Serviceman

Broz

HQ840th

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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: 38207344
Rank: Pfc (21 January 1944), Cpl (19 October 1944), Cpl (24 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 serial 38207394 in morning reports differs by one digit from 38207344; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 38207394); verify

Morning reports

3 entries, first 21 January 1944, last 24 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.

1944-01-21 HQ: Fur to dy (12 days).
1944-10-19 840th: Above 6 EX fr dy to TD San Spirito Rest Camp per Par 8, SO 220, Hg 483rd Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 18 Oct 44.
1944-10-24 840th: Above 6 EM Ir TD San Spirito Rest Camp to dy. *** RECORD OF EVENTS *** Practice mission. Routine post activities.

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 894, roll 572487240 p. 2544, roll 572487240 p. 2553

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