Serviceman
Billy D Black
817th
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- Army serial number
- 38203163
- Rank
- S/Sgt (27 September 1944), SSGT (20 October 1944), TSGT (26 February 1945)
- Hometown
- HOUSTON TX; Houston TX; Houston, TX
- Also written
- Billy Black
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 205
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 38203163); verify
Crews
- Donald W. Saunders Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 1944 | Air Medal | 4065 | SSGT |
| 26 February 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 968 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 27 September 1944, last 27 September 1944; grades seen: S/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.
- 1944-09-27 817th: 1091 2Lt
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 495
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