Serviceman

Turman

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: 34723011
Rank: Pfc (2 December 1943), Pfc (6 January 1944), Pfc (2 February 1944), Pfc (24 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

4 entries, first 2 December 1943, last 24 November 1944; grades seen: Pfc. 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.

1943-12-02 817th: fr TPA fr FAAF Florence S. C. to duty FLD 0 a CAPT 1ST LT 20 LT
1944-01-06 817th: Fr dy to Fur as of6 Jan 439 (9 days)
1944-02-02 HQ: fr hosp to duty
1944-11-24 817th: fr hosp (ID) to duty

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 180, roll 461010974 p. 807, roll 463205991 p. 698, roll 576472397 p. 3613

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