284th Morning Reports
Usage of MR Coordiates!
So we have the 284th Morning Reports and they tell us many things, including the location of the boys. But if you didn't have the proper map those coordinates were pretty useless.
Period maps can be found here:
WWII Map Archive
The Morning Reports were even more confusion as some of the 'coordinates' made no sense UNTIL I started to experiment with something that Jennifer Holik posted about on her WWII Education page.
Go here: https://www.echodelta.net/mbs/eng-translator.php
Enter: wF114387, select Nord de Guerre Grid and hit 'convert' and you'll see that we're in Krezeau!
Following along to the next MR, enter wF316450 and you'll see that we end up in Lechenich as stated on the report!
Happy exploring and thank you Jennifer!
**NOTE: this only works with these types of grids! Some of our Morning Reports use specific maps (we do have some of them) and this technique will not help you for that.
To search for FREE Morning Reports at NARA click here: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/85713825
So we have the 284th Morning Reports and they tell us many things, including the location of the boys. But if you didn't have the proper map those coordinates were pretty useless.
Period maps can be found here:
WWII Map Archive
The Morning Reports were even more confusion as some of the 'coordinates' made no sense UNTIL I started to experiment with something that Jennifer Holik posted about on her WWII Education page.
Go here: https://www.echodelta.net/mbs/eng-translator.php
Enter: wF114387, select Nord de Guerre Grid and hit 'convert' and you'll see that we're in Krezeau!
Following along to the next MR, enter wF316450 and you'll see that we end up in Lechenich as stated on the report!
Happy exploring and thank you Jennifer!
**NOTE: this only works with these types of grids! Some of our Morning Reports use specific maps (we do have some of them) and this technique will not help you for that.
To search for FREE Morning Reports at NARA click here: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/85713825
1943
12 - December
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HQ
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1944
3 - March
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C Company
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Medical
4 - April
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C Company
HQ
HS
Medical Detachment
5 - May
A Company
B Company
C Company
HQ
HS
Medical
6 - June
A Company
B Company
C Company
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Medical Detachment
7 - July
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Medical Detachment
NY Trade School
8 - August
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Medical Detachment
9 - September
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Medical
10 - October
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Advanced Detachment
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C
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Medical Detachment
11 - November
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C
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Medical Detachment
12 - December
A
Advanced Detachment
B
C
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Medical Detachment
1945
1 - January
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B
C
HQ
HS
Medical
2 - February
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C
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4 - April
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HQ
HS
Medical
5 - May
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C
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Medical
6 - June
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7 - July
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9 - September
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