Serviceman
John D Kern
816thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 15335136
- Rank
- S/Sgt (11 November 1943), SGT (5 August 1944), SSGT (27 September 1944)
- Hometown
- CHICAGO IL
- Also written
- John Kern
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 34
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 15335136); verify
Crews
- William A. Cheley, Jr. Crew · 816th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2322 | SGT |
| 27 September 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3664 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 11 November 1943, last 18 December 1943; 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.
- 1943-10 HQ: 1 264 Hg Camp Rapid SD S/Sgt
- 1943-10 HQ: 1 264 Hq Camp Rapid SD 8/Sgt JOHN T FIZZANO
- 1943-11-11 816th: above 2 EM jd fr DS at Orlando, Fla. FLD 0 a CAPT
- 1943-12-18 HQ: 612 S Sgt 4 Lo
National Archives pages: roll 452798688 p. 20, roll 452798688 p. 226, roll 456415616 p. 753, roll 458053820 p. 148
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