Serviceman

Leon Sharp

817thHQ

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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: 18108364
Rank: T/Sgt (7 May 1944), T/Sgt (10 May 1944)
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 Sharp, Leon (units HQ, 817th, 817th, HQ, serials None, None, 18108364); may be the same man

Morning reports

4 entries, first 1 January 1944, last 10 May 1944; grades seen: T/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.

1943-10 HQ: 11 If If 1.
1944-01-01 817th: s/Sgt 3-1 Aptd T/Sgt as of 1 Jan like
1944-05-07 817th: fr duty to MIA
1944-05-10 817th: frxMTs Fr MIA to dropped fr rolls

National Archives pages: roll 452798688 p. 20, roll 461010974 p. 803, roll 474638098 p. 261, roll 474638098 p. 265

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