The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Dean H Freund

840th

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Army serial number
36420026
Rank
SSGT (14 June 1944), TSGT (4 July 1944), TSGT (6 July 1944), T/Sgt (14 August 1944), SSGT (29 August 1944), TSGT (10 September 1944)
Hometown
KALAMAZOO MI; Kalamazoo MI; Troy NY; Detroit, MI
Also written
Dean Freund
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 180, 267
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 36420026); verify

Crews

Missions placed on him

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
14 June 1944Air Medal1048SSGT
4 July 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster1555TSGT
6 July 1944Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster1605TSGT
6 July 1944Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster1610TSGT
29 August 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster2938SSGT
10 September 1944Air Medal, 5th oak leaf cluster3268TSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

1 entry, first 14 August 1944, last 14 August 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.

National Archives pages: roll 566195336 p. 1813

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