Serviceman

Clarence Lyda

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: 34649950
Rank: Cpl (7 March 1944), Cpl (11 April 1944), Cpl (14 August 1944), Sgt (29 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

4 entries, first 7 March 1944, last 29 November 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.

1944-04-11 815th: Fr dy to temp dy with flying ecnelon at 99th Cp, APO H $20 c/o Postmaster, NY RECORD
1944-08-14 815th: Fr sk ID 4th Fld Hosp San Severo to dy

National Archives pages: roll 466076292 p. 306, roll 469121524 p. 680, roll 566192358 p. 2191, roll 576472397 p. 3138

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