Serviceman
Butler
816thHQ
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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
- 39576523
- Rank
- Pvt (3 December 1943)
- 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 39576524 in morning reports differs by one digit from 39576523; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 39576524); verify
Morning reports
2 entries, first 4 December 1943, last 6 December 1943. 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.
- 1943-12-04 816th: (501) Pvt 8 20 asgd & id fr Ho 73d AAFTTD Ft Collins, Colo.
- 1943-12-06 HQ: (501) Pvt 8 L0 Erroneously shown on M/R of 4 Dec 43. Above EM asgd & id 3 Dec 43.
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 117, roll 458053820 p. 119
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