Serviceman
James F Dobson
815th
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- Army serial number
- 11071938
- Rank
- CPL (12 August 1944), SSGT (14 September 1944), TSGT (1 November 1944)
- Hometown
- Madison WI; MADISON WI; Madison, WI
- Also written
- James Dobson
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 180, 256
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- George B. Potter Crew · 815th
- Wilbur E. Wanstrom Crew · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2505 | CPL |
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3391 | SSGT |
| 1 November 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 4301 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Aboard a lost aircraft
- MACR 9203 · 42-102869 · 20 October 1944 · mission 111, 20 October 1944
Morning reports
1 entry, first 23 October 1944, last 23 October 1944. 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.
- 1944-10-23 815th: s/Set
National Archives pages: roll 572483765 p. 3429
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