Serviceman

Barnes

Play his story on the map built from his record

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

18117647

Rank

Sgt (17 May 1944), s/Sgt (2 July 1944), s/Sgt (9 July 1944), S/Sgt (8 September 1944), S/Sgt (19 October 1944), s/Sgt (24 October 1944)

Sources

morning-report

Morning reports

9 entries, first 17 May 1944, last 24 October 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, Sgt, 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.

• 1944-05-17 840th: Above EM promoted to gr of s/Sgt per Par 4, so 79, Hq 483d Bomb Gp (4), APO 520, dtd 16
• 1944-07-02 840th: 12 Dy to hosp (ID), 4th Fld Hosp, San Devero, Italy OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT
• 1944-07-09 840th: mg osp to dy. OFFICER FLD 0 a CAPT
• 1944-07-15 840th: S/SEt
• 1944-09-08 840th: Dy to fur (10 days).
• 1944-09-08 840th: Dy to fur (10 days).
• 1944-09-18 840th: s/set
• 1944-10-19 840th: Above 6 EX fr dy to TD San Spirito Rest Camp per Par 8, SO 220, Hg 483rd Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 18 Oct 44.
• 1944-10-24 840th: Above 6 EM Ir TD San Spirito Rest Camp to dy. *** RECORD OF EVENTS *** Practice mission. Routine post activities.

National Archives pages: roll 474640174 p. 81, roll 481433713 p. 474, roll 481433713 p. 489, roll 481433713 p. 497, roll 570165454 p. 2626, roll 570165454 p. 2638, roll 570165454 p. 4140, roll 572487240 p. 2544, roll 572487240 p. 2553