The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

John R Cagney

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Army serial number
0825782
Rank
2LT (2 February 1945), 1LT (7 March 1945), 1LT (16 April 1945), 1LT (22 April 1945)
Hometown
Chicago IL; Chicago, IL
Also written
John Cagney
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 29
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0825782); verify

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
2 February 1945Air Medal4732LT
7 March 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster12101LT
16 April 1945Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster23961LT
22 April 1945Distinguished Flying Cross26451LT

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

Morning reports

1 entry, first 7 November 1944, last 7 November 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 576472397 p. 3592

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