Lists the property and quantity of items issued to the Edwin D. Burwell Jr. and notes that some of this property was "lost or rendered unservicable through combat conditions."
"This record of job assignments and special training recieved in the Army is furnished to the soldier when he leaves the service. In its prepara-tion, information is taken from available Army records and supplemented by personal interview. The information about civilian education and work experience is based on the individual's own statements. The veteran may present this document to former employers, prospective employers, representatives of schools or colleges, or use it in any other way that may prove beneficial to him."
In this correspondence, 1st Lieutenant Wallace M. Telford writes to the commanding general at Fort McPherson in Georgia about Edwin D. Burwell Jr. He requests information on the eligibility of returning Major Burwell, who has recently returned from the Italian Campaign, to service overseas within six months of his return.
These orders from the 1147th Engineer Combat Group called for Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr. and five other men to make "necessary reconnaissance and preliminary arrangements in connection with combined field training" in the Carolina Manuever Area.
This pamphlet was mailed to a Mr. William Rate. It includes photographs of the commanders, a list of "Those Who Are Still There" to chronicle who died overseas and where, and the history of the 1108th Engineer Combat Group.
The schedule states the train, station, baggage car, troop, mealtime, and number of box lunches for personnel. A note at the end states that the loading plan will be given out at the departure meeting on 15 November 1945.