Serviceman

McGinnis

840th

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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: 39256221
Rank: Pvt (5 May 1944), Pfc (19 October 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

3 entries, first 5 May 1944, last 19 October 1944; grades seen: Pfc, Pvt. 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.

1944-05-05 840th: OFFICER FLD o & CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
1944-10-14 840th: Pic Above 7 IN fr dy to TD San Spirito Rest Camp, per Par 5, SD 215, Hq 483rd Bomb Gp (E), APO 520, dtd 13 Oct We
1944-10-19 840th: Above 7 EM fr TD San Spirito Rest Camp to dy. *** RECORD OF EVENTS *** Mission called off. Routine base activities.

National Archives pages: roll 474640174 p. 59, roll 572487240 p. 2533, roll 572487240 p. 2545

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