Serviceman
Albert Bishop
840th
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- Army serial number
- 35254235
- Rank
- CPL (21 March 1945), SSGT (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Lehighton PA
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 238
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 35254235); verify
Crews
- William S. Strapko Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal | 1598 | CPL |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2897 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 18 December 1943, last 18 December 1943. 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.
- 1943-12-18 840th: (303) Pvt Above 2 IM trfd in gr to 842nd Bemb Sq (III) per par 29 so 56 Hq 485th Bomb Gp (H) this sta dd 18 Dec 43. off 1800.
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 945
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