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: 34596671
Rank: S/Sgt (4 November 1944), s/sgt (12 November 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 4 November 1944, last 12 November 1944; grades seen: S/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.

1944-11-04 840th: Eggleston, Jr S/Sgt
1944-11-12 840th: OFFICER FLD 0 a CAPT IST LT 20 LT

National Archives pages: roll 576476048 p. 1302, roll 576476048 p. 1321

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