Serviceman

Egan

840th

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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: 20245059
Rank: Cpl (26 July 1944), Cpl (8 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

3 entries, first 26 July 1944, last 8 September 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.

1944-07-26 840th: Fur to dy. OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT 10T LT
1944-09-08 840th: Dy to hosp (ID), 5 Sept We. ****** RECORD STATION OF EVENTS ****** Routine Post Activities. 8 Sept 44: 7 B-17G's departed on bombing
1944-09-08 840th: Dy to hosp (ID), 5 Sept We. ****** RECORD STATION OF EVENTS ****** Routine Post Activities. 8 Sept 44: 7 B-17G's departed on bombing

National Archives pages: roll 481433713 p. 520, roll 570165454 p. 2626, roll 570165454 p. 4140

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