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1946 U.S. Army Discharge Papers of Glen Carbon Resident Anthony Poneta Separation Qualification Record, or discharge papers, of Anthony J. Poneta, who served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a cook at the Percy Jones Hospital Annex at Fort Custer in Michigan. Poneta enlisted on December 19, 1942, and served until March 14, 1946. For most of his duty he served as a T/5 (Technician Fifth Grade) cook, which was equivalent to a Corporal, and supervised multiple military cooks, kitchen personnel, and even prisoners of war in preparing food for the hospital staff. Poneta was partially blind in one eye which led him to being unable to serve in a combat role. March 14, 1946 June 13, 2025