Serviceman
Robert W Gellatly
840th817thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 39092506
- Rank
- S/Sgt (16 October 1943), s/Sgt (16 October 1943), S/Sgt (17 May 1944), TSGT (22 August 1944)
- Hometown
- Corvallis OR; Corvallis, OR
- Also written
- Robert Gellatly
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 174
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 39092506); verify
Crews
- Robert L. Orton Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 1944 | BSM | 2762 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
5 entries, first 16 October 1943, last 17 May 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, s/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.
- 1943-10-16 817th: trfd 818th Bomb Sq AAB Euhra Nn
- 1943-10-16 HQ: Asgd and jd fr 817 So this Gp 15 Oct 43
- 1943-12-06 HQ: S Sgt Maynard III Guin
- 1943-12-06 HQ: S Sgt Maynard W Guin
- 1944-05-17 840th: Above EM promoted to er of T/Sgt per Par 4, so 79, Hq 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 76 May 44.
National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 729, roll 453519128 p. 795, roll 458053820 p. 37, roll 458053820 p. 264, roll 474640174 p. 81
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