Serviceman

Pecette

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: 16023271
Rank: S/Sgt (6 December 1943), S/Sgt (15 January 1944), T/Sgt (5 May 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

5 entries, first 6 December 1943, last 5 May 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, 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.

1943-12-06 HQ: S/Sgt 74 Erreneously carried as ANOL on M/R 22 Nov 43 instead of Abs Sk Hesp Flerence S.C.22 Nov 43
1943-12-06 HQ: Fr abs sk Flerence S.C. to dy
1944-01-15 HQ: Fr fur to dy (11 Days)
1944-02-03 HQ: S/Set / Promoted fr S/Sgt. to I/Sgt., 1 Feb whom 7 38 EM promoted fr Set to S/St. & 1 EM promoted
1944-05-05 840th: Above EM promoted to gr of M/Sgt per Par 4, so 70, Hg 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 1 May 44 OFFICER FLD o & CAPT

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 256, roll 461010974 p. 885, roll 463208994 p. 539, roll 474640174 p. 58

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