Serviceman
Norman A Black
817th
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- Army serial number
- 0685103
- Rank
- 2LT (24 May 1944)
- Hometown
- Brockton MA; Brockton, MA
- Also written
- Norman Black
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 156
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0685103); verify
Crews
- Glen L. McSparran Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1944 | Air Medal | 597 | 2LT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1028 | |
| 15 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1854 | |
| 5 August 1944 | PUC | 2331 | |
| 26 August 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2864 |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 31 July 1944, last 9 September 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.
- 1944-07-31 817th: lLt
- 1944-08-04 817th: 1Lt
- 1944-09-09 817th: 11t
National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 836, roll 566192358 p. 2409, roll 570165454 p. 474
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