Serviceman

Nelson

815thHQ

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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: 33093871
Rank: Cpl (20 January 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

2 entries, first 20 January 1944, last 22 January 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.

1944-01-20 815th: E 10 day fur to AWOL
1944-01-22 HQ: Cpl F 20 REG remark re: above named EM & Jan 44 "10 day fur to AWOL er-

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 711, roll 461010974 p. 713

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