Serviceman
Evan M Edwards
840thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 0817637
- Rank
- 2d Lt (26 April 1944), 2LT (14 June 1944), 2LT (4 July 1944), 2LT (6 July 1944), 1LT (21 August 1944)
- Hometown
- SACRAMENTO CA; Sacramento CA
- Also written
- Evan Edwards
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 0817637); verify possible duplicate: Edward, E (HQ; sources morning-report)
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | 2LT |
| 4 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1556 | 2LT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1605 | 2LT |
| 21 August 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2724 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 12 January 1944, last 26 April 1944; grades seen: 2d Lt. 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.
- 1944-01-12 HQ: 1091 Edwards 2
- 1944-04-26 840th: Above 4 0 & 6 EM rptd as MIA dropped fr rolls. OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT
National Archives pages: roll 461012976 p. 741, roll 469123526 p. 725
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