Serviceman

Meyer

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: 0722863
Rank: 2d Lt (5 October 1944), 1st Lt (11 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 27 September 1944, last 11 October 1944; grades seen: 1st Lt, 2d Lt. 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.

1944-09-27 840th: 2d It Above 2 O's fr dy to TD to Santa Cesarea Rest Camp, per Par 1, SO 196, Hq 483rd Bomb Gp (H),
1944-10-05 840th: 2d It
1944-10-11 840th: 2d It

National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 2654, roll 572487240 p. 2516, roll 572487240 p. 2527

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