The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Wirth

816th

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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
35622708
Rank
Pvt (24 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

2 entries, first 24 December 1943, last 3 January 1944; grades seen: Pvt. 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.

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 164, roll 461010974 p. 736

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