Serviceman
Townsend
816th
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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
- 37218864
- Rank
- Sgt (26 November 1943), Sgt (13 February 1944), Sgt (14 February 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 37218869 in morning reports differs by one digit from 37218864; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 37218869); verify
Morning reports
2 entries, first 13 February 1944, last 14 February 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.
- 1944-02-13 816th: 1375/198 Grill Pfc
- 1944-02-14 816th: fr dy to hosp
National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 657, roll 463205991 p. 660
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