Serviceman

Davenport

816th

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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: 38093844
Rank: Pfc (23 December 1943)
Sources: morning-report

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

Morning reports

4 entries, first 19 October 1943, last 23 December 1943; grades seen: Pfc. 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.

1943-10-19 816th: dy & MOS 521 Pic hosp to dy 0800 FLD o & CAPT
1943-12-14 816th: ($09) Pfe Pfe7-L0 Trfd in = to 88th Bomb Gp H Avon Park Fla.
1943-12-23 816th: Above 3 EN fur to dv as of 22 Dec 43
1943-12-23 816th: Above 3 EN fur to dv as of 22 Dec 43

National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 686, roll 458053820 p. 140, roll 458053820 p. 162

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