Serviceman
William H. Adams, Jr
817th
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- Army serial number
- 0724185
- Rank
- Capt (10 May 1944), Capt (13 August 1944), Capt (18 August 1944)
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 81
- Sources
- heroes-book, morning-report
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0724185); verify another record shares the name Adams, William H. (units HQ, 817th, serials 20480149, 0724185); may be the same man
Crews
Morning reports
4 entries, first 20 February 1944, last 18 August 1944; grades seen: Capt. 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 817th: 1st Lt E / aptd Capt AUS per WD 041 dtd 17 Feb 44
- 1944-05-10 817th: 1Lt
- 1944-08-13 817th: fr duty to DS XV AF FLD o & CAPT IST LT 2D LT
- 1944-08-18 817th: fr DS XV AF to duty OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT
National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 726, roll 474638098 p. 265, roll 566192358 p. 2425, roll 566192358 p. 2435
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