Serviceman

Kaplan

815th

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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: 13052431
Rank: S/Sgt (15 January 1944), s/Sgt (1 March 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

3 entries, first 3 January 1944, last 1 March 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, s/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.

1944-01-03 815th: Sgt4-1 aptd S/Sgt
1944-01-15 815th: OFFICER FLD o & CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
1944-03-01 815th: Above 6 EM trfd to HRPE CPH Va. OFFICER

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 675, roll 461010974 p. 703, roll 466076292 p. 311

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