Serviceman

George Gillespie

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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: 35453229
Rank: S/Sgt (11 December 1943)
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 11 December 1943, last 6 December 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.

1943-12-11 HQ: Hosp to dy
1944-01-15 HQ: s/sets / Reduced to gr of Pvt as of 8 Jan 1944 per decision of Summary Court Martial OFFICERS PRESENT AND ABSENT
1944-12-06 HQ: S/ Sgty F AWOL to dy as of 6 1200 6 Jan 1944 OFFICERS PRESENT AND ABSENT

National Archives pages: roll 458052819 p. 990, roll 461010974 p. 642, roll 461010974 p. 651

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