Serviceman

Shelhorn

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: 35097187
Rank: Cpl (14 October 1944), Cpl (19 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

5 entries, first 20 February 1944, last 19 October 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.

1944-02-20 840th: Cpi
1944-02-28 HQ: Bornard J. Sheriden
1944-02-28 HQ: Bornard J. Sheriden
1944-10-14 840th: Pic Above 7 IN fr dy to TD San Spirito Rest Camp, per Par 5, SD 215, Hq 483rd Bomb Gp (E), APO 520, dtd 13 Oct We
1944-10-19 840th: OFFICER FLD 0 a CAPT 1ST LT 20 LT

National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 781, roll 466076292 p. 287, roll 466076292 p. 363, roll 572487240 p. 2533, roll 572487240 p. 2544

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