Serviceman

Williamson

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: 0700090
Rank: 1st Lt (8 August 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name; a single entry, so the spelling is unverified

Morning reports

1 entry, first 8 August 1944, last 8 August 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.

1944-08-08 840th: Reld fr asgmt & asgd to 16th Reconnaissance Sq (H) (Spec), per Par 3, SO 200, HQ 5th Wing (US), APO 520, dtd 3 Aug 44. 13008751 Gabriel, Henry

National Archives pages: roll 566195336 p. 1801

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