Serviceman
James B Counter
815thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 11106153
- Rank
- S/Sgt (31 October 1943), TSGT (14 June 1944), TSGT (12 August 1944), S/Sgt (5 September 1944)
- Hometown
- HOLYOKE MA; Holyoke MA
- Also written
- James Counter
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 243
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 11106153); verify
Crews
- Isham O. Teasley Crew · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1031 | TSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1032 | TSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1034 | TSGT |
| 12 August 1944 | Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster | 2505 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 31 October 1943, last 5 September 1944; 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.
- 1943-10-31 815th: 0100 above 12 EM fr DS Orlando Fla Sch of Applied Tactics) to dy
- 1943-10 HQ: If " 11 11
- 1943-10 HQ: If " 11 11
- 1944-09-05 815th: Julius s. Borden
National Archives pages: roll 452798688 p. 20, roll 452798688 p. 226, roll 453519128 p. 660, roll 570165454 p. 258
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