Serviceman

Rizzo

HQ840th

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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: 39037861
Rank: Cpl (12 January 1944), Cpl (28 January 1944), Cpl (12 April 1944), Sgt (19 October 1944), Sgt (25 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 39037862 in morning reports differs by one digit from 39037861; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 39037862); verify

Morning reports

1 entry, first 12 April 1944, last 12 April 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.

1944-04-12 840th: Above 9 EM study dy to DS 99th Bomb Gp, APO 520, c/10 PM, NYC, per VOCO. OFFICER FLD O & CAPT

National Archives pages: roll 469123526 p. 711

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