This indicates that the soldier on whose discharge papers this appears was found guilty in a minor military justice proceeding of charges under Article of War 107, being AWOL or perhaps overstaying his leave, for eight days. He was probably fined a certain amount - maybe half pay for one to three months - and perhaps confined to the post for a month or two. In normal peacetime the soldier would not get credit for those eight days toward the fulfillment of his enlistment commitment - he would have to stay on eight extra days to make them up. Most WII men were in "for the duration" and were discharged as fast as the Army could get rid of them. These infractions were still noted on discharge papers because if the discharged soldier got a job working for the government as a civilian employee, he again would not get credit for those eight days when calculating his eligibility to retire after twenty or thirty years (but the time he spent actually present for duty DID count toward his thirty years).
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Can't help with the 8 on his shoulder, but the "15 days lost under AW 107" means he was absent without leave for a couple of weeks. May have been separated from his unit during action or could have taken an unauthorized vacation. I can't believe how many web pages contain "Articles of War". I quickly found the original British version from 1749 and US version of 1806, but Article 107 was a much later addition. "ART. 107. SOLDIERS TO MAKE GOOD TIME LOST. Every soldier who deserts the service of the United States, or who without proper authority absents himself from his organization, station, or duty for more than one day, or who is confined for more than one day under sentence, or while awaiting trial and disposition of his case, if the trial results in conviction, or who through the intemperate use of drugs or alcoholic liquor, or through disease the result of his own misconduct, renders himself unable for more than one day to perform duty shall be liable to serve, after his return to a full duty status, for such period as shall, with the time he may have served prior to such desertion, unauthorized absence, confinement, or inability to perform duty, amount to the full term to his enlistment." So, if your dad wasn't court-martialed (which would certainly be noted in his discharge papers), he probably partied a bit too much and over-stayed his leave or came back too drunk for duty. All Hat No Horse
AW 107 refers to the Articles of War number 107. It was under this authority that a service man was honorably discharged from the army/navy/etc during or after WW2. AW 107 authorized the the issue and wear of a lapel pin to be worn for up to 30 days on his uniform and then later on his civilian clothes signifying his honorable discharge. This pin later became known as the "ruptured duck." The pin was first issued in a metal version, but because of material shortages it was later issued in gilded plastic and a cloth version. Answer I think AW107 has to do with AWOL and not authority to issue an Honorable Discharge and wear a ruptured duck. Answer I am looking at two Army Separation Documents WD/AGO Form 53-55. On each it has a remarks block. On each it has entry: "Time Lost Under AW 107: __ days". I think AW107 is Article of War covering Absence Without Official Leave. Answer I can't believe how many web pages contain "Articles of War". I quickly found the original British version from 1749 and US version of 1806, but Article 107 was a much later addition. "ART. 107. SOLDIERS TO MAKE GOOD TIME LOST. Every soldier who deserts the service of the United States, or who without proper authority absents himself from his organization, station, or duty for more than one day, or who is confined for more than one day under sentence, or while awaiting trial and disposition of his case, if the trial results in conviction, or who through the intemperate use of drugs or alcoholic liquor, or through disease the result of his own misconduct, renders himself unable for more than one day to perform duty shall be liable to serve, after his return to a full duty status, for such period as shall, with the time he may have served prior to such desertion, unauthorized absence, confinement, or inability to perform duty, amount to the full term to his enlistment." So, if your grandpa wasn't court-martialed (which would certainly be noted in his discharge papers), he probably partied a bit too much and over-stayed his leave or came back too drunk for duty. All Hat No Horse Answer My Dad also has the "1 Day Lost Under AW 107" noted on his separation papers. I remember him saying that he and a buddy got drunk, passed out and missed the bus back to camp one night. He said that they busted him back to PFC and gave him KP duty for awhile. We have a picture of him peeling potatoes. I would go with the AWOL and unable to perform duties as being the cause of AW 107.
Since starting solar experiments in Tampa from 2006, I have calculated the average daily sun to be 180-200 days. Last summer we experienced 107 days of straight cloud cover with 9 hours of total direct sunlight during that period. The Jan-April offer the most.
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charges under Article of War 107
107 hours = 4.46 days.
107/24 = 4 days and 11 hours
4.11 days
It might help a lot if you said WHICH force issued the discharge papers.
107/365 x 100% =29.31%
Days of Our Lives - 1965 1-107 was released on: USA: 8 April 1966
Fifteen and a quarter.
107 fire fighters lost there lives in 2008.
21 days and no hours
52 weeks in a year, 2 years 3 weeks = 107 weeks. (365+365) / 7 + 3 = 107 R 2 If there is no leap year in that two years, it is 107 weeks 2 days. (365+366) / 7 + 3 = 107 R 3 If there is a leap year in one of the two years, it is 107 weeks 3 days.
The Lapel Button is the Honorable Discharge pin. The soldiers called it a "ruptured duck". Anything which took flight in a big hurry during the war was said to take off like a ruptured duck. Then when they saw the pins, which were not too artistic, depicting a somewhat potbellied eagle in flight, they naturally called it a ruptured duck. AW 107 is Article of War number 107. The Articles of War are the military laws which govern a soldiers conduct. AW 107 specifies that time a soldiers spends in the guardhouse or the brig, or time when he is AWOL, does not count toward his obligated time of service. This did not matter much in WWII because all soldiers were in "for the duration", until the war was won. It was mentioned on discharge papers in case the soldier returned to military service or continued in other Federal employment, because the time lost under AW 107 would not count toward the years needed for retirement. It means the soldier got in some minor difficulty while in the service, nothing serious.