Serviceman
Willard E Finn
840th
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- Army serial number
- 37409566
- Rank
- Sgt (24 April 1944), Sgt (26 April 1944), SGT (14 June 1944)
- Hometown
- VIENNA MO
- Also written
- Willard Finn
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 110, 182
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 37409566); verify
Crews
- John P. Hucle Crew · 840th
- Neil Pratt Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | SGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 24 April 1944, last 26 April 1944; grades seen: 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.
- 1944-04-24 840th: Above 4 d & 6 EM dy to MIA, 03 April 111.
- 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 469123526 p. 723, roll 469123526 p. 725
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