Serviceman
Clarence B Bourgeous
817th
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- Army serial number
- 39864827
- Rank
- Cpl (25 November 1944), CPL (7 January 1945), SSGT (8 March 1945), SSGT (9 April 1945), SSGT (21 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Dunkan AZ
- Also written
- Clarence Bourgeous
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 237
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 39864827); verify
Crews
- Joseph D. Stilwell Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 1945 | Air Medal | 125 | CPL |
| 8 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1283 | SSGT |
| 9 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2561 | SSGT |
| 21 May 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 3312 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 25 November 1944, last 25 November 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.
- 1944-11-25 817th: MOS 611 MCO 010
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3615
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