Serviceman

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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: 36865949
Rank: Pvt (5 May 1944), Pfc (4 November 1944), Pfc (10 November 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

3 entries, first 5 May 1944, last 10 November 1944; grades seen: Pfc, Pvt. 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.

1944-05-05 840th: Above EM promoted to gr of Pvt 1 C1 per Par 4, so 70, Hq 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520.
1944-11-04 840th: Above 7 EM fr dy to TD San Spirito Rest Camp per Par Li, so 235, Hq 483rd Bomb GO (H), APO 520, dtd 2 Nov We
1944-11-10 840th: Above 7 W fr TDSan Spirito Rest Camp to dy,

National Archives pages: roll 474640174 p. 60, roll 576476048 p. 1302, roll 576476048 p. 1318

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