Serviceman

Schiappacasse

816thHQ

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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: 35633549
Rank: Cpl (9 December 1943), Sgt (14 October 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

4 entries, first 9 December 1943, last 14 October 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.

1943-12-09 816th: by to fuds amended to read
1943-12-09 HQ: Above 2 EM fr Dy to Fur. (11 days)
1944-07-15 816th: Sgt James S Trowbridge
1944-10-14 816th: J

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 134, roll 458053820 p. 147, roll 481431546 p. 169, roll 572487240 p. 367

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