Serviceman

Herley Perkinson

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: 15063131
Rank: Cpl (1 February 1944), Sgt (5 August 1944), Sgt (18 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 February 1944, last 18 August 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.

1944-02-01 817th: fr fur (15 das) to duty
1944-08-05 817th: 52 fr duty to hosp (ID) 61st Station FLD o & CAPT IST LT
1944-08-18 817th: fr hosp (LD) to duty

National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 696, roll 566192358 p. 2411, roll 566192358 p. 2435

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