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Special Orders Question
I have a Special Orders document from Percy Jones General Hospital dated 27 October 1947. A couple of the paragraphs begin with the abbreviation/acronym "DP". Does anyone know the meaning of this? I know this is a bit "off topic", but I would appreciate any help.
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Could you type in the sentences beginning with " DP " for context ?
Most common DP abbreviation WWII-era would be for " Displaced Persons ", but being a stateside hospital, this may not be the case here ... the sentence/paragraph context might help clarify.
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Thanks for the replies. I have pasted a retype of a portion of the document: PERCY JONES GENERAL HOSPITAL
BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN
27 October 1947
SPECIAL ORDERS
NUMBER 254
E X T R A C T
6. DP CAPT DALE R GARRELS 0662914 USAF reld fr obsn and trtmt and fr asgd to Det of Pnts USAF Pors (?), 9951 TSU-SGO, Percy Jones Gen Hosp, Battle Creek, Mich (Annex A-3) and will proceed fr this sta to his home of record (?) RR#4 Beatrice, Nebr and will revert to inactive status 28 Oct 47. Permanent home add of record at time of entry on AD, Beatrice, Nebr; and fr which ordered to AD, Beatrice, Nebr. Off is being reld fr AD by reason of physical disability. Off has forty-six (46) days accrued lv at date of separation for settlement under Public Law 350, 80th Congress approved 4 Aug 47. PCS. EDC??: 28 Oct 47. TDN 001-22 P431-02-03-07 A2180425 S99-999. (Auth: WD Cir 303, 1946.)
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DP might mean "Discharged Patient/Person"? as this SO is discharging him from the hospital to his address of record when he began active duty (AD). Just a guess.
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How abput Disabled Person or Patient. He hadn't been discharched yet. Just a WAG. Note that Percy Jones GH (in my hometown) specialized in amputees. An uncle of mine specialized in making prosthetic limbs.
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I do not think the term "distinct part" as applied to hospitals was in use in 1947.
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PERCY JONES GENERAL HOSPITAL
BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN
27 October 1947
SPECIAL ORDERS
NUMBER 254
E X T R A C T
6. DP CAPT DALE R GARRELS 0662914 USAF reld fr obsn and trtmt and fr asgd to Det of Pnts USAF Pors (?), 9951 TSU-SGO, Percy Jones Gen Hosp, Battle Creek, Mich (Annex A-3) and will proceed fr this sta to his home of record (?) RR#4 Beatrice, Nebr and will revert to inactive status 28 Oct 47. Permanent home add of record at time of entry on AD, Beatrice, Nebr; and fr which ordered to AD, Beatrice, Nebr. Off is being reld fr AD by reason of physical disability. Off has forty-six (46) days accrued lv at date of separation for settlement under Public Law 350, 80th Congress approved 4 Aug 47. PCS. EDC??: 28 Oct 47. TDN 001-22 P431-02-03-07 A2180425 S99-999. (Auth: WD Cir 303, 1946.)
I couldn't find appropriate regulation for USAF officer, however, if he were USAAF enlisted AR 615-360 would apply. Since this is effective just weeks after the USAF was established, almost all previously applicable Army regulations were effectively still in effect. Special Orders were required to transfer or to discharge an individual from the USAAF and when they were in hospital the S.O. would be generated by the Commander of the respective hospital unit. I believe this Special Order is probably transferring and/or discharging personnel. Paragraph 6 is placing Capt. Garrels in reserve status as well as releasing him from the hospital, and providing authorization for his travel to home of record. He is then separated (discharged) from USAF per Public Law 350..... If I am correct the first line would read: 6. Discharge Patient (relative action). (then the specifics) Captain Dale R. Garrels...... is released from observation and treatment and from assignment (or being assigned) to Detachment of Patients, USAF....
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Tony,
Thanks for your reply and observations. How did you determine the meaning of DP to be "Discharge Patient"? I have done extensive searching, but have not been able to confirm that term.
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Tony,
Thanks for your reply and observations. How did you determine the meaning of DP to be "Discharge Patient"? I have done extensive searching, but have not been able to confirm that term.
Bill
It was buried in one of the dozens of pages of the regulation I referenced in previous post. I did not note the page nor paragraph number, since the regulation could only be considered a bit of information not specifically applicabe to an officer. Are there other persons, specifically enlisted, in other paragraphs??
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Tony,
I found a copy of AR 615-360 26 November 1942 (Revised March 1944) on line. I did not find the term "Discharge Patient" in it, but I did find "Detachment of Patients" which is abbreviated as Det of Pnts in the Special Orders. I am still trying to confirm the meaning of DP.
There are other persons listed in the SO. Paragraphs 1. thru 3. list 1ST LTs and 4. starts with DP, but I have not deciphered the person.
Bill
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Re:Special Orders Question
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"DP" = By direction of the President
as in
Paragraph 20. DP following officer ordered to AD (active duty) WP (will proceed) fr home to sta......
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Michael,
I believe you are correct. Thank you very much.
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The copy of my Special Orders document is a negative photostat of marginal legibility. There appears to be an acronym that says NONEFF which I suspect means "noneffective". The military definition for this term is "Not fit for duty or active service as a soldier or sailor." Can anyone confirm whether or not NONEFF is/was an acronym for this definition?
Bill
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