Serviceman

Nichols

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: 0712889
Rank: 1st Lt (21 October 1944), 1st Lt (30 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 16 September 1944, last 30 October 1944; grades seen: 1st 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.

1944-09-16 840th: 2d It
1944-10-21 840th: Sheckard, Jr 1st It
1944-10-30 840th: TD Rome Rest Camp to Abs Sk (73rd Sta Hosp, APO 370), 23 Oct 44. Prev rptd M/R 19 Oct 44 on totals of EM Strength Section, 367 EM Pres for dy & 45 EM pres not for

National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 2635, roll 572487240 p. 2549, roll 572487240 p. 2561

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