Serviceman

Charles Shortridge

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: 17114591
Rank: s/Sgt (13 July 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name; a single entry, so the spelling is unverified another record shares the name Shortridge, Charles (units HQ, 817th, 817th, HQ, 817th, 817th, serials None, None, 17144591, 17344591, 17114591); may be the same man

Morning reports

1 entry, first 13 July 1944, last 13 July 1944; grades seen: s/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.

1944-07-13 817th: fr DS Rest Camp Isle Capri to duty

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 799

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