Serviceman

Franks

817thHQ

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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: 35604018
Rank: Pvt (18 October 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

3 entries, first 18 October 1943, last 3 January 1944; grades seen: 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.

1943-10-18 817th: fr fur to duty FLD o & CAPT 1ST LT OFFICER
1943-10-26 HQ: 6. Pvt (901) Herman Hertzherg, 36652142, having been assigned to this Group per so #297, Par 7 Hq AAB, Gaiger Field, Washington dtd 24 Oct 43 (from 383rd bomb Gp ) is further assigned to the 816th Bombardment Squadron.
1944-01-03 817th: Pvt 7-1 Above EM aptd Pfc (Temp)

National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 733, roll 453519128 p. 751, roll 461010974 p. 798

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