Serviceman
Bonnard L Davis
817thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 32636110
- Rank
- Cpl (1 February 1944), SGT (6 July 1944), SSGT (16 September 1944), SSGT (30 October 1944)
- Hometown
- Dutton AL; DUTTON AL
- Also written
- Bonnard Davis
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 114
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 32636110); verify another record shares the name Davis, Bonnard L (units 817th, HQ, 817th, 840th, HQ, serials 32636110, 14160111); may be the same man
Crews
- William 1. Jeffs Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal | 1620 | SGT |
| 16 September 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3421 | SSGT |
| 30 October 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 4262 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 2 December 1943, last 1 February 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.
- 1943-12 817th: Trfd to 817th Bomb Sq this Gp
- 1943-12-02 HQ: PFC 7 ro
- 1944-01-03 817th: Pfc6-1
- 1944-02-01 817th: fr fur (12 das) to duty 31 Jan
National Archives pages: roll 458052819 p. 980, roll 458052819 p. 995, roll 461010974 p. 798, roll 463205991 p. 696
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