Serviceman
Hugh A Gilmartin
816th
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- Army serial number
- 32426832
- Rank
- SSGT (1 September 1944)
- Hometown
- WOOSTER NY; New York, NY
- Also written
- Hugh Gilmartin
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 32
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 32426832); verify
Crews
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 1944 | Bronze Star | 2999 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 22 November 1943, last 25 November 1944. 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.
- 1943-11-22 816th: 285/S dy to Fur (11 days)
- 1943-12-03 816th: (501) S Sgt Fr to dy FLD 0 a CAPT
- 1943-12-14 816th: (501) s Sgt. Fr Fur to Dy. M/R 14 December 1943.
- 1944-11-25 816th: fr ab sk 61st sta hosp Foggia Italy to dy. IDD Yes.
National Archives pages: roll 456415616 p. 770, roll 458053820 p. 116, roll 458053820 p. 140, roll 576472397 p. 3383
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