Serviceman

Piper

HQ816th

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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: 38367095
Rank: Pvt (11 October 1943), Pfc (14 October 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 11 October 1943, last 12 January 1944; grades seen: Pfc, Pvt. 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.

1943-10-14 816th: - Trf in grade to Gp. Hg. 19 EM asgd & not yet jd fr org indicated on dates indicated for dy as per MOS. EM on DS -
1943-10-11 HQ: 1c10-10
1944-01-12 HQ: Pvt 8 J Trfd in gr to ACU atchd to Mac Dill Fld Base Det

National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 587, roll 453519128 p. 669, roll 461010974 p. 648

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