Serviceman
Wilson W Howard
840th
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- Army serial number
- 0749963
- Rank
- 2d Lt (27 May 1944), 2LT (14 June 1944), 1st Lt (26 July 1944), SSGT (29 August 1944), 1LT (29 November 1944)
- Hometown
- Renault IL; ARKANSAS CITY KS
- Also written
- Wilson Howard
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 110, 182
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 0749963); verify
Crews
- John P. Hucle Crew · 840th
- Neil Pratt Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | 2LT |
| 29 August 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2938 | SSGT |
| 29 November 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4765 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
6 entries, first 12 May 1944, last 4 October 1944; grades seen: 1st Lt, 2d Lt. 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.
- 1944-05-12 840th: 2d Lt. 52 Dy to hosp, 9 May Wh, (4th Field Hosp)
- 1944-05-27 840th: 3 Hosp to dy.
- 1944-07-11 840th: 2d It 52 Dr to hosp (ID) OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT
- 1944-07-26 840th: 3
- 1944-09-27 840th: 1st It
- 1944-10-04 840th: 1st It
National Archives pages: roll 474640174 p. 73, roll 474640174 p. 98, roll 481433713 p. 495, roll 481433713 p. 520, roll 570165454 p. 2654, roll 572487240 p. 2513
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