Serviceman

Mines

HQ840th

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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: 0759168
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name

Morning reports

2 entries, first 12 January 1944, last 20 July 1944. 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.

1944-01-12 HQ: 1091 Mines 2
1944-07-20 840th: 2d It Promoted fr 2d It to 1st It per Par 3, so 196, Hg 15th AP, APO 520, dtd 14 Jul 44, but is MIA FLD 0 a CAPT

National Archives pages: roll 461012976 p. 741, roll 481433713 p. 508

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