Station #167.
11. Pfc Irvin A. Marshall from duty to hospital.
16. S/Sgt John L. Goodroe from duty to hospital LD, 11.00hrs.
18. S/Sgt John L. Goodroe from hospital to duty LD, 11.00hrs.
20. No change. Usual garrison duties. Station #167.
21. 1st Lt Charles A. Russ from duty to hospital, Pfc Irvin A. Marshall from hospital to duty.
26. Cp1 Aubrey B. Cook and Pfc Joseph Schachter from duty absent sick at 121st General Hospital, Braintree, 15.00hrs.
28. Pvts Carlton Huff and Edward H. Tifft duty to hospital, 15.00hrs.
30. 1st Lt Charles A. Russ from hospital to duty, 11.00hrs. Usual garrison duties, Station #167.
Gains -none; losses -none.

DECEMBER

2. Cpl Aubrey B. Cook and Pfc Joseph Schachter from absent sick to duty; Pvt Milton Lutska from confinement to duty; Pvt Carlton Russ hospital to duty; Pvt Peter R. Furduto from AWOL to absent in confinement, 20.30hrs.
3. Pfc Edward H. Tifft from hospital to duty; Pfc Anthony J. Boll from duty to hospital; Capt Rueben W. Porter from duty to hospital.
4. Pvt Vincent Simmons from duty to AWOL. 08.00hrs.
5. Pvt Vincent Simmons from AWOL to duty. 01.00hrs, T/5 Walter G. Pearson from hospital to duty .
6. Pfc Anthony J. Boll from hospital to duty .
10. Capt Rueben W. Porter from hospital to duty; usual garrison duties. Station # 167.
19. Capt Rueben W Porter from duty to hospital; lst Lt Frank S. Guiner assumes command.
20. Usual garrison duties. Station #167.
21. 1st Lt Charles A. Russ from duty to DS at HQ 985th MP Co. Station #103.
22. Capt Rueben W. Porter from hospital to absent sick at 121st General Hospital. Braintree.
28. Pfc King O. Simpkins reclassified from 501 to motorcycle scout SSW 679; Pfc Robert W. Szabo from tool room keeper SSW 242 also motorcycle scout; Pvt Edward B. Helmer from rifleman SSW 745 to military policeman SSW 877; Cpl Donald G. Hardy from section leader SSW 652 to motorcycle scout; Pfc Edwin G. Frick from rifleman SSW 745 to MP SSW 877; T/5 Walter W. Kohlmeier from truck driver SSW345 to motorcycle mechanic SSW 138; Cpl Oscar R. Richard from basic SSW 521. to MP SSW 877; Pfc Henry B. Cook from truck driver to motorcycle scout, T/5 Robert Booth from MP to armorer SSW 511; Pvt Lloyd J. Croker from basic to MP.
29. Pvt Herbert O. Stickler from duty to absent sick in hospital. not determined.
31. Cpl Donald G. Ward from duty to hospital, Pvt Herbert O. Stickler from absent sick in hospital to duty; Capt Rueben W. Porter from absent sick in hospital to duty. assumes command, usual garrison duties. Station #167.
Gains - none; losses -none.