Serviceman
Francis J Fagan
817th
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- Army serial number
- 11045142
- Rank
- Cpl (19 October 1944), SGT (10 March 1945), SSGT (16 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Forestville CT
- Also written
- Francis Fagan
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 45
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 11045142); verify
Crews
- George W. Crane Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 March 1945 | Air Medal | 1307 | SGT |
| 16 April 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2397 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 19 October 1944, last 19 October 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.
- 1944-10-19 817th: Grindstaff Henry T 611 Cpl
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 476
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