Serviceman

James Olkein

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: 32515025
Rank: Cpl (22 December 1943)
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 3 December 1943, last 22 December 1943; 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.

1943-12-03 817th: Cpl 6-10
1943-12-03 817th: Opl
1943-12-22 817th: Fr fur to dy as of 21 Dec 43

National Archives pages: roll 458052819 p. 982, roll 458053820 p. 182, roll 458053820 p. 221

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