Serviceman

Richard Connaughton

817thHQ

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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: 0701467
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name another record shares the name Connaughton, Richard (units HQ, 817th, 817th, HQ, serials None, None, 0701467); may be the same man

Morning reports

8 entries, first 24 June 1944, last 25 September 1944. 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.

1944-06-24 817th: 2Lt
1944-06-30 HQ: 2LE
1944-07-07 817th: 2Lt
1944-07-15 817th: 2Lt 12 fr duty to INA hosp 61st Station. 025615
1944-07-24 817th: 2Lt fr duty to DS Rest Camp Villagio Mancuso
1944-07-31 817th: 2Lt fr DS Rest Camp Villagio Mancuso to dy 6 387045 Braddock Edgar F
1944-09-06 817th: 2Lt
1944-09-25 817th: 1Lt

National Archives pages: roll 478080727 p. 390, roll 478081728 p. 901, roll 481431546 p. 787, roll 481431546 p. 802, roll 481431546 p. 822, roll 481431546 p. 836, roll 570165454 p. 469, roll 570165454 p. 493

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