Serviceman

Norman Michels

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: 18003964
Rank: T/Sgt (22 December 1943), M/Sgt (20 May 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 4 December 1943, last 20 May 1944; grades seen: M/Sgt, T/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.

1943-12-04 817th: I/Sgto 20 Duty Crew Chf (750) asgd 4d fr Columbia S.C.
1943-12-22 817th: Fr dy to fur (21 days)
1944-05-20 817th: 52 fr duty to hosp (LD)

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 183, roll 458053820 p. 221, roll 474638098 p. 283

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