Serviceman

William M. Black

817th

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Army serial number: 20805427
Rank: S/Sgt (10 May 1944), Sgt (7 July 1944), Sgt (13 July 1944), S/Sgt (5 September 1944)
Hometown: Canyon, TX
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 93, 129
Sources: heroes-book, morning-report

Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 20805427); verify another record shares the name Black, William M. (units HQ, 817th, serials None, 20805427); may be the same man

Crews

Karl Hattenhauer Crew · 817th
Jack C. Kent Crew · 817th

Morning reports

4 entries, first 10 May 1944, last 5 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, 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.

1944-05-10 817th: 11
1944-07-07 817th: fr duty to DS Rest Camp Isle Capri FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT 20 LT
1944-07-13 817th: fr DS Rest Camp Isle Capri to duty
1944-09-05 817th: I/Sgt

National Archives pages: roll 474638098 p. 265, roll 481431546 p. 788, roll 481431546 p. 799, roll 570165454 p. 467

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