Serviceman

Lawrence LaFlamme

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: 31254059
Rank: S/Sgt (24 May 1944), S/Sgt (28 May 1944), S/Sgt (7 July 1944), s/Sgt (13 July 1944), T/Sgt (9 September 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name another record shares the name LaFlamme, Lawrence (units HQ, 817th, 817th, HQ, serials None, None, 31254059); may be the same man

Morning reports

6 entries, first 24 May 1944, last 9 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, T/Sgt, 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.

1944-05-24 817th: 22 fr duty to LWA hospitalized 61st Hosp Foggia FLD o a CAPT IST LT
1944-05-28 817th: Awarded Purple Heart 25 May 1944
1944-05 HQ: AAF Marshall, Joseph A. s/sgt
1944-07-07 817th: fr duty to DS Rest Camp Isle Capri FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT 20 LT
1944-07-13 817th: fr DS Rest Camp Isle Capri to duty
1944-09-09 817th: S/Set

National Archives pages: roll 474489038 p. 950, roll 474638098 p. 290, roll 474638098 p. 298, roll 481431546 p. 788, roll 481431546 p. 799, roll 570165454 p. 474

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