Serviceman

Mann

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: 39285971
Rank: Cpl (31 October 1943), Cpl (16 November 1943), Cpl (19 November 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 31 October 1943, last 19 November 1943; grades seen: Cpl. 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.

1943-10-31 817th: authorized 10 day delay enrouse MacDill Fld Fla FLD o & CAPT IST LT 2D LT
1943-11-16 817th: fr 10 day delay enroute to duty FLD o a CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
1943-11-19 817th: trfd to 816th Bomb Sq. 483rd BG MacDill Fld Fla

National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 756, roll 456415616 p. 800, roll 456415616 p. 805

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