Serviceman

Keat Szt

840th

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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: 12185964
Rank: s/Sgt (5 September 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

2 entries, first 28 August 1944, last 5 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.

1944-08-28 840th: Szt Keat B. Drane
1944-09-05 840th: 171221.62 Toombs s/sgt FLD 0 a CAPT

National Archives pages: roll 566195336 p. 1852, roll 570165454 p. 2619

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