Serviceman

Salina

817th

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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: 31171808
Rank: Sgt (6 December 1943), T/Sgt (27 August 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name serial 31171508 in morning reports differs by one digit from 31171808; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 31171508); verify

Morning reports

1 entry, first 27 August 1944, last 27 August 1944; grades seen: T/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.

1944-08-27 817th: Reclass fr 747 to 750 FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT

National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2455

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