Serviceman
Tom J Hanges
817th
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- Army serial number
- 18004755
- Rank
- PVT (14 September 1944), Cpl (5 October 1944), CPL (4 December 1944), SSGT (16 January 1945), SSGT (8 March 1945)
- Hometown
- Oklahoma City OK; OKLAHOMA CITY OK; Oklahoms City OK
- Also written
- Tom Hanges
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 62
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 18004755); verify
Crews
- Edward Fenfert Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3393 | PVT |
| 4 December 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4862 | CPL |
| 16 January 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 249 | SSGT |
| 8 March 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1282 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 15 August 1944, last 5 October 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.
- 1944-08-15 817th: 612 Pvt Duty MOS same Asgd jd fr Fifth Wg
- 1944-10-05 817th: Reduced to gr of PRIVATE 4 Oct 44
National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2429, roll 572487240 p. 459
Statements, mentions and histories
- 2 more statements from MACR 12145 are on the loss record.
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