Serviceman

Kenneth Griffin

816th

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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: 38428962
Rank: T/Sgt (3 December 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name another record shares the name Griffin, Kenneth (units 816th, 816th, serials 14018785, 38428962); may be the same man possible duplicate: Griffen, Kenneth (816th; sources 483bg-record, assoc-roster)

Morning reports

2 entries, first 19 July 1944, last 3 December 1944; grades seen: T/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.

1944-07-19 816th: Sgt Robert L Danielson (757)
1944-12-03 816th: 3K

National Archives pages: roll 481432547 p. 158, roll 579002584 p. 3706

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