Serviceman

Marvin Baker

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: 37499812
Rank: Cpl (14 October 1944), S/Sgt (30 December 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name another record shares the name Baker, Marvin (units 817th, 817th, serials 34822071, 37499812); may be the same man

Morning reports

2 entries, first 14 October 1944, last 30 December 1944; grades seen: Cpl, S/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.

1944-10-14 817th: Bozeman Thomas A 611 Cpl
1944-12-30 817th: Gullickson Marshall S 611 S/Sgt

National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 471, roll 579002584 p. 4000

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