Serviceman

Blakely

840th

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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: 37493412
Rank: Pfc (3 August 1944), Cpl (13 October 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

3 entries, first 3 August 1944, last 13 October 1944; grades seen: Cpl, Pfc. 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.

1944-08-03 840th: 1
1944-10-03 840th: CDI Dy to fur (5 days). 025457 Seith
1944-10-13 840th: Pur to dr.

National Archives pages: roll 566195336 p. 1792, roll 572487240 p. 2523, roll 572487240 p. 2531

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