Serviceman

Dgt

816th

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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: 32972511
Rank: S/Sgt (3 December 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

2 entries, first 16 July 1944, last 3 December 1944; grades seen: 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.

1944-07-16 816th: Dgt 7 EM fr dy to 5 days I/D at San Spirito Rest Camp pp 4 SO 127 this Hqs dtd 15 July, 1944
1944-12-03 816th: OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 369, roll 579002584 p. 3706

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