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Subject: world war tow unit citation
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: treborsknarf-ga
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Posted: 03 Dec 2002 09:34 PST
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Question ID: 118493
What is world war two  g. o. 40 and w.d.45? I think g. o. is general
order and w. d. is war department. I found g. o. 46 and it is recognition
for a ww 11 battle. I can't find g. o. 40 and w.d. 45. I would like to read
the citation if possible.
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Subject: Re: world war tow unit citation
From: denco-ga on 03 Dec 2002 14:09 PST
 
GO = General Order(s)
WD = War Department

From: http://wae.com/discus/messages/4/2508.html?1010007441

""GO 33 WD 45" isn't a unit or place. I believe you will find it is
"General Order #33, War Department 45" and that a paragraph or
statement within it establishes the time and geographic limits with
participating elements for a particular campaign. For example,
Naples-Foggia would be officially recognized by the War Department by
inclusion within a General Order after the fact. This is the
foundation of the Campaign Streamers on Army unit flags. They are also
the basis for Campaign (battle) Stars on the theater ribbons. "GO 33
WD 45" is simply an example of a cite of the General Order that
contained the establishment of a recognized campaign."


General Order 40 appears to an all encompassing
military order that (among many other things)
addresses medals and citations, etc.

Sorry, but I couldn't find the actual citation,
but here are some links referencing GO 40 WD 45.

http://www.excel.net/~sebring/p.htm

Ardennes Rhineland
Go 40 WD 45


http://www.red-devils.org/vbpro/reddevils/entries.html

Battles and campaigns GO 33 & 40 WD 45,
RHINELAND ARDENNES CENTRAL EUROPE.


http://axpow.org/priorlookingfor.htm

Rhineland GO 40 WD 45


http://members.cox.net/honorguard2/black.html

GO 40 WD 45 Central Europe


http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sebring/m.htm

Rhineland and Ardennes (GO 40 WD 45) campaigns.


http://www.militaryadvantage.com/HomePage/UserCreatedTributePage/0,10980,706859,00.html

Rhineland North Appennines GO#40 wd 45


http://www.behindthebadge.net/bloodstripes/memory/mem_m.html

Rhineland GO 40 WD 45


http://www.choctawnation.com/Obits/obits_pg31.htm

Rome-Arno Rhineland North Apennines, Po Valley Go 40 WD 45


http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/reference/campaign.htm

Northern Apennines 10 September 1944-4 April 1945
Rhineland 15 September 1944-21 March 1945
Ardennes-Alsace 16 December 1944-25 January 1945


http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/rhineland/rhineland.htm

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