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Any idea what and "S" prefix in a Service Number mean?


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Any ideas as the what an S prefix in a Service Number would indicate?

Service pilot??

 

Thanks in advance for any info!

 

Rick

 

 

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What is this on?

 

It's on an Air Corps bracelet IDed to a female.

I wanted to see if she may have been a WASP.

 

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Maybe S stands for Sweetheart a Sweetheart with her own serial number, a play on GIs serial numbers?

 

 

Gracie is mentioned here.

 

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wibrown/moravian_cem.htm

 

Maybe. I found what I believe is her Find A Grave memorial

Unfortunately there is no service information pertaining to her or her husband on their markers.

 

I have also sent her info to the WASP museum just to get their thoughts.

 

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=kuehl&GSfn=grace&GSmn=p&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=88306822&df=all&

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hmmm... I looked in Paul Braddock's Book " Dog Tags - A History of the American Military Identification Tag". He has a list of prefix letters used but none that are " S ".

Kim

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hmmm... I looked in Paul Braddock's Book " Dog Tags - A History of the American Military Identification Tag". He has a list of prefix letters used but none that are " S ".

Kim

 

Thanks for looking. I couldn't find anything either. I may be totally wrong, but since WASP's were Women Airforce Service Pilots, I was thinking the S may represent Service Pilot. I sent a photo over to the WASP museum and they were interested. They forwarded it over to their archivist to research.

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The Grace P. Kuehl in the findagrave listing was married to Fred O Kuehl, a medical doctor in De Pere Wisconsin. Her maiden name was Prahl and her middle name was Marie. So the identification seems correct.

 

But I dont find any military service for either of them.

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The Grace P. Kuehl in the findagrave listing was married to Fred O Kuehl, a medical doctor in De Pere Wisconsin. Her maiden name was Prahl and her middle name was Marie. So the identification seems correct.

 

But I dont find any military service for either of them.

 

Thank you for the information. You never know, having her maiden name may help provide some clues.

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Ancestry has a BIRLS record for Fred Kuehl showing service in the army from 6 Jan 41 to 5 Feb 42.

 

Since he was a Dr., I wonder if he served in a medical capacity.

 

I'm still hopeful of finding out something about Grace. Maybe she had a brother

in the Air Corps who made the bracelet up for her incorporating a false

service number with the "S" representing "sister." Grasping at straws, but who knows.

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It came about in 1942 and officially recognized by the military in 1943, also known as the Army Medical Specialist Corps.

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It came about in 1942 and officially recognized by the military in 1943, also known as the Army Medical Specialist Corps.

 

I think that answers it. It appears it probably belonged to Fred from when he was in service. He completed medical school prior to being in the service.

 

Grace had two brothers. I found no service record for either. Both died relatively young, one in 1947 (John) and the other in 1959 (Vernon).

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It came about in 1942 and officially recognized by the military in 1943, also known as the Army Medical Specialist Corps.

 

As an Army Medical Specialist, would she have had an S prefix in her serial number? If qualified, maybe she was assisting her husband in performing physical exams for Air Corps recruits early in the war.

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Army Specialist Corps would have the prefix S prior to the service number.

 

Thanks for the info!

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