Serviceman
George E Coleman
816th
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- Army serial number
- 37056216
- Rank
- S/Sgt (22 December 1943), SGT (25 October 1944), TSGT (15 February 1945), TSGT (23 March 1945), TSGT (12 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Trenton NJ; TRENTON NJ
- Also written
- George Coleman
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 148
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 37056216); verify
Crews
- Fred F. May Crew · 816th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 October 1944 | Air Medal | 4147 | SGT |
| 15 February 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 680 | TSGT |
| 23 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1635 | TSGT |
| 12 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2588 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 8 December 1943, last 22 December 1943; grades seen: S/Sgt. 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.
- 1943-12-08 816th: (902) ssgty 20 asgd & jd fr Hq Barksdale Fld La
- 1943-12-22 816th: EM auth to mess sep & reside off Mil Res as of 19 Dec 43 PP 22 SO 355 Hq ABB MacDill Field, Fla. dtd 21 Dec 43.
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 133, roll 458053820 p. 156
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