Serviceman

James I. Korshak

815th

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Army serial number: 16170547
Rank: T/Sgt (14 August 1944)
Hometown: Chicago, IL
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 191
Sources: heroes-book, morning-report

Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 16170547); verify

Crews

Paul E. Ray Crew · 815th

Morning reports

5 entries, first 6 December 1943, last 14 August 1944; grades seen: T/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.

1943-12-06 815th: Nelbourne D Ring
1944-06-06 815th: T/Set
1944-06-11 815th: T/3gt
1944-06-19 815th: T/SET
1944-08-14 815th: Above 12 EM trfd to Repl Depot #7 FLD o & CAPT IST LT 2D LT

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 125, roll 478080727 p. 187, roll 478080727 p. 193, roll 478080727 p. 206, roll 566192358 p. 2191

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