Serviceman

Salsman

817thHQ

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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: 39174528
Rank: Sgt (11 October 1943), Sgt (31 October 1943)
Sources: morning-report

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

Morning reports

4 entries, first 11 October 1943, last 16 November 1943; grades seen: 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.

1943-10-31 817th: (750) I/Sgt
1943-10-26 HQ: Sgt FayiL Boyd
1943-11-16 817th: Set

National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 587, roll 453519128 p. 751, roll 453519128 p. 757, roll 456415616 p. 799

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