Serviceman
Ernest E Cooper
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- Army serial number
- 0749955
- Rank
- 2LT (23 December 1944)
- Hometown
- AUSTIN TX; Austin, TX
- Also written
- Ernest Cooper
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 44
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+initial (serial 0749955); verify
Crews
- Ernest E. Cooper Crew, pilot · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 December 1944 | Air Medal | 5138 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 15 November 1943, last 15 November 1943. 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.
- 1943-11-15 816th: 2nd.Lt. asgd & jd fr Hq 3AF Repl Depot Plant Park Tampa Fla. as of 13 Nov. 43
National Archives pages: roll 456415616 p. 759
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