The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Boyd Bunnel

840th

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Army serial number
02060929
Rank
2LT (29 November 1944), 2LT (1 March 1945), 1LT (27 April 1945), 1LT (26 May 1945)
Hometown
HELPER UT; Helper UT
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 02060929); verify possible duplicate: Bunnell, Boyd (840th; sources heroes-book)

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
29 November 1944Air Medal47652LT
1 March 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster10652LT
27 April 1945Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster27841LT
26 May 1945Distinguished Flying Cross34561LT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

1 entry, first 30 October 1944, last 30 October 1944. 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.

National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2562

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