Serviceman
Walter R Brunner
840th
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- Army serial number
- 0712495
- Rank
- 2d Lt (8 August 1944), 2LT (12 August 1944), 2d Lt (18 August 1944), 2d Lt (20 September 1944), 2d Lt (9 October 1944), 2d Lt (16 October 1944), 2LT (17 December 1944), 1LT (20 February 1945), 1LT (21 March 1945), 1LT (22 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Allentown PA; ALLENTOWN PA; Allentown, PA
- Also written
- Walter Brunner
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 217
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 0712495); verify
Crews
- Clifford E. Sigler Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2502 | 2LT |
| 17 December 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 5042 | 2LT |
| 20 February 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 791 | 1LT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1605 | 1LT |
| 22 April 1945 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 2645 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
6 entries, first 8 August 1944, last 16 October 1944; grades seen: 2d Lt. 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.
- 1944-08-08 840th: Dy to hosp (LD).
- 1944-08-18 840th: Hosp to dy.
- 1944-09-20 840th: Above O's & EM fr dy to TD to Rome Rest Camp, per par 4. so 191, Hg, 483rd Bomb Gp, dtd 19 OFFICER FLD 0 a CAPT
- 1944-09-23 840th: 2d It
- 1944-10-09 840th: 52 Dy to hosp (ID), 61st Sta Hosp.
- 1944-10-16 840th: Hosp to dy, 15 Oct Wi.
National Archives pages: roll 566195336 p. 1801, roll 566195336 p. 1823, roll 570165454 p. 2643, roll 570165454 p. 2648, roll 572487240 p. 2525, roll 572487240 p. 2536
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