Serviceman

Oliver

HQ840th

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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: 0759290
Rank: 2nd Lt (19 January 1944), 2nd Lt (22 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

4 entries, first 12 January 1944, last 23 September 1944; grades seen: 2nd 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.

1944-01-12 HQ: 1092 Watkins 2 it. 025921
1944-01-19 HQ: Dy to sk hosp, 18 Jan Luna
1944-01-22 HQ: Sk hosp to dy.
1944-09-23 840th: 1st It

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 890, roll 461010974 p. 896, roll 461012976 p. 741, roll 570165454 p. 2649

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