Serviceman

Cottone

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: 39022393
Rank: Sgt (5 October 1943), Sgt (24 October 1943), Sgt (30 January 1944), s/Sgt (1 February 1944), Sgt (10 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

6 entries, first 5 October 1943, last 12 February 1944; grades seen: Sgt, s/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.

1943-10-24 817th: fr fur to duta FLD o a CAPT OFFICER 1ST LT
1943-10-05 HQ: DY TO 1/DAY EMERG FUR
1944-01-30 817th: fr hosp to duty
1944-02-01 817th: fr fur (9 das) to duty 31 Jen
1944-02-10 817th: fr fur (10 das) to duty OFFICER FLD o & CAPT IST LT
1944-02-12 HQ: Sgt J trfd to 88th Bomb Gp (H), Avon Park Florida

National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 746, roll 453519128 p. 770, roll 461010974 p. 847, roll 463205991 p. 696, roll 463205991 p. 716, roll 463205991 p. 718

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