Serviceman
George J Chapman
840th
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 0768447
- Rank
- 1st Lt (21 October 1944), CPL (1 March 1945), SGT (21 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Stoney Point NC
- Also written
- George Chapman
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 0768447); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March 1945 | Air Medal | 1065 | CPL |
| 21 April 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2590 | SGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 2 October 1944, last 28 October 1944; grades seen: 1st Lt. 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.
- 1944-10-02 840th: 2d It Prom to gr of 1st Lt per Par 10, so 270, Hq 15th AF, APO 520, dtd 26 Sept We. Eff: 26 Sept We.
- 1944-10-21 840th: Haase, Jr I/Sgt
- 1944-10-28 840th: 1st It
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2510, roll 572487240 p. 2549, roll 572487240 p. 2558
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.