Serviceman

Knight

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: 16148728
Rank: S/Sgt (26 February 1944), S/Sgt (29 February 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 26 February 1944, last 29 February 1944; grades seen: 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.

1944-02-26 815th: S/N of M/R of 24 Feb 44 as reads "dy to sk (3) in hosp" is amended to read dy to sk (NID) in hosp
1944-02-29 815th: S/M of Mr.R of 24 Feb 44 as reads "dy to ak (3) in hosp" is amended to read dy to sk (NID) in hosp

National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 632, roll 463208994 p. 538

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