Serviceman

Hylton

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: 33047388
Rank: Sgt (16 April 1944), Sgt (14 September 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 16 April 1944, last 14 September 1944; grades seen: 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.

1944-04-16 816th: 12 EM fr dy to DS 6632 Ord Sv Co for Rat only. Dy at Foggia AAB. FLD o & CAPT 1ST LT
1944-09-14 816th: 2 0 & 5 EM fr Dy to TD Rome, Italy for 3 day period per P 4 SO 185 this Hqrs dtd 13 Septhip 14017166 Mimms Sgt.

National Archives pages: roll 469122525 p. 19, roll 570165454 p. 398

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