Serviceman
John T Blanchard
HQ817th
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- Army serial number
- 0757513
- Rank
- 2LT (24 May 1944), 2LT (14 June 1944), 2LT (6 July 1944)
- Hometown
- Winchester MA; WINCHESTER MA
- Also written
- John Blanchard
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+initial (serial 0757513); verify another record shares the name Blanchard, John T (units HQ, 817th, 817th, serials 0757513, O-757513); may be the same man
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1944 | Air Medal | 597 | 2LT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1027 | 2LT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1620 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 22 July 1944, last 22 July 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.
- 1944-07-22 817th: 2Lt
National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 816
Statements, mentions and histories
- 15 more statements from MACR 6978 are on the loss record.
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