Serviceman
Russell L Kaltenbach
840th
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- Army serial number
- 0719087
- Rank
- SGT (29 August 1944), 2LT (6 September 1944), 2d Lt (21 September 1944), 2d Lt (23 September 1944), 1LT (20 February 1945), 1LT (31 March 1945)
- Hometown
- Lebanon IL; LYONS KS; Lyons KS; Lyons, KS
- Also written
- Russell Kaltenbach
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 211
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 0719087); verify
Crews
- Charles A. Schwiegman Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2938 | SGT |
| 6 September 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3149 | 2LT |
| 20 February 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 784 | 1LT |
| 31 March 1945 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 1923 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 21 September 1944, last 30 September 1944; grades seen: 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.
- 1944-09-21 840th: 31174380 Perkins T/Sgt 18051630 Dickson T/Sgt
- 1944-09-23 840th: Above d's prom to BI of 1st It, per Par 11, so 261, Hg 15th AF, dtd 17 Sept 44. Eff: 17 Sept Who
- 1944-09-30 840th: 21 It
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 2646, roll 570165454 p. 2648, roll 570165454 p. 2660
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