Serviceman

Decker

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: 33251932
Rank: Cpl (18 December 1943)
Sources: morning-report

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

Morning reports

1 entry, first 18 December 1943, last 18 December 1943; grades seen: Cpl. 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.

1943-12-18 840th: (303) Pvt Above 2 IM trfd in gr to 842nd Bemb Sq (III) per par 29 so 56 Hq 485th Bomb Gp (H) this sta dd 18 Dec 43. off 1800.

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 945

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