Francis Dilley

ASN:36628899

Francis D Dilley

Army Serial Number: 36628899

Francis D Dilley served with A Battery, 319th Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division. The battalion's morning reports name him from 15 Mar 1944 to 3 Apr 1944. His rank at the end of his recorded service was CPL.

Induction & Enlistment

Enlisted 21 Dec 1942 (Ancestry.com record) (319gliderman research)

at FREEPORT -ILL (Final Payment Worksheet, 19-Nov-45)

Home Address

BOX 123 WEYERHAUSER WIS (Final Payment Worksheet, 19-Nov-45)

Training

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Glider training, England (Aldermaston area), April 1944

505th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Ashwell, England, March 15, 1944

Military Occupation (MOS)

605 — Heavy Machine Gunner (October 1945)

**PVT Francis Dilley kneeling second from right**

Highest Rank

CPL — 5th grade

Battles/Campaigns

Normandy (319gliderman research)

Holland (319gliderman research)

Ardennes (319gliderman research)

Central Europe (319gliderman research)

Dates of Service

Arrived USA 13-Nov-45 (Final Payment Worksheet)

Status

Transferred — 3 Apr 1944: Pfc Robert W. Smith, 36629236, Pvt Francis D. Dilley, 36628899, Pfc Elza L. Wyatt, 35136969, Pvt Anthony J. DiNois, 12140702, Pvt John O. Orrell, 36629017, Pvt Gustavo E. Pusateri, 36629275, Pvt Jack D. sharff, 36175528 and Pvt Arnold (NMI) Tucknott, 36628664 the above 8 EM fr duty to trfd to 456th Prcht F.A. Bn., APO 469, U. S. Army, 1630.

Decorations & Citations

European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon (EAME)

Presidential Unit Citation w/Oak Leaf Cluster

Glider Badge

Good Conduct Medal

World War II Victory Medal

Army of Occupation Medal (Germany) (319gliderman research)

4 bronze battle stars (319gliderman research)

Arrowhead (Normandy) (319gliderman research)

Netherlands Military Order of William (Royal Decree No. 30, 8 Oct 1945) (319gliderman research)

Netherlands Orange Lanyard (Ministerial Decree No. X 25) (319gliderman research)

Belgian Fourragère (319gliderman research)

French Croix de Guerre with Palm (Decision No. 160) (319gliderman research)

French Fourragère (Decision No. 161) (319gliderman research)

Company Morning Reports

Company Morning Reports were produced every morning in Army units relating to personnel matters. The following events were reported for CPL Francis D Dilley:

Battery A 319th Glider FA Bn
Station: Papillon Hall, Lubenham, England
March 15th [1944]
Record of Events: Btry spent the day in field on Bn RSOP. Morale excellent, weather fair and cool.
Pfc Robert W. Smith, 36629236, Pfc Elza L. Wyatt, 35136969, Pvt Francis D. Dilley, 36623399, Pvt Anthony J. DiNoia, 12145702, Pvt John C. Orrell, 36629017, Pvt Gustave E. Pusateri, 36629275, Pvt Jack D. Sharff, 36175528, Pvt John W. Speelman, 35290535 and Pvt Arnold (NMI) Tucknott, 36625664, the above 9 EM Fr dy to det service for 2 weeks with the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Ashwell, England at 1300.

Battery A 319th Glider FA Bn
Station: Papillon Hall, Lubenham, England
March 29th [1944]
Record of Events: Btry spent the day in training according to schedule. Morale excellent, weather cloudy and cool.
Pfc Robert W. Smith, 36629236, Pfc Elza L. Wyatt, 35136969, Pvt Francis D. Dilley, 36628899, Pvt Anthony J. DiNois, 12149702, Pvt John O. Orrell, 36629017, Pvt. Gustavo E. Pusateri, 36629275, Pvt Jack D. Sharff, 36175528, Pvt John W. Speelman, 35290535 and Pvt Arnold (NMI) Tucknott, 36628664, the above 9 EM fr DS for 2 weeks with 505th Prcht Inf Regt at Ashwell, England to duty 1930.

Battery A 319th Glider FA Bn
Station: Papillon Hall, Leicestershire, England
April 3rd [1944]
Record of Events: Btry spent the day in preparation for 3 day field exercise. Morale excellent, weather rain.
Pfc Robert W. Smith, 36629236, Pvt Francis D. Dilley, 36628899, Pfc Elza L. Wyatt, 35136969, Pvt Anthony J. DiNois, 12140702, Pvt John O. Orrell, 36629017, Pvt Gustavo E. Pusateri, 36629275, Pvt Jack D. sharff, 36175528 and Pvt Arnold (NMI) Tucknott, 36628664 the above 8 EM fr duty to trfd to 456th Prcht F.A. Bn., APO 469, U. S. Army, 1630.

Hq and Hq Serve Battery 456th FA Bn
April 8 [1944]
Tec 4 Kenneth Johnson 36326788, Pfc James D King 7005991, Pfc Edward T Wilson 16055128, Pvt Francis D Dilley 36628890, Pvt James E Bartlett Jr 6959495, Pvt James V Derbyshire 33324713, Pvt Leroy (NMI) Maurer 36628829 Above 7 EM asgd & jd fr 319th Gl FA Bn 3 Apr 1 44.

HQ & Serv Battery 456th FA Bn
December 6 [1944]
Pvt Francis D Dilley 36628899 Dy to sk in qrs 5 Dec 44 (LD).

HQ & Serv Battery 456th FA Bn
January 30 [1945]
Pvt Francis D Dilley 36628899 Fr Sk in Qrs (LD) to dy 18 Dec 44.

