Serviceman
Robert W Dewhirst
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- Army serial number
- 32735477
- Rank
- S/Sgt (28 July 1944), S/Sgt (4 August 1944), TSGT (17 September 1944), TSGT (5 November 1944), TSGT (15 November 1944), T/Sgt (21 November 1944), T/Sgt (22 November 1944)
- Hometown
- Rochester NY; _ _; ROCHESTER NY; Rochester, NY; Rochester, MN
- Also written
- Robert Dewhirst
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 88, 263
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 32735477); verify
Crews
- Warren O. Griffin Crew · 815th
- Paul E. Webb Crew, engineer · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3442 | TSGT |
| 5 November 1944 | _ | 4360 | TSGT |
| 15 November 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 4503 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 28 July 1944, last 22 November 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, 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.
- 1944-07-28 815th: Robertson, R.J. (911) Cpl
- 1944-08-04 815th: 11082182 Krause (945) Cpl
National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 189, roll 566192358 p. 2180, roll 576472397 p. 3127, roll 576472397 p. 3647
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