Serviceman
Truman W Carter
HQ
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 39388205
- Rank
- SSGT (24 May 1944), TSGT (14 June 1944), TSGT (4 July 1944)
- Hometown
- Grand Prairie TX; GRAND PRAIRIE TX
- Also written
- Truman Carter
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 39388205); verify another record shares the name Carter, Truman W (units HQ, 817th, serials 39388205, 38427700); may be the same man
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1944 | Air Medal | 597 | SSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1026 | TSGT |
| 4 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1549 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 9 February 1944, last 9 February 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.
- 1944-02-09 HQ: N/Sst
National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 715
Know something about him?
If this record is wrong or missing something, a middle name, the right squadron, who is who in a photograph, what he said about a day, tell us. Nothing you send is shown without your say-so.