Serviceman
William Henkel
817th
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- Army serial number
- 37540984
- Rank
- SSGT (7 January 1945), SSGT (18 March 1945), SSGT (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Washington DC; Washington, DC
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 220
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 37540984); verify another record shares the name Henkel, William (units 817th, 817th, serials 37540984, 33748881); may be the same man
Crews
- Carroll B. Skinner Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 125 | SSGT |
| 18 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1522 | SSGT |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2895 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 23 September 1944, last 23 September 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.
- 1944-09-23 817th: Duty MOS same asgd jd fr Fifth Wg (US) 22 Sept 9.8.36
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 491
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