Serviceman

Gariepy

816thHQ

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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: 35104200
Rank: Sgt (6 December 1943), Sgt (18 December 1943), Sgt (19 January 1944), Sgt (20 January 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 6 December 1943, last 20 January 1944; grades seen: 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.

1943-12-06 HQ: Dy to Fur
1943-12-18 HQ: fr Fur to Dy. FLD 08 CAPT 1ST LT 20 LT
1944-01-19 816th: fx dy tg sk in hosp as of 18 Jan lade Lawrence, Wm R. Sgt fr dx to
1944-01-20 816th: fr dy to sk in hosp as of 18 Jan lide is amended to read
1944-01-20 816th: fr dy to sk in hosp NLD AR 35-1440 as of 18 Jan 44

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 119, roll 458053820 p. 148, roll 461010974 p. 773, roll 461010974 p. 774

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