Serviceman

Hecht

HQ840th

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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: 13125265
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 9 February 1944, last 28 August 1944. 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.

1944-02-09 HQ: Sgt 8 / red to gr of Pvt OFFICER FLD o a CAPT
1944-02-12 HQ: Pvt 6 / aptd Cpl OFFICER FLD o & CAPT
1944-08-28 840th: Sgt Bennie F. Taylor

National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 715, roll 463205991 p. 718, roll 566195336 p. 1852

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