Serviceman

Owens

840thHQ

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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: 6927859
Rank: M/Sgt (15 August 1944), M/Sgt (8 September 1944), M/Sgt (11 September 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

5 entries, first 3 January 1944, last 11 September 1944; grades seen: M/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.

1944-01-03 HQ: (747) Set 4- 1 OFFICER FLD o & CAPT 1ST LT
1944-08-31 840th: W/Sgt 52 Dy to hosp (III), AR 35-1440.
1944-08-15 HQ: Dy to fur (6 days). OFFICER FLD 0 b CAPT IST LT
1944-09-08 840th: 3 Hosp to dy, 10 Sept Wt.
1944-09-11 840th: 3 Hosp to dy, 10 Sept Wt.

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 854, roll 566195336 p. 1817, roll 566195336 p. 1860, roll 570165454 p. 2630, roll 570165454 p. 4140

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