Serviceman
William H. Arroyo
840th
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- Army serial number
- 33323895
- Rank
- Pfc (5 May 1944), Cpl (24 June 1944), Pvt (3 August 1944), Cpl (17 August 1944)
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 149
- Sources
- heroes-book, morning-report
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 33323895); verify another record shares the name Arroyo, William H. (units HQ, 840th, serials None, 33323895); may be the same man
Crews
- John R. Mason Crew · 840th
Morning reports
4 entries, first 5 May 1944, last 17 August 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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 proboted to gr of Cpl per Par 4, so 70, Hg 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 1 May 44.
- 1944-06-24 840th: Above EM reduced to gr of Pvt per Par 1, so 109, Hg 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 23 June We. Prev rptd M/R 17 June 44 "2d Lt Robert I. Wilson
- 1944-08-03 840th: 1
- 1944-08-17 840th: Dy to fur (6 days).
National Archives pages: roll 474640174 p. 59, roll 478083643 p. 42, roll 566195336 p. 1792, roll 566195336 p. 1821
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