Serviceman

Ralls

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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

6971401

Rank

Cpl (22 February 1944), Cpl (27 February 1944), Cpl (29 April 1944), Sgt (5 June 1944), S/Sgt (25 September 1944), s/Sgt (30 October 1944)

Sources

morning-report

Morning reports

11 entries, first 22 February 1944, last 30 October 1944; grades seen: Cpl, S/Sgt, Sgt, s/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.

• 1944-02-22 840th: Fr dy to fur (5 days),
• 1944-02-27 840th: Fur to dy (5 days)
• 1944-02-28 HQ: Fred J. Reidenback
• 1944-02-28 HQ: Fred J. Reidenback
• 1944-04-29 HQ: Above EN dy to SD with Gp Hg, per Par 2, SO 69, Ho, 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520. EM will rensin with Sq for qus & rtns. OFFICER
• 1944-05-05 HQ: RESTRICTE D
• 1944-05-05 HQ: RESTRICTE DI extract Par 4 so #70, Hq 483rd Bomb Group, APO 520, 1 May 49 (Cont.) TO BE SERGEANT (TeMPORARY)
• 1944-06-05 840th: // Promoted to gr of S/Sgt (T), per Par 5, SO 89, Hq 483d Bomb Gp (H), dtd 1 June Ws.
• 1944-09-20 840th: S/Set Dy to fur (5 days )
• 1944-09-25 840th: Fur to dy.
• 1944-10-30 840th: 52

National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 783, roll 463205991 p. 793, roll 466076292 p. 287, roll 466076292 p. 363, roll 474605897 p. 3, roll 474606898 p. 139, roll 474640174 p. 54, roll 478083643 p. 17, roll 570165454 p. 2643, roll 570165454 p. 2652, roll 572487240 p. 2562