Serviceman

Daws

815th816thHQ

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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: 6272692
Rank: T/Sgt (21 November 1943), T/Sgt (21 December 1943), T/Sgt (28 December 1943)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name; a single entry, so the spelling is unverified serial 6272892 in morning reports differs by one digit from 6272692; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 6272892); verify

Morning reports

3 entries, first 21 December 1943, last 28 December 1943; grades seen: T/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.

1943-12-21 815th: reld of asgd to Sq and sep rations and asgd to 816th Bomb Sq (H) this Gp
1943-12-28 816th: Fr hosp to dv
1943-12-22 HQ: Above 3 RM fr dy to hosp. FLD 08 CAPT 1ST LT 20 LT

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 80, roll 458053820 p. 157, roll 458053820 p. 168

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