Serviceman

Michael Lanek

817th

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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: 6718464
Rank: S/Sgt (25 May 1944), S/Sgt (28 May 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

4 entries, first 3 December 1943, last 28 May 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.

1943-12-03 817th: Sgt 5-20 Duty Mun Work (505) asgd jd fr Columbia S. C.
1944-01 817th: Sst Freddie W V eughn ¥7089872 Sgt William E deschbacher 35396652 Set Thomas J Cain
1944-05-25 817th: fr duty to hosp (LD) OFFICER FLD o & CAPT IST LT
1944-05-28 817th: 3

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 182, roll 461010974 p. 772, roll 474638098 p. 292, roll 474638098 p. 298

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