Serviceman

Kraus

817thHQ

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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: 11010886
Rank: S/Sgt (30 October 1943), s/Sgt (19 December 1943), S/Sgt (3 February 1944), S/Sgt (20 February 1944), S/Sgt (24 June 1944), Pvt (15 July 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

7 entries, first 30 October 1943, last 15 July 1944; grades seen: Pvt, 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.

1943-10-30 817th: 31243544arth Vario (809) Sgt 111065541 Landry (747)
1943-10 HQ: " If " 11
1943-12-19 817th: fr dy to fur (12 days) as of 17 Dec 43
1944-02-03 817th: fr duty to DS Camouflage Sch Waltersboro S. C.
1944-02-20 817th: fr DS Waltersboro N C to duty
1944-06-24 817th: red to gr of Pvt 23 Jun 440 DELETE FOLLOWING REMARK 17 Jun 44
1944-07-15 817th: J Trfd to 463rd Bomb Gp (H).

National Archives pages: roll 452798688 p. 225, roll 453519128 p. 755, roll 458053820 p. 214, roll 463205991 p. 708, roll 463205991 p. 726, roll 478081728 p. 901, roll 481431546 p. 802

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