Serviceman

Owens

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: 6727859
Rank: T/Sgt (5 June 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name; a single entry, so the spelling is unverified

Morning reports

1 entry, first 5 June 1944, last 5 June 1944; grades seen: T/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.

1944-06-05 840th: / Above EM promoted to gr of M/Sgt (I), per Par 5, so 89, Hq 483d Bomb Gp (H), dtd 1 June We.

National Archives pages: roll 478083643 p. 17

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