Serviceman
Alva R Davison
815th
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- Army serial number
- 39269964
- Rank
- T/Sgt (26 May 1944), T/Sgt (31 May 1944), TSGT (14 June 1944), T/Sgt (30 June 1944), T/Sgt (7 July 1944), TSGT (1 August 1944), TSGT (23 August 1944)
- Hometown
- LONG BEACH CA; Long Beach CA
- Also written
- Alva Davison
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 210
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 39269964); verify
Crews
- Willard E. Schwaderer 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 |
| 1 August 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2239 | TSGT |
| 23 August 1944 | Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster | 2787 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
5 entries, first 26 May 1944, last 7 July 1944; grades seen: T/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.
- 1944-05-26 815th: Fr dy to sk in grs
- 1944-05-31 815th: Fr sk in grs to dy One man (SM) atchd fr Gp Hq for Rat & qrs FLD o & CAPT IST LT
- 1944-06-03 815th: S/Set Douglas M. Keller (748)
- 1944-06-30 815th: Fr dy to TD at Isle of Cauri Rest Camp. OFFICER FLD o a CAPT
- 1944-07-07 815th: Above 5 0 and 7 EM fr TD at Isle of Capri Rest Camp to dy.
National Archives pages: roll 474637097 p. 810, roll 474637097 p. 815, roll 478080727 p. 184, roll 478080727 p. 221, roll 481431546 p. 157
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