Serviceman
James P Hanlon
840th
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- Army serial number
- 17055433
- Rank
- CPL (24 September 1944), S/Sgt (16 October 1944), TSGT (14 November 1944), TSGT (1 March 1945), TSGT (27 May 1945)
- Hometown
- CHEYENNE WY; Cheyenne WY
- Also written
- James Hanlon
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 17055433); verify possible duplicate: Hannon, John E. (840th, 815th, HQ; sources heroes-book, morning-report)
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3608 | CPL |
| 14 November 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4484 | TSGT |
| 1 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1065 | TSGT |
| 27 May 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 3472 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 16 October 1944, last 16 October 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.
- 1944-10-16 840th: Above 7 EM prom to gr of T/Sgt per Par 4. so 218, Hq 483rd Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 16 Oct We
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2537
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