Serviceman

James Shackelford

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: 0749599
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name another record shares the name Shackelford, James (units HQ, 817th, 817th, HQ, serials None, None, 0749599); may be the same man

Morning reports

4 entries, first 17 July 1944, last 5 September 1944. 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.

1944-07-17 817th: 2It
1944-07-24 817th: 2Lt
1944-07-27 HQ: 2Lt
1944-09-05 817th: 1Lt

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 806, roll 481431546 p. 822, roll 481431546 p. 828, roll 570165454 p. 466

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