Serviceman
Robert E Baum
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- Army serial number
- 35579228
- Rank
- Sgt (24 April 1944), Sgt (25 April 1944), SSGT (14 June 1944), S/Sgt (25 August 1944), SSGT (17 September 1944), S/Sgt (20 September 1944)
- Hometown
- DELPHI IN; Delphi IN; Delphi, IN
- Also written
- Robert Baum
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 46
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1031 | SSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1031 | SSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1034 | SSGT |
| 17 September 1944 | Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster | 3442 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
8 entries, first 6 December 1943, last 20 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, 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.
- 1943-12-06 816th: 2CG Sgt Enmett D Jones Jr
- 1943-12-06 816th: Emett D Jones Jr
- 1943-12-06 816th: Emett D Jones Jr
- 1944-04-24 815th: Fr dy to sk in grs CORRECTION 336 EM Pres for dy 13 abs 349 pres and abs Estimate no. of rations for
- 1944-04-25 815th: Fr sk in grs to dy FLD o & CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
- 1944-06-03 815th: Mezle E. Peart (612)
- 1944-08-25 815th: Above 30 and 4 EM fr TD at Isle of Capri Rest Camp to dy
- 1944-09-20 815th: Above 2 EM trfd to Repl Depot #7 CORRECTION
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 40, roll 458053820 p. 192, roll 458053820 p. 267, roll 469121524 p. 702, roll 469121524 p. 703, roll 478080727 p. 184, roll 566192358 p. 2206, roll 570165454 p. 277
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