The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Nathan Zelamsky

817th

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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
12723499
Rank
Sgt (21 July 1944), Sgt (26 July 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 serial 12123499 in morning reports differs by one digit from 12723499; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 12123499); verify

Morning reports

1 entry, first 26 July 1944, last 26 July 1944; grades seen: 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.

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 826

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