Serviceman

Davis

840th

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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: 18004620
Rank: S/Sgt (21 March 1944), s/Sgt (7 September 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 21 March 1944, last 18 December 1944; grades seen: S/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.

1944-03-21 840th: Dy to hosp (LD). OFFICER FLD o & CAPT 1ST LT
1944-03-22 840th: s/sst Rosp to dy. OFFICER FLD o & CAPT
1944-09-07 840th: Rd to gr of Pvt per Par 2. so 180, Hg 483rd Bomb Gp (H), APO 520.
1944-12-18 840th: Above 3 EM dy to hosp (NLD AR35-1440), 4th Fld OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT
1944-12-18 840th: Above 3 EM dy to hosp (NLD AR35-1440), 4th Fld OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT

National Archives pages: roll 467225905 p. 164, roll 467225905 p. 165, roll 570165454 p. 2625, roll 579006654 p. 1626, roll 579006654 p. 3537

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