Serviceman
Jack H Hagler
840th
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- Army serial number
- 18115692
- Rank
- CPL (24 September 1944), s/Sgt (16 October 1944), TSGT (29 November 1944), TSGT (31 January 1945), TSGT (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- JOSHUA TX; Joshua TX; Joshua, TX
- Also written
- Jack Hagler
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 27, 64
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 18115692); verify serial 13115692 in morning reports differs by one digit from 18115692; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 13115692); verify
Crews
- George E. Butts, Jr. Crew · 840th
- Charles R. Finlayson Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3608 | CPL |
| 29 November 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4765 | TSGT |
| 31 January 1945 | Soldier's Medal | 456 | TSGT |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2897 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 10 November 1944, last 10 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.
- 1944-11-10 840th: IT/Set
National Archives pages: roll 576476048 p. 1319
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