Serviceman

Galatro

840thHQ

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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: 39021898
Rank: s/Sgt (10 July 1944), s/Sgt (25 July 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

5 entries, first 19 February 1944, last 25 July 1944; grades seen: 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.

1944-02-19 840th: Sgt 4 /
1944-02-28 HQ: Edward W. Garrard
1944-02-28 HQ: Edward W. Garrard
1944-07-10 840th: Dy to fur. OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT
1944-07-25 840th: Fur to dy.

National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 776, roll 466076292 p. 285, roll 466076292 p. 361, roll 481433713 p. 491, roll 481433713 p. 518

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