Serviceman

Melvin Wirs

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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: 01702364
Rank: 1st Lt (15 November 1943), 1st Lt (29 November 1943), 1st Lt (23 December 1943)
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 15 November 1943, last 23 December 1943; 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.

1943-11-29 HQ: So much of Par 1 so 319 this Ha CS pertaining to reasgmt of O's is amended to delete above 0 FLD 0 & CAFT
1943-12-23 HQ: Fr dy to leave (3 Days). RECORDS OF EVENTS Usual trai ning duties. (Omitted fr M/R of 20 Dec. 43.)

National Archives pages: roll 456415616 p. 838, roll 456415616 p. 870, roll 458053820 p. 307

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