Serviceman

James R Haley

HQ817th

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Army serial number: 0807840
Rank: 1LT (24 May 1944), 1LT (14 June 1944), 1LT (6 July 1944), 1LT (13 August 1944)
Hometown: Philadelphia PA; PHILADELPHIA PA
Also written: James Haley
Sources: 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+initial (serial 0807840); verify another record shares the name Haley, James R (units HQ, 817th, 817th, serials 0807840, O-807840); may be the same man

Awards

Date	Award	General order	Rank then
24 May 1944	Air Medal	597	1LT
14 June 1944	Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster	1027	1LT
6 July 1944	Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster	1620	1LT
13 August 1944	Distinguished Flying Cross	2529	1LT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

1 entry, first 22 July 1944, last 22 July 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.

1944-07-22 817th: 1Lt

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 816

Statements, mentions and histories

German capture report, page 31 · 18 July 1944

Date and Time Aircraft
Casualty-No. ME 1683
was shot dawn:
18 July 44 . 11.00
Flase of Craith:
Area Muningen
Type of Aircraft:
l'ortress
Reporting office:
Air District VII
Capt'd
Place of
NAM 3
Rank
Serial-No.
wounded
Interment
dead
DREPS
Omar Henry
S/SGT
37415088
captured
Dulag-luft
19 Aug 1983 Maeystown, Ill.
HALEY
James Raymond lst Lt. 0-807840 eaptured Dulag-Luft
LIONETTE
Dominiok John and Lt. 0-1691638 captured Dulag-luft
MOEWE
Parke william 2nd Lt. 0-759277
captured
Dulag-Luft
Akron, Ohio
BLANCHARD John Tuck
2nd Lt. 0-757513 esptured Dulag-Tuft
28 Febr 1918 USA
Vietor Joseph s/sot 16082812 captured Dulag-Luft
17 Ost 1917 Detroit Mich.
LAFFERTY Fdward J. T/SOT 39385960 captured Dulag-Luft
BURNS
Jack c.
18049709 dead cometery of
Seibranz.
YARNELL
Robert Strock
3/sot
35603235
captured
Dulag-Luft West
23 March 1924
Garl william T/SGT 35164291 captured Dulag-Luft West
Dulag-Luft, 31 July 44 Wo.

National Archives, MACR 6978, page 31 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

14 more statements from MACR 6978 are on the loss record.

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