Serviceman
Winfield Kilgore
815th
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- Army serial number
- 13094120
- Rank
- SSGT (23 August 1944), SSGT (14 September 1944), T/Sgt (21 September 1944), T/Sgt (23 September 1944), TSGT (26 September 1944), TSGT (2 February 1945)
- Hometown
- Altoona PA; ALTOONA PA; Altoona, PA
- 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 13094120); verify
Crews
- Harry W. McCann, Jr. Crew · 815th
- Raymond L. Price Crew · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2787 | SSGT |
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3391 | SSGT |
| 26 September 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3646 | TSGT |
| 2 February 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 474 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 21 September 1944, last 23 September 1944; grades seen: T/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.
- 1944-09-21 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 570165454 p. 278, roll 570165454 p. 283
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