Serviceman

Thoman

840th

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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: 15095934
Rank: Cpl (26 July 1944), Cpl (2 August 1944), Cpl (1 September 1944), Cpl (5 September 1944), Cpl (17 September 1944), Cpl (23 September 1944), Cpl (5 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

7 entries, first 26 July 1944, last 5 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.

1944-07-26 840th: 52 Dy to hosp (ID), 25 Jul 44 (4th Fld Hosp).
1944-08-02 840th: / Hosp to dy. OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT
1944-09-01 840th: Sr Dy to hosp (ID).
1944-09-05 840th: Hosp to dy.
1944-09-17 840th: Dy to fur (6 days). 20 0 & 30 EM fr 8th AF reld fr atchd for rats & qrs. ***
1944-09-23 840th: Fur to dy OFFICER FLD 0 a CAPT IST LT
1944-10-05 840th: Above 8 EM prom fr yr of Cpl to Sgt per Par 6, 80 203, Hq 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd I Oct Wise

National Archives pages: roll 481433713 p. 520, roll 566195336 p. 1789, roll 570165454 p. 2615, roll 570165454 p. 2622, roll 570165454 p. 2636, roll 570165454 p. 2649, roll 572487240 p. 2515

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