Serviceman

Backman

815th

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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: 19072466
Rank: Sgt (30 September 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

3 entries, first 4 August 1944, last 23 October 1944; grades seen: Sgt. 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.

1944-08-04 815th: Asgd & jd fr Hq 5th Wg. OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT
1944-09-30 815th: 52 Fr dy to sk (LD) 61st Sta Hosp Foggia
1944-10-23 815th: Sgt 50 Trfd to Det of Patients, 26th Gen Hdsp.

National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2181, roll 570165454 p. 301, roll 572483765 p. 3429

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