Serviceman

Robert Lewis

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: 15062023
Rank: Sgt (2 May 1944), Sgt (18 June 1944), S/Sgt (24 July 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name another record shares the name Lewis, Robert (units 817th, 817th, serials 34675512, 15062023); may be the same man

Morning reports

3 entries, first 2 May 1944, last 24 July 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, 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.

1944-05-02 817th: 52 fr duty to hosp (LD) FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT
1944-06-18 817th: 52 fr duty to hosp (LD) 61st Stat Hosp Delete following remarks 13 June 1944
1944-07-24 817th: trfd to Hq XV AF Med Disp Board

National Archives pages: roll 474639099 p. 67, roll 478080727 p. 365, roll 481431546 p. 822

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