Serviceman
John J Delaney
840thA/RW
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- Army serial number
- 17114886
- Rank
- CPL (21 August 1944), SSGT (18 October 1944), S/Sgt (20 October 1944), S/Sgt (21 October 1944), S/Sgt (22 October 1944), s/Sgt (1 November 1944), s/Sgt (17 November 1944)
- Hometown
- ENGLEWOOD NY; ENGLEWOOD NJ; Englewood, NJ
- Also written
- John Delaney
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 44, 217
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 17114886); verify serial 17111886 in morning reports differs by one digit from 17114886; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 17111886); verify
Crews
- Joseph F. Condraski Crew · 840th
- Clifford E. Sigler Crew, A/RW · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2724 | CPL |
| 18 October 1944 | Air Medal | 4029 | SSGT |
| 18 October 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4029 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 1 November 1944, last 1 November 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.
- 1944-11-01 840th: Hosp to dy, 31 Oct 44.
National Archives pages: roll 576476048 p. 1295
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