Serviceman

Wysong

817thHQ

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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: 17154909
Rank: Cpl (2 December 1943), Cpl (15 December 1943), Sgt (27 September 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

5 entries, first 2 December 1943, last 27 September 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.

1943-12-02 817th: 328620881 fr duty to fur (13/166). (13 das)
1943-12-15 817th: fr fur to duty
1943-12 HQ: fr fur to duty 15 Dec
1944-09-23 817th: Sot
1944-09-27 817th: Pfe

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 181, roll 458053820 p. 209, roll 458053820 p. 210, roll 570165454 p. 490, roll 570165454 p. 496

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