Serviceman
John Kaczmarek
815th
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- Army serial number
- 36686734
- Rank
- Cpl (24 July 1944), 1LT (15 August 1944), SGT (14 September 1944), SSGT (17 September 1944), S/Sgt (21 September 1944), S/Sgt (23 September 1944), SSGT (2 February 1945)
- Hometown
- W BRIGHTON STATEN IS NY; Chicago IL; Chicago, IL
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 150, 184
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 36686734); verify
Crews
- Harry W. McCann, Jr. Crew · 815th
- Raymond L. Price Crew · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 1944 | 1OLC | 2562 | 1LT |
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3391 | SGT |
| 17 September 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3442 | SSGT |
| 2 February 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 474 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 24 July 1944, last 23 September 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.
- 1944-07-24 815th: Above 4 0 & 6 EM asgd & jd fr 5th Wg
- 1944-09-21 815th: Above 2 0 and 6 EM fr dv to TD at Rome Rent Camp, 20 Sep 44.
- 1944-09-23 815th: Above 2 0 and 6 EM fr TD at Rome Rest Camp to dy
National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 184, roll 570165454 p. 278, roll 570165454 p. 283
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