Serviceman

James Loughner

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: 0691398
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 Loughner, James (units HQ, 817th, 817th, HQ, serials None, None, 0691398); may be the same man

Morning reports

6 entries, first 2 May 1944, last 15 September 1944. 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: 2Lt
1944-06-24 817th: 1Lt
1944-07-03 817th: 1Lt
1944-07-15 817th: 1Lt
1944-07-12 HQ: 1Lt
1944-09-15 817th: ,11t aptd Cept AUS par 4 SO 251 15th AF 7 Sept 1:4

National Archives pages: roll 474639099 p. 67, roll 478081728 p. 901, roll 481431546 p. 778, roll 481431546 p. 797, roll 481431546 p. 802, roll 570165454 p. 480

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