Serviceman

William Markland

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: 0811225
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 Markland, William (units HQ, 817th, , 817th, 817th, 817th, serials None, None, None, None, None, 0811225); may be the same man

Morning reports

4 entries, first 2 May 1944, last 5 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 aptd 1Lt per WD 0 58 dtd 8 Mar 44
1944-07-17 817th: q'. 1Lt Pr duty to DS Rest Camp Villagio Mancuso 13091764 Merrow Allen S s/sst 52
1944-07-24 817th: 1Lt fr DS Rest Camp Villagio Mancuso to duty FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT
1944-09-05 817th: 1Lt

National Archives pages: roll 474639099 p. 67, roll 481431546 p. 806, roll 481431546 p. 822, roll 570165454 p. 466

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