Serviceman

Reale

840th815thHQ

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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: 12099062
Rank: Pfc (3 August 1944), Cpl (18 August 1944), Cpl (19 August 1944), Cpl (14 October 1944), Cpl (19 October 1944), Cpl (11 November 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name serial 12098062 in morning reports differs by one digit from 12099062; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 12098062); verify

Morning reports

4 entries, first 3 August 1944, last 11 November 1944; grades seen: Cpl, Pfc. 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.

1944-08-03 840th: 1
1944-10-14 840th: Pic Above 7 IN fr dy to TD San Spirito Rest Camp, per Par 5, SD 215, Hq 483rd Bomb Gp (E), APO 520, dtd 13 Oct We
1944-10-19 840th: OFFICER FLD 0 a CAPT 1ST LT 20 LT
1944-11-11 HQ: Fur to dy. *** RECORD OF EVENTS*** 9 Planes Bombed Salaburg, Germany. Visibility poor.

National Archives pages: roll 566195336 p. 1792, roll 572487240 p. 2533, roll 572487240 p. 2544, roll 576476048 p. 1320

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