Serviceman

Skiff

816th

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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: 39539891
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name

Morning reports

2 entries, first 3 December 1943, last 14 December 1943. 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.

1943-12-03 816th: (911) Cpl Co16-20 Asgd & id fr Hq CAAB Columbia S..C. x
1943-12-14 816th: (911) cp16-20 Asgd & jd fr Ha CAAB Columbia S C 39.5 6523

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 116, roll 458053820 p. 140

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