Serviceman
Jesse D Allen
816thRW
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- Army serial number
- 14182219
- Rank
- SGT (5 August 1944), SSGT (20 October 1944)
- Hometown
- MARVEL AL; Prichard, AL
- Also written
- Jesse Allen
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 96
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 14182219); verify
Crews
- Bernard V. Haws Crew, RW · 816th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2322 | SGT |
| 20 October 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4064 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 19 July 1944, last 12 September 1944. 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.
- 1944-07-19 816th: 5. HBA this Gp per VOCG 5th Wg (US) of 19 July 44 fol combat crew is further asgd to the 817th Bomb Sq: 2LT MAURICE RAFFEL
- 1944-09-12 816th: S/Sgt 1st Lt. 3 LC & L EM fr 4th fld hosp to dy
National Archives pages: roll 481432547 p. 158, roll 570165454 p. 396
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