Serviceman

Joseph Boyd

817th

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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: 33636179
Rank: Cpl (6 October 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name; a single entry, so the spelling is unverified another record shares the name Boyd, Joseph (units 817th, HQ, 817th, serials 39388208, 33636179); may be the same man

Morning reports

1 entry, first 6 October 1944, last 6 October 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.

1944-10-06 817th: Faix William G 611 Cpl

National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 463

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