Serviceman

Bender

HQ816th

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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: 0903742
Rank: Maj (9 February 1944), Maj (21 February 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

4 entries, first 12 January 1944, last 21 February 1944; grades seen: Maj. 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.

1944-01-12 HQ: 2120 Cannon 1 Lt.
1944-01-27 HQ: Capt D , Promoted from Capt to Majow, SO 17, par 5, 5 D Ord. dtd &-eff-20 Jan 4xx 32077553 Radowski (686)
1944-02-09 816th: Dy to lv, 11 days.
1944-02-21 HQ: Lv to dy, 20 Feb 44 (11 days),

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 904, roll 461012976 p. 741, roll 463205991 p. 765, roll 463205991 p. 782

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