Serviceman

Leonard Moss

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: 16114877
Rank: Sgt (1 July 1944), Sgt (13 July 1944), Sgt (12 August 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

5 entries, first 2 December 1943, last 12 August 1944; grades seen: 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.

1943-12-02 817th: Pfc 7 20
1944-01 817th: ifc Hilliard Volin
1944-07-01 817th: fr duty to DS Rest Camp San Spirito FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
1944-07-13 817th: 52 fr duty to hosp 61st Station FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT
1944-08-12 817th: fr hosp (ID) to duty w 20 Os 30 EM (VIII AF) relvd fr atchd for rations and quarters

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 180, roll 461010974 p. 772, roll 481431546 p. 774, roll 481431546 p. 798, roll 566192358 p. 2423

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