Serviceman

Edward O. James, Jr

840thHQ

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Army serial number: 34778213
Rank: Pfc (6 June 1944)
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 136
Sources: heroes-book, morning-report

Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 34778213); verify

Crews

Jack H. Leatherman Crew · 840th

Morning reports

3 entries, first 28 February 1944, last 6 June 1944; grades seen: Pfc. 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.

1944-02-28 HQ: James C. Peach
1944-02-28 HQ: James C. Peach
1944-06-06 840th: Above EM promoted to gr of Cpl (I), per Par 5, so 89, Hq 483d Bomb Gp (H), dtd 1 Juhe W4.

National Archives pages: roll 466076292 p. 288, roll 466076292 p. 364, roll 478083643 p. 18

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