Serviceman
Roy L Gorman
815th
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- Army serial number
- 18188690
- Rank
- SSGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (1 August 1944), S/Sgt (14 August 1944)
- Hometown
- HOUSTON TX; Houston TX
- Also written
- Roy Gorman
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 252
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 18188690); verify
Crews
- Thomas J. Waldron Crew · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1032 | SSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1033 | SSGT |
| 1 August 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2239 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 26 February 1944, last 14 August 1944; grades seen: 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.
- 1944-02-26 815th: 748 Donald G. Bliss S/Sgt
- 1944-08-14 815th: Above 12 EM trfd to Repl Depot #7 FLD o & CAPT IST LT 2D LT
National Archives pages: roll 463208994 p. 538, roll 566192358 p. 2191
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