Serviceman

Silas Dolive

817th

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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: 0719030
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name another record shares the name Dolive, Silas (units 817th, 817th, serials O-719030, 0719030); may be the same man

Morning reports

4 entries, first 19 August 1944, last 9 October 1944. 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.

1944-08-19 817th: 1034 2Lt
1944-09-23 817th: 2Lt
1944-09-27 817th: 2Lt
1944-10-09 817th: 2Lt

National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2439, roll 570165454 p. 491, roll 570165454 p. 496, roll 572487240 p. 466

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