Serviceman

Gamble

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: 17113499
Rank: S/Sgt (28 July 1944), S/Sgt (4 August 1944), S/Sgt (22 September 1944), S/Sgt (30 September 1944), S/Sgt (4 November 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 28 July 1944, last 4 November 1944; grades seen: 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.

1944-07-28 815th: Robertson, R.J. (911) Cpl
1944-08-04 815th: 11082182 Krause (945) Cpl
1944-09-22 815th: Above 4 0 and 6 EM fr dy to TD at Isle of Capri Rest Camp.
1944-09-30 815th: Above 4 0 and 6 EM fr TD at Isle of Capri Rest Camp.
1944-11-04 815th: there 0 and EL trid to Repl Depot #7

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 189, roll 566192358 p. 2180, roll 570165454 p. 280, roll 570165454 p. 301, roll 576472397 p. 3092

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