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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: 6983844
Rank: M/Sgt (13 December 1943), MSgt (30 January 1944), M/Sgt (4 August 1944), M/Sgt (11 August 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name

Morning reports

5 entries, first 13 December 1943, last 11 August 1944; grades seen: M/Sgt, MSgt. 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.

1943-12-13 816th: Auth to rat sep per so 344 Hq MacDill Fld this sta FLD 0 a CAPT IST LT
1944-01-30 HQ: Fur to dy, 12 days, 29 Jan 44.
1944-02-02 HQ: Day T Sgt.
1944-08-04 840th: Dy to hosp (LD). OFFICER FLD 0 a CAPT 197 LT
1944-08-11 840th: 3

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 287, roll 461010974 p. 909, roll 463205991 p. 747, roll 566195336 p. 1796, roll 566195336 p. 1807

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