Serviceman

John Puntch

817thHQ

Play his story on the map built from his record

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: 0689351
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name another record shares the name Puntch, John (units HQ, 817th, 817th, HQ, serials None, None, 0689351); may be the same man

Morning reports

6 entries, first 2 May 1944, last 23 September 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.

1944-05-02 817th: 2Lt
1944-07-15 817th: 1Lt fr leave (5 das) to duty
1944-07-17 817th: 1Lt
1944-07-24 817th: ILt
1944-07-12 HQ: 1Lt fr duty to leave (5 das) 10 July 44 FLD o & CAPT
1944-09-23 817th: IIt aptd Cant AUS par 31 so 258 15th AF 14 Sept hili

National Archives pages: roll 474639099 p. 67, roll 481431546 p. 797, roll 481431546 p. 802, roll 481431546 p. 806, roll 481431546 p. 822, roll 570165454 p. 491

Know something about him?

If this record is wrong or missing something, a middle name, the right squadron, who is who in a photograph, what he said about a day, tell us. Nothing you send is shown without your say-so.