Serviceman
Elwood C Gibson
817thLW
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- Army serial number
- 32750790
- Rank
- Cpl (18 July 1944), 1LT (20 August 1944), SSGT (20 October 1944), SSGT (27 December 1944)
- Hometown
- BLACKWOOD NJ; NEMACOLIN PA
- Also written
- Elwood Gibson
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 189
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 32750790); verify possible duplicate: Gibsin, Elwood C (817th; sources 483bg-record, assoc-roster)
Crews
- Clifford W. Rackley Crew, LW · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 1944 | ROS | 2682 | 1LT |
| 20 October 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4065 | SSGT |
| 27 December 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 5190 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 18 July 1944, last 18 July 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.
- 1944-07-18 817th: ASGD & JD Fr 5th Wg (US) APO 520
National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 807
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