Serviceman
John L Dorey
817th
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- Army serial number
- 11021677
- Rank
- Sgt (2 November 1944), Sgt (20 November 1944), SGT (7 January 1945), TSGT (7 March 1945), TSGT (16 April 1945), TSGT (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Seal Harbor ME
- Also written
- John Dorey
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 11021677); verify serial 11022677 in morning reports differs by one digit from 11021677; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 11022677); verify possible duplicate: Dorsey, John W. (817th; sources heroes-book, morning-report)
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 1945 | Air Medal | 125 | SGT |
| 7 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1210 | TSGT |
| 16 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2396 | TSGT |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2895 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 7 November 1944, last 7 November 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.
- 1944-11-07 817th: Sgt 22
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3597
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