The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Loren E Bailey

815th

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Army serial number
39333943
Rank
Sgt (21 November 1944), Sgt (22 November 1944), SSGT (1 March 1945), SSGT (7 April 1945), SSGT (21 May 1945)
Hometown
Monroe OR
Also written
Loren Bailey
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 39333943); verify

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
1 March 1945Air Medal1066SSGT
7 April 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster2154SSGT
21 May 1945Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster3336SSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

2 entries, first 21 November 1944, last 22 November 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 576472397 p. 3127, roll 576472397 p. 3647

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