Serviceman

Farrell

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: 16108239
Rank: Sgt (25 February 1944), Sgt (28 February 1944), S/Sgt (27 May 1944), s/Sgt (5 September 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

4 entries, first 25 February 1944, last 5 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, Sgt, s/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.

1944-02-25 840th: Duty to sk hosp (LD), 24 Feb 44.
1944-02-28 840th: Hosp to dy, 26 Feb hels
1944-05-27 840th: I
1944-09-05 840th: Herring, Jr S/Sgt

National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 788, roll 463205991 p. 794, roll 474640174 p. 98, roll 570165454 p. 2618

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