Serviceman

Grady

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: 20445556
Rank: Pfc (9 August 1944), Sgt (27 September 1944), Sgt (4 October 1944), Sgt (10 October 1944), Sgt (16 October 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 9 August 1944, last 16 October 1944; grades seen: Pfc, 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.

1944-09-27 840th: Set
1944-10-04 840th: OFFICER FLD 0 a CAPT 1ST LT 20 LT
1944-10-10 840th: rs Dy to hosp (ID), 4th Fld Hosp. *** RECORD OF EVENTS nun 7 planes departed on bombing mission to bomb
1944-10-16 840th: Hosp to dy, 15 Oct Wi.

National Archives pages: roll 566195336 p. 1802, roll 570165454 p. 2654, roll 572487240 p. 2513, roll 572487240 p. 2526, roll 572487240 p. 2536

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