Serviceman
Robert Smith
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
- 37519666
- Rank
- Cpl (19 August 1944), Sgt (13 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 Smith, Robert (units 816th, 817th, 817th, serials None, None, 37519666); may be the same man
Morning reports
2 entries, first 19 August 1944, last 13 September 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.
- 1944-08-19 817th: Roberson Frank M 757 Cpl
- 1944-09-13 817th: Above 3 Os and 6 EM MIA 10 Sept 44 are hereby dropped fr rolls
National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2439, roll 570165454 p. 478
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