Serviceman
Howard E Hunt
840thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 37420467
- Rank
- Pfc (22 December 1943), Sgt (29 April 1944), S/Sgt (2 September 1944), s/Sgt (8 September 1944), S/Sgt (10 September 1944), s/Sgt (4 November 1944), SGT (17 March 1945), SGT (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Hickory NC
- Also written
- Howard Hunt
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 37420467); verify serial 37420167 in morning reports differs by one digit from 37420467; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 37420167); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March 1945 | Air Medal | 1480 | SGT |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2897 | SGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 2 September 1944, last 2 September 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.
- 1944-09-02 840th: Dy to fur (7 days).
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 2610
Statements, mentions and histories
- 1 more statement from MACR 13817 are on the loss record.
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