Serviceman
Franklin N Crowell
815th817thpilot
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- Army serial number
- 32866066
- Rank
- Pfc (19 November 1943), 2LT (22 February 1945), 2LT (6 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Barrington RI
- Also written
- Franklin Crowell
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 47
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 32866066); verify
Crews
- Franklin N. Crowell, Jr. Crew, pilot · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 February 1945 | Air Medal | 880 | 2LT |
| 6 April 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2562 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 19 November 1943, last 28 December 1944; grades seen: Pfc. 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.
- 1943-11-19 817th: trfd to 815th Bomb So. 483rd BG MacDill Fld Fla FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
- 1944-12-28 815th: Pvt lcl 7 J above 2 named EM trfd to MacDill Fld Base Det for apmt to A/C
National Archives pages: roll 456415616 p. 804, roll 461010974 p. 698
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