Serviceman
James N Bunch
840thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 38093800
- Rank
- Sgt (1 December 1943), M/Sgt (7 October 1944), M/Sgt (12 October 1944), MSGT (8 January 1945)
- Hometown
- San Antonio TX; Alice, TX
- Also written
- James Bunch
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 174
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 38093800); verify
Crews
- Robert L. Orton Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 1945 | Bronze Star | 540 | MSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
5 entries, first 1 December 1943, last 12 October 1944; grades seen: M/Sgt, 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.
- 1943-12-01 HQ: FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT 2D LT wo
- 1943-12-16 HQ: Sgt 4 03 Promoted fr Sgt to S/Set
- 1944-06-05 840th: T/Set
- 1944-10-07 840th: Set Dy to fur ($ days). *** RECORD OF EVENTS *** 1. 6 planes bombed Lobau oil refineries at
- 1944-10-12 HQ: Fur to dy.
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 237, roll 458053820 p. 295, roll 478083643 p. 17, roll 572487240 p. 2522, roll 572487240 p. 2529
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