Evening star., 1945-07-10
400, 900. Face
|0verseasDufy
Under New Rule
Many at Pentogon
Will Be Affected
BY Stimson Order I
By NILSSON M. SHEPAKn.

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The Army estimated today that
100000 ofncers and men on special
hoSne-front duty are eligible under
q new order requiring that all Army
personnel with less than six months
overseas service be given foreign
assignments by next May l. II they
are qualified and can be replaced.
These 100000 men. 1t was said,
are In addition TO q previously an
nounced pool OF ] 300, 900 who are
now being trained for overseas.
They include some 100000 key spe-
cialists" who can be replaced In
their present Jobs only with dim
Guilty, ofncials said.
The drastic order, issued by Sec
retary Sttmson late yesterday. af-
fects all physically qualified male
military personnel. Special en1-
phasis," 1t said, win be placed on
men and officers under IS.
Many on Pentagon Duty.
As rapidly as possible operating
Jobs In the Zone of the Interior
which means the home frort-ars
to be filled by returning veterans.
A great many OF the special group
of 100000 are officers on duty at
the Pentagon, elsewhere In WASH
ington and in various service com.
mands. 's..' --'
Secretary Stimson's order was
issued, the War. Department an
nounced, in compliance with the
statement made by President Tru-
man in his June ! message to Con.
gress. when he said:
..'It Is our plan that every physi-
cally At soldier in the United
States who has not yet served over
seas be assigned to, foreign duty
when he completes his training or,
If he Is fulfilling an essential ad-
rainistrative or service job. as soon
as he can be replaced by return
ing veteran"
Issuance OF the order at this tins
came as no surprise for Mr.. Stirn-
son recently had announced the new
policy was IN the making.
Order Of Replacemcnts. :,
A War Department order to
ground, service and air forces, said
that In addition to returning vet
erans, the replacements would be
made up Of civilians, female mill
tary personnel, overage personnel
and those specifically exempt from
overseas service"
On June /, the. Army had a total
of about {, 800 900 Of whom $500 900
we're overseas. The total number
in the United States. including
sick, wounded and men otherwise
disqualified for further overseas
service was estimated at Z, SOC, COO
Men who are excluded from the
new order are composed of special
groups exempted by the War De-
partment They are enlisted men
over 80 unless they request overseas
assignment In writing physically
DISQUALIFIED officers and enlisted
linen, and those covered By the policy
exemptiag sole surviving sons OF
families from which two or more
persons have been killed, are prison.
ers or are lost.
Many Newly Inductcd.
The 1900, 600 men In the overseas
training pool In this country mostly
include. newly indncted men and
others especially singled out for for
eign assignment.
OF the remaining 100000 mill
| tary personnel in the zone Of the
interior, approximately t,I0o. 900
would be exempt, for various reasons.
They include 100000 In Army hos
pitals, 800, 900 who have already had
In excess OF six months, overseas
service, 1000 who are physically
disqualified. 100000 WACS and
nurses and about 100 ,ooe IN unclas-
sified miscellaneous groups, some Of
whose records are In transit.
That leaves the 400, 900 ON special
duties, practically all Of whom win
be given foreign assignments for
the FIRST time as soon as replace
mcnts are found for them.