Walter Chandler

ASN:O-394114

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Capt. Walter Chandler (L) and Lt. George Cole - Berlin, Germany - 1945

Company Morning Reports

A Morning Report was created each day outlining events of the prior day for the events of a Company. Morning Reports listed many details about the company which include:

• The location of the company for the date of the report.

• Strength of the unit in numbers of men

• Details of those entering and leaving the company

• Names of those declared AWOL, Missing In Action, Killed In Action, or wounded.

• The reports also provided information on the day’s events.

  Some clerks reported weather conditions, in addition to the usual information on where the unit was fighting, and other enemy encounters.he companies were required to report numbers of men at each meal, which provided information to the Army, who then was able to provide food and appropriate supplies for the soldiers. These numbers also alerted headquarters when the ranks were depleted and replacements were needed.

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