Serviceman

John A. Austin

815th

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Army serial number: 35710159
Rank: Cpl (7 October 1944)
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 77
Sources: heroes-book, morning-report

Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 35710159); verify

Crews

Walter L. Glass, Jr. Crew · 815th

Morning reports

3 entries, first 28 September 1944, last 26 October 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.

1944-09-28 815th: Cpl Dwight F Jost
1944-10-07 815th: Fr dy to SWA 4th Fld Hosp San Severe cause flak 37344671 Jost (612) Cpl
1944-10-26 815th: Sgt 50 Fr SWA 26th Gen Hosp Bari to trfd to Det. of Patients 26th Gen Hosp Bari.

National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 295, roll 572483765 p. 3404, roll 572483765 p. 3436

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