Serviceman
Miles J Bouchard
816th
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- Army serial number
- 36823792
- Rank
- CPL (16 September 1944), SGT (11 November 1944), S/Sgt (16 December 1944), SSGT (18 March 1945), SSGT (11 April 1945)
- Hometown
- COOKS MI; Cooks MI; Cooks, MI
- Also written
- Miles Bouchard
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 36, 247
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 36823792); verify
Crews
- Charles C. F. Church Crew · 816th
- Frederick M. Vaughan Crew · 816th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3420 | CPL |
| 11 November 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4442 | SGT |
| 18 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1530 | SSGT |
| 11 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2588 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 16 December 1944, last 16 December 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.
National Archives pages: roll 579002584 p. 3729
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