Serviceman

Mitchell

840th

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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: 35675447
Rank: Pvt (5 October 1944), Pfc (8 October 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

2 entries, first 5 October 1944, last 8 October 1944; grades seen: Pfc, Pvt. 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.

1944-10-05 840th: Above 2 EM prom to ET of Pfc per Par 6, so 203, Hq 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 1 Oct 44.
1944-10-08 840th: Hosp to dy. **** RECORD OF EVENTS *** Mission called off. Routine base activities.

National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2516, roll 572487240 p. 2524

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