The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

John J Harrigan

815thHQ840th

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Army serial number
32413372
Rank
Sgt (6 December 1943), Sgt (9 January 1944), S/Sgt (23 February 1944), S/Sgt (23 June 1944), SSGT (15 August 1944), T/Sgt (18 August 1944), T/Sgt (24 August 1944)
Hometown
AMARILLO TX; Brooklyn, NY
Also written
John Harrigan
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 155
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 32413372); verify serial 32113372 in morning reports differs by one digit from 32413372; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 32113372); verify

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
15 August 1944Air Medal2552SSGT

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

Morning reports

1 entry, first 23 June 1944, last 23 June 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.

National Archives pages: roll 478080727 p. 211

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