Serviceman

Nelson

HQ815th840th

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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: 39329500
Rank: Pvt (26 January 1944), Pvt (8 February 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

6 entries, first 24 January 1944, last 7 March 1944; grades seen: 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.

1944-01-24 HQ: Pvt. L Fur to AWOL, 2400 23 Jan 4lya AWOL to dy, 0830 24 Jan 44. OFFICER
1944-01-26 HQ: Pvt. F Remark M/R 24 Jan 44, "Fur to AWOL, etc".
1944-01-26 HQ: Fur to dy 24 Jan 44, (15 days) 81/20 extension-hrs per VO CO.
1944-02-08 815th: Dy to sk hesp, 7 Feb We. 35796637 Smith (911) Pfc. Dy to sk hosp.
1944-03-01 840th: Pvt 8 J Reld of dy & trfd to MacDi'l Fld Tow Target Det this sta.
1944-03-07 840th: Lynn E. (932) Pvt 8 20 A

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 899, roll 461010974 p. 902, roll 461010974 p. 903, roll 463205991 p. 764, roll 466093760 p. 427, roll 466094760 p. 979

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