Serviceman

Opl

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: 14071828
Rank: Sgt (14 August 1944), Sgt (16 August 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 1 December 1943, last 16 August 1944; grades seen: Sgt. 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.

1943-12-01 816th: Matheson (060) (12)
1944-08-14 816th: SV fr dy to sk in 4th Fld Hosp, San Severo SMO M/R dtd 15 August, 1944 as reads 3-0, 1 Flt D, 5 EM trfd to 885th Bomb Sqdn (H) Special
1944-08-16 816th: SV fr dy to sk in 4th Fld Hosp, San Severo SMO M/R dtd 15 August, 1944 as reads 3-0, 1 Flt D, 5 EM trfd to 885th Bomb Sqdn (H) Special

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 112, roll 566192358 p. 2379, roll 566192358 p. 2973

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