The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

LaVire

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
36557712
Rank
Sgt (26 October 1943), Sgt (7 November 1943), Sgt (23 December 1943), Sgt (15 May 1944), Sgt (20 May 1944), Sgt (21 July 1944), Sgt (26 July 1944)
Sources
morning-report
Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name serial 36557732 in morning reports differs by one digit from 36557712; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 36557732); verify

Morning reports

1 entry, first 7 November 1943, last 7 November 1943; grades seen: 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.

National Archives pages: roll 456415616 p. 788

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