Serviceman
James Edwards
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
- 35225181
- Rank
- Cpl (18 July 1944), S/Sgt (24 December 1944)
- 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 Edwards, James (units 817th, 817th, serials O-1104637, 35225181); may be the same man
Morning reports
2 entries, first 18 July 1944, last 24 December 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.
- 1944-07-18 817th: ASGD & JD Fr 5th Wg (US) APO 520
- 1944-12-24 817th: Wallace Francis D 611 S/Sgt fr duty to TD Isle Capri Rest Camp 22 Dec 44
National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 807, roll 579002584 p. 3993
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