Serviceman

Walker

815th

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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: 18076670
Rank: Sgt (1 May 1944), S/Sgt (16 July 1944), s/Sgt (24 July 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

3 entries, first 1 May 1944, last 24 July 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, Sgt, 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.

1944-05-01 815th: Fr dy to SD with Gp Hq (Above 3 EM)
1944-07-16 815th: Fr dy to DS with Hq 5th Wg. OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT
1944-07-24 815th: Fr DS with Hq 5th Wg to dy

National Archives pages: roll 474637097 p. 777, roll 481431546 p. 170, roll 481431546 p. 184

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