Serviceman

Ascough

HQ816th

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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: 39832632
Rank: Pvt (21 December 1943), Pvt (22 December 1943), Pvt (4 January 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 21 December 1943, last 4 January 1944; grades seen: 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.

1943-12-21 HQ: Reld of dy & trfd to 816th Bomb Sq (H) 483rd Bomb Gp (H) this sta.
1943-12-22 HQ: Above 2 EM asgd & id fr 818th Bomb So This Gp. 19 EM fr dy to fur roster atchd
1944-01-04 816th: Pvt 8 F fr AWOL to dy
1944-01-04 816th: 8 J trfd in gr to 488th Bomb Gp (H) MacDill Fld

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 157, roll 458053820 p. 304, roll 461010974 p. 746

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