Serviceman

Simkus

815th

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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: 35266716
Rank: Sgt (9 April 1944), Sgt (3 May 1944), S/Sgt (21 November 1944), S/Sgt (25 November 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

5 entries, first 9 April 1944, last 25 November 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, 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.

1944-04-09 815th: OFFICER FLD o & CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
1944-05-03 815th: Above 4 EN fr TD with 99th Bomb Gp APO #520 to dy
1944-09-01 815th: Sgt Poter P Renna

National Archives pages: roll 469121524 p. 676, roll 474637097 p. 780, roll 570165454 p. 385, roll 576472397 p. 3131, roll 576472397 p. 3647

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