World War II Honoree

Alfred Dufty

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

North Arlington, New Jersey

Honored By

Family and NC Triangle Flight of Honor

INDUCTED 21 NOVEMBER 1942. ASSIGNED TO 102ND INFANTRY DIVISION, CAMP MAXIE, TEXAS. MAY 1943, CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM. TRAINED IN ENGINEERING AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. PROGRAM WAS DISCONTINUED FEBRUARY 1944. TRANSFERRED TO 'RAINBOW DIVISION', CAMP GRUBER, OKLAHOMA MAY 19, 1944. AFTER TRAINING AS RIFLEMAN, WAS TRANSFERRED ON MAY 24, 1944 (WHEN LENGTHY WORK USING IBM EQUIPMENT WAS DISCOVERED) TO THE 19TH MARINE RECORDS UNIT, THEN ON OCTOBER 25, 1944 TO NEWLY-FORMED 105TH MARINE RECORDS UNIT AT CAMP HOOD, TEXAS. WAS ONE OF 12 MEMBER ADVANCED UNIT SENT TO BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA TO ENABLE TRANSFER OF ENTIRE 105TH TO HELP SET UP A NEWLY CREATED SCHOOL AND REPLACEMENT COMMAND TO MANAGE PLACEMENT OF ALL TROOPS IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD USING THE LATEST IBM EQUIPMENT. RECEIVED MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD. PROMOTED FROM TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE TO TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE ON AUGUST 4, 1945. DISCHARGED FEBRUARY 10, 1946.