Serviceman

Cantey

815th

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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: 6964653
Rank: Sgt (13 January 1944), Sgt (9 April 1944), Sgt (20 August 1944), Sgt (25 August 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 13 January 1944, last 25 August 1944; grades seen: Sgt. 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.

1944-01-13 815th: Pvt 1cl above 3 named EM fr 9 day fur to dy OFFICER
1944-02-04 815th: Sgt G reclassified to 901
1944-04-09 815th: OFFICER FLD o & CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
1944-08-20 815th: Above 7 EM fr dy to TD at San Spirito Rest Camp 12132341 Edwards (611) Set 21
1944-08-25 815th: .

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 701, roll 463205991 p. 592, roll 469121524 p. 676, roll 566192358 p. 2200, roll 566192358 p. 2206

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