Serviceman

Dobson

815thHQ

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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: 16155562
Rank: T/Sgt (22 September 1944), T/Sgt (30 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

4 entries, first 15 July 1944, last 23 October 1944; 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.

1944-07-15 HQ: F /O JOHN E WARWICK
1944-09-22 815th: Above 4 0 and 6 EM fr dy to TD at Isle of Capri Rest Camp.
1944-09-30 815th: Above 4 0 and 6 EM fr TD at Isle of Capri Rest Camp.
1944-10-23 815th: I/Set

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 168, roll 570165454 p. 280, roll 570165454 p. 301, roll 572483765 p. 3429

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