Serviceman

Nielser

816th

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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: 35627052
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 19 November 1943, last 23 November 1943. 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.

1943-11-19 816th: 245 EN AWOL trfd per MOS to 816th Bomb Sq this sta AWOL So much of par 7 SO 25 this Hq CS dtd 17 Nov
1943-11-23 816th: Pvt. 8 10 jd fr 818th Bomb Sq. this Go

National Archives pages: roll 456415616 p. 773, roll 456415616 p. 846

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