Serviceman
Byron D Black
840th
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- Army serial number
- 0741447
- Rank
- 2LT (4 July 1944), 2LT (6 July 1944), 2LT (10 July 1944), 1st Lt (31 July 1944), 1LT (14 September 1944)
- Hometown
- Los Angeles CA; LOS ANGELES CA
- Also written
- Byron Black
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 90, 265
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 0741447); verify serial 0742447 in morning reports differs by one digit from 0741447; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 0742447); verify
Crews
- Nolan E. Guttery Crew · 840th
- Ray H. Whitaker Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 1944 | Air Medal | 1555 | 2LT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1608 | 2LT |
| 10 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1744 | 2LT |
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 3394 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 6 October 1944, last 6 October 1944. 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.
- 1944-10-06 840th: 1st It
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2520
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