Serviceman
William S Britland
815th
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- Army serial number
- 11096477
- Rank
- Cpl (15 October 1944), s/sgt (15 November 1944), Cpl (21 November 1944), Cpl (25 November 1944), CPL (1 December 1944), TSGT (17 March 1945), TSGT (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- PAWTUCKET RI; Pawtucket RI
- Also written
- William Britland
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. serial 11096471 in morning reports differs by one digit from 11096477; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 11096471); verify possible duplicate: Britiand, William S. (815th; sources heroes-book)
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 December 1944 | Air Medal | 4813 | CPL |
| 17 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1476 | TSGT |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2891 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Aboard a lost aircraft
- MACR 9142 · 42-32077 Pantie Ante · 13 October 1944 · mission 107, 13 October 1944
Morning reports
4 entries, first 15 October 1944, last 25 November 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.
- 1944-10-15 815th: Above 4 0 and 6 EM fr dy to MIA, 13 Oct 44
- 1944-11-15 815th: A
National Archives pages: roll 572483765 p. 3416, roll 576472397 p. 3112, roll 576472397 p. 3131, roll 576472397 p. 3647
Statements, mentions and histories
- 1 more statement from MACR 9142 are on the loss record.
- 1 more statement from MACR 13247 are on the loss record.
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