Serviceman
William W Chang
817th
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- Army serial number
- 39716123
- Rank
- Cpl (2 November 1944), CPL (7 January 1945), SSGT (26 February 1945), SSGT (1 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Honolulu HI; Honolulu T H
- Also written
- William Chang
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 39716123); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 1945 | Air Medal | 125 | CPL |
| 26 February 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 968 | SSGT |
| 1 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1973 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 2 November 1944, last 2 November 1944; 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.
- 1944-11-02 817th: Piotrowski John NWI 747 Pfc
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3582
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