If you can read this and make sense of it, I admire you.  It was included in some papers I had, and I don't throw anything away - so here it is.  Jim West

31st Infantry Division will participate in Exercise LONG Horn, arriving at Fort Hood, Texas, 15-19 March 1952 for approximately one month, remains assigned to Third Army, attached to Fourth Army (Advance Detachment authorized) - per Ltr. Office, Chief of Army Field Forces, ATTNG-43 354/88 (11 Sep 51) 11 September 1951 and Ltr. Hq Maneuver Director, Exercise Long Horn, AG 354.2 AKALH, 26 December 1951; and Ltr. Hq Third Army, AJOPN 354 Exercise Long Horn, 4 March 1952.  Is further attached to XV Corps, effective 26 March 1952 - per GO # 23, Hq Fourth Army, 13 February 1952.  Arrived 26 March 1952, departed 18 April 1952 - per 1st Indorsement, Fort Hood, Texas, AG 370.5 AEPHO-TO (11 Jul 52), 30 July 1952. Departed Ft. Jackson, S.C. during period 7 March 1952 thru 24 March 1952 - per 1st Indorsement, Fort Jackson, South Carolina FJTPN 370 (10 Jul 52), 7 August 1952. Adv Det, 31st Division Artillery consisting of 117th and 932d Field Artillery Battalion and Rear Det, Hq 31st Division Artillery consisting of 933d and 114th Field Artillery Battalion will transfer on a temporary change of station from Ft Jackson, S.C. to Cp Gordon, Ga, on or about: Adv Det. 16 Nov 51 and Rear Det. 26 Nov 51 for approximately 21 days for purpose of conducting Service Firing Practice and is attached to Cp Gordon, Ga., - per Radio DA IN19607 (16 Nov 51) Third Army, 15 November 1951.  Departed Ft Jackson, S.C. 15 July 1951, 16 November 1951 and 8 January 1952 and returned Ft Jackson, S.C. 30 August 1951, 18 December 1951 and 28 January 1951 - Per 1st Ind., DDAGG, Hq 31st Infantry Division, 6 March 1952. 31st Infantry Division will transfer on a permanent change of station from Ft. Jackson, S.C., to Camp Atterbury, Ind. upon completion of participation in Exercise Long Horn in the Ft. Hood, Texas, Maneuver Area, and is relieved from assignment to Third Army and is assigned to Fifth Army - per AGAC-I 370.5 (14 Jan 52) G4-M, 22 January 1952.  Arrived during period 14 April 1952 thru 17 April 1952 by Air, and 21 April 1952 thru 25 April 1952 by motor - per 34 Indorsement, Camp Atterbury, Indiana, ALAGC 370.5 (10 Jul 52), 25 July 1952. Metro Det 31st Division Artillery will transfer from Camp Atterbury, Indiana to Camp Carson, Colorado, from about 27 July 1952 and about 4 July 1952 - per letter Fifth Army, AG 370.5 ALFGC-OP, 19 June 1952.  RESCINDED - per letter Fifth Army, AG 370.5 ALFGC-OP, ?? June 1952. Communication Detachment, 31st Infantry Division will participate in Field Exercise 47 arriving at Camp Rucker, Alabama 3 October 1951 for fourteen (14) days, remains assigned to 508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, is attached to Camp Rucker (Advance detachment authorized - per letter, The Infantry Center, GNKEC-O 354, 29 November 1951.  Advance detachment will depart Fort ???ing, Georgia 2 December 1951 and will arrive Camp Rucker, Alabama, 2 December 1951 - per DA-IN 4466, Fort Benning, 29 November - 30 November 1951.  Arrived Ft. Benning, Ga. 14 December 1951 - per DA-IN 10575, Ft Benning, Ga. 16 December 1951.  Arrived Ft. Benning, Ga. 29 November 1951 - per MC-IN 4416, the Infantry Center, 29 November 1951.  Departed Ft Benning, Ga. 14 December 1951, will arrive Ft. Jackson, S.C. 18 December 1951 - per DA-IN 10956, The Infantry Center, 17 December 1951 (18 Dec 51). 731st Ordnance Maintenance Co, 106th Engineer Combat Bn, 104th AAA AW Bn will be redesignated Hq & Hq Det, 731st Ordnance 106th Engineer Bn, 104th AAA Bn, respectively.  Will be reorganized under T/O&E 7,1952, DA Ltr MEDO, Jan 52 (Colm 8) (as qualified), with Hq under T.O&E 7-1, 1952, DA Ltr MEDO, Jan 52, (Colm 8)Hq Co under T/O&E 7-2, 1952, w/C1(Colm 8), Med Det, Hq under T/O&E 7-2, 1952, Part B (Colm 8) authorized strength of 31st Infantry Division 814 Off, 73 WO, 8,378 EM - ???-I(M) 322 Gen Res (25 Mar 53) G1, 10 April 1953.  (31st Replacement Company will be activated).  Effective 11 May 1953 - ??#36, Hq, Fifth Army, 4 May 1953. Hq, Btry, 31st Div Arty s redesignated Btry C, 712th AAA Gun Bn effective as of 17 Dec 1946 - AFAO-I (M) 322 (29 Jun 53), ?? June 1953. Will be reorganized under T/O&E 7-1952, Change 1 and 2(Colm 8) as modified with Hq under T/O&E 7-1, 1952, Change 1 and ??? 8) DA Ltr MEDO, 13 May 1953; Hq Co under T/O&E 7-2, 1952, Change 1 and 2 (Colm 8) and Medical Det, Div Hq under T/O&E ???,1952 (Colm 8)Part B' authorized strength of 31st Infantry Division 815 Off 73 Wo 13639 EM - AGAO-I(M) 322 31st Inf Div (27 Jul ????,18 Aug 1953.  Effective 16 Sep 1953 - GO 78, Fifth Army, 14 Sep 1953. 31st Infantry Division will transfer on permanent change of station from Cp Atterbury, Ind to Cp Carson, Colo., and will remain assigned to Fifth Army - DA 476314, 22 Dec 1953.  As amended _ DA 478005, 30 Dec 1953.  Further amended - DA 484014, 24 ??? 1954.  Advance party will depart Cp Atterbury, Ind. 15 Jan 1954 - Administrative Order #1 to MO #1, ?? Jan 1954.  Main Body Read Detachment will depart Cp Atterbury, Ind 3-15 Feb 1954 - Administrative Order #6 to MO #1, 28 Jan 1954.  Advance Detachment departed 15 Jan 1954 and will arrive 16 Jan 1954 - DA IN 849934, Cp Atterbury, Ind., 15 Jan 1954 (16 Jan 54); arrived 16 Jan and 17 Jan 1954 - DA IN 850425.  On Cp Carson, 18 Jan 1954 (18 Jan 54).????????

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