The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Carter

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
39388295
Rank
M/Sgt (16 November 1943), M/Sgt (26 November 1943), M/Sgt (10 February 1944), M/Sgt (10 June 1944), M/Sgt (21 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

7 entries, first 31 October 1943, last 26 July 1944; grades seen: M/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.

National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 757, roll 456415616 p. 800, roll 456415616 p. 817, roll 463205991 p. 716, roll 478080727 p. 346, roll 481431546 p. 814, roll 481431546 p. 826

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