Serviceman
William J Garcia
840thHQ816thco-pilot
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- Army serial number
- 39406543
- Rank
- Pvt (23 October 1943), Pfc (30 September 1944), FO (27 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Albuquerque NM
- Also written
- William Garcia
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 31
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+initial (serial 39406543); verify
Crews
- Thomas B. Carter Crew, co-pilot · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 1945 | Air Medal | 2784 | FO |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 23 October 1943, last 30 September 1944; grades seen: Pfc, Pvt. 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.
- 1944-09-30 816th: lbv 2 EM reclassified to 590 per SO 202, Par 2, 30 Sept 44. 39021632 Lowry (055) Set
National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 610, roll 570051701 p. 1788
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