Serviceman

Edward Wayler

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: 31380963
Rank: Pfc (10 August 1944), Pfc (1 October 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 10 August 1944, last 1 October 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.

1944-08-10 817th: Asgd not jd but on DS Hq sq XV AFSC OFFICER FLD 0 & CAFT 1ST LT
1944-10-01 817th: 4 Fr DS Nq & Mq Sq 15AF to trfd to 765th B Sq

National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2419, roll 572487240 p. 455

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