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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: 0568745
Rank: 1st Lt (13 November 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 13 November 1943, last 13 November 1943; grades seen: 1st Lt. 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.

1943-11-13 840th: trfd to 840th Bomb Sq (H), MacDill Field, Tampa, Florida per S0#19, Hq 488th Bomb Gp (H), MacDill Field, Tampa Florida, dd 11 Nov 1943.

National Archives pages: roll 456416617 p. 172

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