Serviceman

Kramer

HQ815th840th

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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: 16042234
Rank: S/Sgt (6 January 1944), S/Sgt (18 January 1944), T/Sgt (5 May 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 6 January 1944, last 5 May 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, 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.

1944-01-06 815th: Above 4 EM fr dy to fur (12 days)
1944-01-18 HQ: Fur to dy (12 days)
1944-02-03 HQ: S/Sgt /
1944-05-05 840th: Above EM promoted to gr of M/Sgt per Par 4, so 70, Hg 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 1 May 44 OFFICER FLD o & CAPT

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 861, roll 461010974 p. 889, roll 463208994 p. 539, roll 474640174 p. 58

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