Serviceman
Ira L Allen
840th
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- Army serial number
- 18113975
- Rank
- CPL (14 September 1944), s/Sgt (25 October 1944), S/Sgt (27 October 1944), SSGT (5 November 1944), S/Sgt (10 November 1944), SSGT (17 March 1945), SSGT (8 April 1945)
- Hometown
- SHREVEPORT LA; Shreveport LA; New Orleans, LA
- Also written
- Ira Allen
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 85
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 18113975); verify
Crews
- Robert M. Grossman Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3394 | CPL |
| 5 November 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4360 | SSGT |
| 17 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1480 | SSGT |
| 8 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2563 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 25 October 1944, last 10 November 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, s/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.
- 1944-10-25 840th: sr Dy to hosp (ID), 24 Oct We. (4th Fld Hosp),
- 1944-10-27 840th: 3
- 1944-11-10 840th: Sg+,
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2554, roll 572487240 p. 2557, roll 576476048 p. 1318
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