Serviceman

Wajda

815thHQ

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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: 31286942
Rank: Pvt (24 February 1944), Pfc (1 March 1944), Pfc (2 March 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

8 entries, first 23 December 1943, last 2 March 1944; grades seen: Pfc, Pvt. 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.

1943-12-23 815th: Pvt 1c17-73 0600 dy to ANOL 1 EM Gp Hq atchd for rations FLD 08 CAPT
1944-01-12 815th: Pvt lc) E 10 day fur to AWOL Op Hqs personnel atchd to Sq for adm
1944-01-14 815th: Pvt 1cl E 0100 2 days AWOL to dy S/M as M/R re: H of 2nd Lts absent reads 2 is amended to read 4
1944-01-01 HQ: Pvt 1c17F 9 days AWOL to dy 0900
1944-01-02 HQ: Pvt lol dy to 6 day fur
1944-02-24 815th: 22 Feb 44 dy to AVOL 0600 OFFICER FLD o & CAPT 1ST LT
1944-03-01 815th: Above 6 EM trfd to HRPE CPH Va. OFFICER
1944-03-02 815th: 9 days AWOL to dy 0-172488 Schuler (2120) Maj Fr sk (LD) in hosp to abs 3K

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 85, roll 461010974 p. 670, roll 461010974 p. 672, roll 461010974 p. 699, roll 461010974 p. 702, roll 463205991 p. 623, roll 466076292 p. 300, roll 466076292 p. 311

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