Serviceman

James Shunick

817th

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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: 16018561
Rank: Sgt (6 December 1943), Sgt (15 December 1943), Sgt (13 August 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name; a single entry, so the spelling is unverified serial 16019561 in morning reports differs by one digit from 16018561; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 16019561); verify

Morning reports

3 entries, first 6 December 1943, last 13 August 1944; grades seen: 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.

1943-12-06 817th: S/Set fr dy to fur (11 das) as of 3 Dec 1943 1217/125 Coventry Donald M (826) Cpl
1943-12-15 817th: fr fur to dy 14 December
1944-08-13 817th: Trfd to Repl Depot # 7APO 520

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 186, roll 458053820 p. 209, roll 566192358 p. 2425

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