Serviceman

Roy Alkire

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: 38401084
Rank: Pfc (30 September 1944), Pfc (23 October 1944), Pfc (29 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

4 entries, first 30 September 1944, last 3 November 1944; grades seen: Pfc. 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.

1944-09-30 817th: 52
1944-10-23 817th: 3 fr hosp (ID) to duty 37180246 Darnell Jack G Pvt 3
1944-10-29 817th: Above 7 EN fr dy to DS Rest Camp San Spirito
1944-11-03 817th: Pic

National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 499, roll 572487240 p. 482, roll 572487240 p. 488, roll 576472397 p. 3585

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