Serviceman

Charles Shortridge

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: 17144591
Rank: S/Sgt (25 May 1944), S/Sgt (5 June 1944), S/Sgt (7 July 1944), S/Sgt (31 July 1944), S/Sgt (4 August 1944), S/Sgt (9 September 1944)
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 Shortridge, Charles (units HQ, 817th, 817th, HQ, 817th, 817th, serials None, None, 17144591, 17344591, 17114591); may be the same man

Morning reports

7 entries, first 25 May 1944, last 9 September 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.

1944-05-25 817th: fr duty to LIA(not hospitalized) 24 May 44
1944-06-24 817th: s/3gt awarded Silver Star GO 1217 XV AF 21 June his Four S/Sgt aptd T/Sgt One sgt aptd S/Sgt
1944-06-05 HQ: Awarded Purple Heart 31 May 44 OFFICER FLD o b CAPT IST LT
1944-07-07 817th: fr duty to DS Rest Camp Isle Capri FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT 20 LT
1944-07-31 817th: Moe Trygve (NMI) Cpl fr dy to DS Rest Camp Rome
1944-08-04 817th: fr DS Rest Camp Rome to duty
1944-09-09 817th: Trfd to Repl Depot # 7.

National Archives pages: roll 474638098 p. 292, roll 478080727 p. 334, roll 478081728 p. 901, roll 481431546 p. 788, roll 481431546 p. 836, roll 566192358 p. 2409, roll 570165454 p. 474

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