Serviceman

Bailey

840th

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Known so far only from the squadron morning reports: a surname, an Army serial number and the clerk's spelling. A roster name has not yet been matched to him.

Army serial number: 33589310
Rank: Cpl (7 August 1944), Cpl (13 August 1944), Cpl (1 September 1944), Pvt (29 September 1944), Pvt (4 October 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name

Morning reports

5 entries, first 7 August 1944, last 4 October 1944; grades seen: Cpl, Pvt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

1944-08-07 840th: Dy to fur (6 days). OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT
1944-08-13 840th: Fur to dy.
1944-09-01 840th: Reduced to gr of Fvt per Par 8, so 174, Hq 483d Bomo Gp (H). APO 520.
1944-09-29 840th: Above 7 EM dy to TD San Spirito Rest Camp per Par 3, so 200, Hq 483rd Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 28 Sept Will. OFFICER
1944-10-04 840th: Above 7 EM fr TD San Spirito Rest Camp to dy.

National Archives pages: roll 566195336 p. 1800, roll 566195336 p. 1810, roll 570165454 p. 2608, roll 570165454 p. 2658, roll 572487240 p. 2513

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