Serviceman
Max A Hansen
840th
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- Army serial number
- 17097653
- Rank
- CPL (24 September 1944), SSGT (29 November 1944), SSGT (7 March 1945), SSGT (23 March 1945)
- Hometown
- CLARION IA; Clarion IA; Clairion IA
- Also written
- Max Hansen
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 17097653); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3608 | CPL |
| 29 November 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4765 | SSGT |
| 7 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1231 | SSGT |
| 23 March 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1648 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 8 October 1944, last 13 October 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.
- 1944-10-08 840th: s/Set Dy to hosp (TD), 4th Fld Hosp.
- 1944-10-13 840th: S/Set 3 Hosp to dy.
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2524, roll 572487240 p. 2531
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