Serviceman
Roy R Barrett
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- Army serial number
- 37415975
- Rank
- Cpl (17 December 1943), Cpl (30 December 1943), Sgt (7 April 1944), SSGT (16 January 1945)
- Hometown
- Nevada MO; Nevada, MO
- Also written
- Roy Barrett
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 58
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Leslie B. Dieckman Crew · 815th
Missions placed on him
- mission 188, 24 March 1945 · Berlin, Marienfelde · The Leslie B. Dieckman crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 58)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January 1945 | Air Medal | 247 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
5 entries, first 2 December 1943, last 7 April 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.
- 1943-12-02 815th: Pvt lc 603 aptd Cpl per par 21 so # 36 Hqs this Gp dtd and eff 1 Dec 1943
- 1943-12-17 815th: dy to 13 day fur
- 1943-12-30 HQ: 13 Day fur to dy
- 1944-02-08 815th: Cpl G reclassified to 821
- 1944-04-07 815th: Sgu
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 23, roll 458053820 p. 68, roll 458053820 p. 96, roll 463205991 p. 597, roll 469121524 p. 675
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