Serviceman

Mathis

840thHQ

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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: 38212699
Rank: Sgt (24 September 1944), Sgt (27 September 1944), Sgt (30 September 1944), S/Sgt (6 November 1944), s/Sgt (11 November 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

6 entries, first 24 September 1944, last 11 November 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, Sgt, s/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.

1944-09-24 840th: Above 7 EM fr dy to TD to San Spirito Rest Camp, per Par 5, SO 194, Hq, 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 22 Sept 44.
1944-09-27 840th: 52 Dy to hosp (ID), 11th Field Hospital. *** RECORD OF EVENTS *** Mission called off.
1944-09-30 840th: Above 7 EM fr TD San Spirito Rest Camp to dy.
1944-10-01 HQ: Set w Hosp to dy, *** RECORD OF EVENTS ***
1944-11-06 840th: Dy to fur 5 days).
1944-11-11 HQ: Fur to dy. *** RECORD OF EVENTS*** 9 Planes Bombed Salaburg, Germany. Visibility poor.

National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 2650, roll 570165454 p. 2655, roll 570165454 p. 2660, roll 572487240 p. 2509, roll 576476048 p. 1309, roll 576476048 p. 1320

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