Ref: NARA Special Orders for Gordon F Ponceby Transfer to Keesler Field, 1944
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NARA Special Orders for Gordon F Ponceby Transfer to Keesler Field, 1944
NARA Special Orders Number 42, dated 19 February 1944 at the Fort Thomas Reception Center, list Gordon F. Ponceby, serial number 15127392, among the named enlisted men transferred as Privates Air Corps unassigned to AAF BTC No. 2, Keesler Field, Mississippi. The order directs movement on 21 February 1944 for pre-Aviation Cadet (Air Crew) basic training, with a continuation page documenting transportation and ration logistics for the Keesler group.
What this record says
Record summary
What it says
NARA Special Orders Number 42, dated 19 February 1944 at the Fort Thomas Reception Center, list Gordon F. Ponceby, serial number 15127392, among the named enlisted men transferred as Privates Air Corps unassigned to AAF BTC No. 2, Keesler Field, Mississippi. The order directs movement on 21 February 1944 for pre-Aviation Cadet (Air Crew) basic training, with a continuation page documenting transportation and ration logistics for the Keesler group.
Why it matters
It supports 1 public timeline moment and connects to 1 named person or possibility.
Type
Military Record
Date
19 February 1944
Review
Still checking
Confidence
High
What it says
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document type as recorded
Special Orders
order title as recorded
Special Orders Number 42
issuing unit as recorded
Army Service Forces, Fifth Service Command, Reception Center, Fort Thomas, Kentucky
order date
19 February 1944
effective movement date
21 February 1944
origin station as recorded
Fort Thomas, Kentucky
destination as recorded
AAF BTC No 2, Keesler Field, Miss.
training purpose as recorded
pre-Avn Cadet (Air Crew) basic training
principal name as recorded
Ponceby, Gordon F
serial number
15127392
assignment status as recorded
Privates Air Corps unasgd
movement summary
The order transfers named enlisted men attached unassigned to the Fort Thomas Reception Center to AAF BTC No. 2, Keesler Field, Mississippi, with travel on 21 February 1944.
transport context
A continuation page details convoy and mess personnel, rail transportation for 199 enlisted men assigned to Keesler Field, and rations for 203 enlisted men and 2 officers.
catalog record title
Morning Reports for February 1944: Roll 117 (2 of 2)
national archives identifier
462920084
digital object ids
462920899; 462920900; 462920901
Document Type As Recorded
Special Orders
Order Title As Recorded
Special Orders Number 42
Issuing Unit As Recorded
Army Service Forces, Fifth Service Command, Reception Center, Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Order Date
19 February 1944
Effective Movement Date
21 February 1944
Origin Station As Recorded
Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Destination As Recorded
AAF BTC No 2, Keesler Field, Miss.
Training Purpose As Recorded
pre-Avn Cadet (Air Crew) basic training
Principal Name As Recorded
Ponceby, Gordon F
Serial Number
15127392
Assignment Status As Recorded
Privates Air Corps unasgd
Movement Summary
The order transfers named enlisted men attached unassigned to the Fort Thomas Reception Center to AAF BTC No. 2, Keesler Field, Mississippi, with travel on 21 February 1944.
Transport Context
A continuation page details convoy and mess personnel, rail transportation for 199 enlisted men assigned to Keesler Field, and rations for 203 enlisted men and 2 officers.
Catalog Record Title
Morning Reports for February 1944: Roll 117 (2 of 2)
Manual extraction from NARA page images and OCR, reviewed on 26 April 2026.
NARA OCR sometimes reads the surname as Poncoby or similar, but the page image supports Ponceby and the serial number 15127392.
The same order appears in three duplicate page sets within the NARA file unit; the 01815-01817 set was chosen for the repository artifact because it is legible and includes the order heading, Gordon continuation page, and transport continuation page.
Diagonal line marks cross the pages but do not obscure the order date, destination, Gordon line, serial number, movement date, or training purpose.
Place
Where this record belongs
city
Fort Thomas
county
Campbell County
state
Kentucky
country
USA
place
Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Kentucky, USA; Keesler Field, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
Morning Reports for February 1944: Roll 117 (2 of 2)
national archives identifier
462920084
level of description
fileUnit
series
Morning Reports
series naid
85713825
catalog record group as listed
Record Group 64: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration
creator
War Department
reference unit
National Archives at St. Louis
access restriction
Unrestricted
use restriction
Unrestricted
general records type
Textual Records
digital object ids
462920899
462920900
462920901
original digital object format
TIFF
repository artifact note
Original NARA TIFF pages converted to a three-page PDF for repository-supported ingest; original object identifiers and filenames retained here.
duplicate object sets inspected
462920486-462920488 / 85713825_1944-02_Roll-0117-01402.tif through 85713825_1944-02_Roll-0117-01404.tif
462920720-462920722 / 85713825_1944-02_Roll-0117-01636.tif through 85713825_1944-02_Roll-0117-01638.tif
462920899-462920901 / 85713825_1944-02_Roll-0117-01815.tif through 85713825_1944-02_Roll-0117-01817.tif
accessed
26 April 2026
pages
3
Notes
Research notes
Image-backed follow-up to source-nara-fort-thomas-reception-center-roster-for-gordon-f-ponceby-1944 and source-army-serial-number-merged-file-gordon-f-ponceby-1944.
This source adds a source-backed Fort Thomas to Keesler Field movement clue; broader WWII service details still need draft, OMPF, or full service-file evidence.
This source should remain proposed until user review; no canonical person record was updated from it.
