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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: 13022420
Rank: Cpl (23 October 1943), Cpl (16 November 1943), Cpl (28 November 1943), Sgt (8 August 1944), S/Sgt (8 September 1944), S/Sgt (10 September 1944), S/Sgt (15 September 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

9 entries, first 23 October 1943, last 5 October 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.

1943-11-16 HQ: Dy to fur (11 days)
1943-11-28 HQ: Fur ( 11 days ) to dy FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
1944-06-05 HQ: Cpl 11 AptdSgt fr Grl 1 June 44
1944-08-08 816th: Trfd to 840th Bomb Sq, placed on flying status, and atchd to Hq per so 150 Par 4 & 5. 8 Aug 44 OFFICER FIDO a CAPT
1944-09-08 840th: / Dy to hosp (ID).
1944-09-10 840th: / Dy to hosp (ID).
1944-09-15 840th: 3 Hosp to dy. *** RECORD OF EVENTS *** 7 planes bombed Salamius Submarine Yard, Greece.
1944-10-05 817th: S/Sgt 11 Promoted to temp gr of I/Sgt per so 203, 7-503 Par 6, 1 Oct 244 ***RECORD OF EVENTS***

National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 609, roll 456415616 p. 683, roll 456415616 p. 697, roll 478037564 p. 215, roll 565963497 p. 1955, roll 570165454 p. 2629, roll 570165454 p. 2634, roll 570165454 p. 4140, roll 572443860 p. 3771

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