Serviceman
Oscar D. Floyd
817th
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- Army serial number
- 0747002
- Hometown
- Jacksonville, FL; Jacksonville, TX
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 146, 162, 187
- Sources
- heroes-book, morning-report
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0747002); verify another record shares the name Floyd, Oscar D. (units HQ, 817th, serials None, 0747002); may be the same man
Crews
- William D. Markland Crew · 817th
- Maurice K. Mott Crew · 817th
- John W. Puntch Crew · 817th
Morning reports
3 entries, first 17 July 1944, last 5 September 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.
- 1944-07-17 817th: 2Lt
- 1944-07-24 817th: 2Lt
- 1944-09-05 817th: 1Lt 3K
National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 806, roll 481431546 p. 822, roll 570165454 p. 466
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