Serviceman

Caperton

815th

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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: 34133266
Rank: T/Sgt (29 November 1943), T/Sgt (21 January 1944), M/Sgt (30 April 1944), M/Sgt (11 July 1944), M/Sgt (16 July 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

5 entries, first 29 November 1943, last 16 July 1944; grades seen: M/Sgt, T/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.

1943-11-29 815th: auth 16 day delay enroute fr FAAF Florence S.C. to dy
1944-01-21 815th: above 4 EM 10 day fur to dy
1944-04-30 815th: Above 4 EM fr TD with 99th Bomb Gp APO #520 to dy OFFICER
1944-07-11 815th: Above 7 EM fr dy to TD at San Spirito Rest Camp. W-2118915 Glass (0222) WOJG
1944-07-16 815th: Above 7 EM fr TD at San Spirito Rest Camp to dy

National Archives pages: roll 456415616 p. 743, roll 461010974 p. 712, roll 469121524 p. 708, roll 481431546 p. 162, roll 481431546 p. 170

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