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Muster Roll Abbreviation Question

Discussion in 'Military Service Records & Genealogical Research' started by SM Baker, Dec 3, 2020.

  1. SM Baker

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    I hope someone could explain what, "Det. D." means in column 7 in this muster. Also, "V-6" in column 6. My grandfather is #14, Baker, Reginald. I wonder if he was starting or completing service on the "Minnesotan" on D-Day.
    Thanks very much! 10) 1944 (June) Navy Muster Roll Brooklyn.jpg
     
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    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    Came across this in my searches
    Most World War II U.S. Navy enlisted men were drafted into the U.S. Naval Reserve under the "V-6 Program," or "Naval Enlisted Reserve-General Duties."

    I suspect the DET stands for detached, but I'm not quite sure what the D is for.
    It seems as though he was an armed naval guard on the Minnesotan during some of her convoy duties and remained in NY when that service ended.

    Is this him?

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    Thanks, Lou,
    Yes, that's he. I have that document. I was also thinking the same thing-"detatched". Yes, the "D" is the stumper!
    Thanks for clearing up the "V-6."
    -Stephen
     
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    "Det D" is simply "Detached Duty".
     
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    Thanks, Tommy. I don't know why I didn't think of that.
     
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    I've researched 3 or 4 US Navy vets the last couple years, so I've deciphered a few MRs and ROC lately. :D
     
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    Thank you, Tommy!
     
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    Have read the poisonous inferno....

    Awful situation.
     
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    Awful is right. He spent the next 2 years after the incident in and out of Navy Hospitals. He died only 15 years later from leukemia. Probably as a result of being immersed in the mustard/oil that spilled into the harbor. Many others suffered terribly for the rest of their lives. I have both of those books.
    Thanks.
     
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    Thanks, Kai.
     
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