Serviceman

Jacobson

817th

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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: 18014846
Rank: T/Sgt (15 December 1943), T/Sgt (22 December 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 2 December 1943, last 22 December 1943; grades seen: T/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.

1943-12-02 817th: I/Sgt
1943-12-15 817th: fr fur to dy 14 December
1943-12-22 817th: trfd to 816th B Sq 483rd BG (H) as of 21 Bec 43

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 181, roll 458053820 p. 209, roll 458053820 p. 222

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