Serviceman
Frank C Brower
815th
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- Army serial number
- 32746952
- Rank
- Sgt (19 January 1944), SSGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (21 June 1944), SSGT (12 August 1944), Sgt (28 December 1944)
- Hometown
- ANCRANDALE NY; Ancrandale NY
- Also written
- Frank Brower
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 99, 243
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 32746952); verify
Crews
- Richard Tilghman Hemsley III Crew · 815th
- Isham O. Teasley Crew · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1031 | SSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1031 | SSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1032 | SSGT |
| 21 June 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1233 | SSGT |
| 12 August 1944 | Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster | 2505 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 19 January 1944, last 28 December 1944; grades seen: 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.
- 1944-01-19 815th: Pvt lcl
- 1944-12-28 815th: dy to sk (ID) in hosp
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 698, roll 461010974 p. 710
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