Serviceman

Gibbons

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: 36640189
Rank: Pvt (21 December 1943), Pvt (1 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

2 entries, first 21 December 1943, last 1 January 1944; grades seen: Pvt. 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.

1943-12-21 817th: 15331690 Nelis Sgt. 15113818 Davis Pfc
1944-01-01 817th: fr fur (11 days) to dy

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 219, roll 461010974 p. 796

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