Serviceman

Frederick L. Powell

840thHQ

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Army serial number: 31209101
Rank: Sgt (4 January 1944), Sgt (15 January 1944)
Hometown: Malden, MA
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 176
Sources: heroes-book, morning-report

Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 31209101); verify

Crews

Warren Owens Crew · 840th

Morning reports

5 entries, first 14 December 1943, last 17 May 1944; grades seen: 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.

1943-12-14 HQ: Above 2 EM asgd & id per MOS fr Eq Morris Fld Charlette North Carolina.
1944-01-04 HQ: OFFICER FLD o & CAPT IST LT 2D LT
1944-01-15 HQ: Above 3 EM fur to dy (11 days)
1944-02-19 840th: Sgt 41 OFFICER FLD o & CAPT IST LT
1944-05-17 840th: S/Sgi

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 288, roll 461010974 p. 857, roll 461010974 p. 883, roll 463205991 p. 776, roll 474640174 p. 81

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