The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Policronis

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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
31355340
Rank
Cpl (1 September 1944), Cpl (2 September 1944), Cpl (29 September 1944), Pvt (23 October 1944)
Sources
morning-report
Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name serial 31355349 in morning reports differs by one digit from 31355340; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 31355349); verify serial 31365340 in morning reports differs by one digit from 31355340; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 31365340); verify

Morning reports

3 entries, first 1 September 1944, last 23 October 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.

National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 252, roll 570165454 p. 4121, roll 572172512 p. 1400

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