Serviceman
Paul E Erickson
817th
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- Army serial number
- 39092565
- Rank
- Cpl (23 January 1944), Cpl (1 February 1944), SGT (20 October 1944)
- Hometown
- EAU CLAIRE WI; Eau Claire, WI
- Also written
- Paul Erickson
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 205
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 39092565); verify another record shares the name Erickson, Paul E (units 817th, 817th, serials 39092565, 16093672); may be the same man
Crews
- Donald W. Saunders Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 1944 | Air Medal | 4065 | SGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 23 January 1944, last 1 February 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.
- 1944-01-23 817th: fr duty to fur (9 das) 22 Jan
- 1944-02-01 817th: fr fur (9 das) to duty 31 Jen
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 836, roll 463205991 p. 696
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