HQ & Serv Battery 456th FA Bn
March 7 [1945]
Pvt Donald B Banks 31362960, Pvt Louis F Bannick 17021127, Pvt Edward B Coffey 32728832, Pvt Philip DeCumber Jr 14051054, Pvt Francis D Dilley 36628899, Pvt Ronald I Frampton 13004527, Pvt Allen H Gordon 35167953, Pvt Claud Griggs 18027526, Pvt Albert H Grossman 6577043, Pvt Floyd E Hair 38015150, Pvt Louis C Hudson Jr 18072545, Pvt Jacob Merkin 32997227, Pvt Lee M Reed 39917210, Pvt James B Russo 31422376, Pvt Curtis P Sherman 38513555, Pvt Edward J Soltys 32602899, Pvt Anthony C Sutera 32922145, Pvt Franklin J Ward 34571813, Pvt Raymond G Weidler 33788281 and Pvt Richard W Werner 32921605 Above 20 EM Prm Pfc per BO #3, 6 Mar 45.

Hq & Hq Serv Battery 456th FA Bn
April 16 [1945]
Pfc Francis D Dilley 36628899 Prom Cpl 11 Apr 45 per par 2, SO #34, Hq 456th Prcht FA Bn.

Hq Hq & Serv Battery 456th FA Bn
September 21 [1945]
NAME YR OF BIRTH | GRADE | ASN | VJ ASR | Officers Voluntary Pref / Yes or No
Dilley, Francis D 18 | Cpl | 36628899 | 90 | No

Hq Hq & Serv Battery 456th FA Bn
October 14 [1945]
Cpl Francis D Dilley 36628899 MOS 605 (Heavy Machine Gunner), Tec 4 Bryan T Weinscott 20745939 MOS 605 (Heavy Machine Gunner), Tec 4 Delmar B Winn 36865394 MOS 014 (Auto Mechanic), Tec 4 Francis M Wormington 37492300 MOS 835 (??), Tec 4 Francis N Burkhart 35163026 MOS 740 (Radio Operator) and Tec 5 Walker B Belyard 35208268 MOS 050 (??) Above 6 EM reld fr asgmt and trfd to 17th Reinf Depot per Letter Order AG 300.4/15 92 Hq Berlin Dist & First Abn Army dtd 3 Oct 45 (EDCMR 13 Oct 45).

Separation date/place from the service

Discharged 19-Nov-45, Sep Center #33, 1610 SCU Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, AR-615-365 DEMOB-RR1-1 (Final Payment Worksheet, 19-Nov-45)

Other Remarks

Not found in records

Other Records

Date not stated — Personnel Roster
Dilley Francis D A

319gliderman research
Ancestry.com record - Name: Francis D Dilley. Rank or Grade: Corporal. Military Date: 3 Oct 1945. Military Place: Berlin, Germany. Base: Berlin. Unit: U.S. HEADQUARTERS, BERLIN DISTRICT and HEADQUARTERS, FIRST AIRBORNE ARMY. Service Number: 36623899. Item Number: 14691-14722. Box Number: 319.

319gliderman research
Ancestry.com record - Name: Francis D Dilley. Gender: Male. Birth Date: 21 Nov 1918. Death Date: 23 Nov 1996. Cause of Death: Natural. SSN: [not copied]. Enlistment Branch: Army. Enlistment Date: 21 Dec 1942. Discharge Date: 19 Nov 1945. Page number: 4.

National Archives Records

The following records are transcribed from Francis D Dilley's official Army files, obtained from the National Archives (NARA).

19-Nov-45 — Final Payment Worksheet
Final Payment - Work Sheet (War Department Form 372 A, form prescribed by Comptroller General, U.S., 11 August 1945). Army component: AUS [handwritten]. [A typed line above his name is struck out and cannot be read.] DILLEY FRANCIS D 36 628 899 CPL, ASF F W 5-R1 1923. Home address: BOX 123 WEYERHAUSER WIS. Discharged on: 19-Nov-45. Station: Sep Center #33, 1610 SCU Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. Last paid: date 30-SEP-45, by W. C. JOHNSON - LT/COL. Enlisted or inducted at: FREEPORT -ILL. Arrived U.S.: 13-Nov-45. No. yrs. service: 0. Previous organization (or place): 17-Repl. Dep. - APO 873. Date of trf: 21-Oct-45. Hon. disch. by reason of: AR-615-365 DEMOB-RR1-1. D.O. voucher no.: 12085. [Handwritten at top right: B.] Name of D.O.: H. L. OLDENBURG, MAJOR, FD. Period of account: Fiscal Year 1946. Monthly deductions: class E 20.00 2 40.—; class N 6.70 2 13.40; no. of mos. (Not Required); total 53.40. Stoppages: Gov't Ldry. 215215 0.35; G P L D 214330 14.95; total 15.30. Cks to others named on reverse: Unsatisfied indebtedness: [both blank]. Credits: [handwritten above: FSP]; accrued base & longevity pay 126.72; parachute pay 1 Oct 45 to 17-Nov45, 81.67; Tot Pay cr: $208.39 P/PS Alts $53.40 - Tot $154.99; travel pay 25.—; mustering-out payment $300, 100.00; less partial payments: Entered in Col (1) above; allotments: Entered in Col (2) above; total 279.99; less total stoppages 15.30; net balance paid 264.69. Check no. 205803; amount $214.69; cash rec'd $50.—. Soldier's signature: [signed] Francis D. Dilley. Appropriations: Pay 154.99; MOP 100.—; Travel 25.00. [Handwritten at the bottom: 279.99; 1901 [uncertain]; 212 [uncertain].]