Serviceman

Cyril Barber

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: 1691639
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name; a single entry, so the spelling is unverified another record shares the name Barber, Cyril (units HQ, 816th, 840th, 817th, , 817th, 817th, 817th, serials 6906439, None, None, None, 1691639, 01691639); may be the same man

Morning reports

1 entry, first 8 July 1944, last 8 July 1944. 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.

1944-07-08 817th: 2Lt fr duty to LIA not hospitalized FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 790

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