Serviceman

Caroway

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: 14138520
Rank: Pvt (4 January 1944), Pvt (12 February 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

2 entries, first 4 January 1944, last 12 February 1944; grades seen: Pvt. 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.

1944-01-04 816th: Above 2 EM trfd in or to 817th Bomb Sq as of 3 Jan 41:
1944-02-12 HQ: J trfd to 488th Bomb Gp (H), thisstation

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 746, roll 463205991 p. 718

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