Serviceman
Wallace G Campbell
815thradio operator
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- Army serial number
- 36196655
- Rank
- Cpl (27 December 1943), SSGT (20 January 1945), TSGT (8 March 1945), TSGT (21 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Eldon IA; Elwood IA; Eldon, IA
- Also written
- Wallace Campbell
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 59
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 36196655); verify
Crews
- Elijah M. Downing Crew, radio operator · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January 1945 | Air Medal | 296 | SSGT |
| 8 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1280 | TSGT |
| 21 May 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3336 | TSGT |
| 21 May 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 3337 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 27 December 1943, last 27 December 1943; grades seen: Cpl. 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.
- 1943-12-27 815th: Pvt 1cl above 4 named EM fr 13 day fur to dy
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 90
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