Serviceman
Nick Gonnella
817th
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- Army serial number
- 36784799
- Rank
- Cpl (7 November 1944), SGT (18 January 1945), SSGT (18 March 1945), SSGT (25 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Chicago IL; Chicago, IL
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 26, 38
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 36784799); verify
Crews
- Arthur J. Burns Crew · 817th
- Thomas W. Cobb Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 1945 | Air Medal | 275 | SGT |
| 18 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1522 | SSGT |
| 25 May 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3444 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 7 November 1944, last 7 November 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.
- 1944-11-07 817th: OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT 20 LT
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3591
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