Serviceman
James H Burris
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 36886672
- Rank
- CPL (26 September 1944), S/Sgt (23 October 1944), SSGT (5 November 1944)
- Hometown
- PONTIAC MI; Pontiac MI; Pontiac, MI
- Also written
- James Burris
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 180
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- George B. Potter Crew · 815th
Missions placed on him
- mission 87, 6 September 1944 · Oradea · The George B. Potter crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 180)
- mission 111, 20 October 1944 · Brux · The George B. Potter crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 180)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3646 | CPL |
| 5 November 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4365 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 23 October 1944, last 23 October 1944; grades seen: 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.
- 1944-10-23 815th: Above 4 0 and 6 EM fr dy to NIA, 20 Oct 44.
National Archives pages: roll 572483765 p. 3429
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