Serviceman

Bergsten

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: 37158337
Rank: Cpl (1 December 1943), Cpl (19 December 1943), Cpl (25 January 1944), Cpl (15 February 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name serial 37158737 in morning reports differs by one digit from 37158337; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 37158737); verify

Morning reports

2 entries, first 25 January 1944, last 15 February 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.

1944-01-25 815th: 13 day fur to dy 24 Jan 44
1944-02-15 815th: Nelson, W.J (747) X Pvt 1cl

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 722, roll 463205991 p. 607

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