Serviceman
John C Berlin
815th
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- Army serial number
- O-1692838
- Rank
- SGT (14 August 1944), 2d Lt (7 October 1944), 2LT (1 December 1944), 2d Lt (15 December 1944)
- Hometown
- KNOX PA; BENTON AR; Buffalo, NY
- Also written
- John Berlin
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 259
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial O-1692838); verify
Crews
- John E. Warwick Crew · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2536 | SGT |
| 1 December 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4813 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 7 October 1944, last 15 December 1944; grades seen: 2d Lt. 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.
- 1944-10-07 815th: Fr dy to sk (ID) 4th Fld Hosp San Severe
National Archives pages: roll 572483765 p. 3404, roll 579002584 p. 3663
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