Serviceman

Williams

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: 0720048
Rank: 1st Lt (20 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

3 entries, first 5 October 1944, last 20 October 1944; grades seen: 1st Lt. 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.

1944-10-05 840th: 2d It Above 4 O's prom to ar of 1st Lt per Par 10, so 275, Hg 15th AF. APO 520. dtd 1 Oct We. Eff: 1 Oct 14.
1944-10-13 840th: 1st It
1944-10-20 840th: I/Sgt

National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2516, roll 572487240 p. 2531, roll 572487240 p. 2546

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