Serviceman
Louis W Borgman
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- Army serial number
- 35458426
- Rank
- Sgt (28 October 1943), Sgt (7 November 1943), Sgt (6 December 1943), Sgt (23 December 1943), T/Sgt (5 May 1944), MSGT (17 September 1944), M/Sgt (19 October 1944), M/Sgt (25 October 1944)
- Hometown
- Cincinnati OH
- Also written
- Louis Borgman
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1944 | Bronze Star | 3456 | MSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
10 entries, first 28 October 1943, last 25 October 1944; grades seen: M/Sgt, Sgt, T/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.
- 1943-10-28 815th: Trfd in grade to 818th Bomb So This Gp
- 1943-11-07 HQ: Above 6 EM fr auth mil &p travel to new sta to dy as per MOS 39092506 Gellatly (501)
- 1943-12-06 HQ: Sgt William F Chittender
- 1943-12-06 HQ: William F Chittenden
- 1943-12-23 HQ: Fr fur (11 Days) to dy.
- 1944-01 817th: Sgt ilfred A Bedolla
- 1944-02-19 840th: s/Sgt 3 1
- 1944-05-05 840th: Above EM promoted to gr of M/Sgt per Par 4, so 70, Hg 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 1 May 44 OFFICER FLD o & CAPT
- 1944-10-19 840th: Dy to fur (6 days).
- 1944-10-25 840th: Sheridan, Jr Sgt
National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 701, roll 456415616 p. 826, roll 458053820 p. 37, roll 458053820 p. 264, roll 458053820 p. 307, roll 461010974 p. 772, roll 463205991 p. 776, roll 474640174 p. 58, roll 572487240 p. 2544, roll 572487240 p. 2554
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