Serviceman
Raymond D Elkins
817th
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- Army serial number
- 38422007
- Rank
- SGT (12 August 1944), T/Sgt (24 September 1944), T/Sgt (1 October 1944), TSGT (20 October 1944), T/Sgt (26 October 1944)
- Hometown
- Houston TX; HOUSTON TX
- Also written
- Raymond Elkins
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 218
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 38422007); verify
Crews
- Russell H. Simons Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2506 | SGT |
| 20 October 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4065 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 24 September 1944, last 26 October 1944; grades seen: 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.
- 1944-09-24 817th: Above 7 EM fr duty to DS Rest Camp San Spirite
- 1944-10-01 817th: Fr DS Rest Camp San Spirite to duty 30 Sept
- 1944-10-26 817th: 4 trfd to 15AF Med Disposition Board Bari
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 492, roll 572487240 p. 455, roll 572487240 p. 485
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