Serviceman
Francis A Kilinskas
817th
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- Army serial number
- 13055853
- Rank
- SSGT (16 September 1944), SSGT (1 October 1944), S/Sgt (14 October 1944), S/Sgt (18 October 1944), TSGT (16 January 1945), TSGT (27 April 1945)
- Hometown
- SCRANTON PA; Scranton PA
- Also written
- Francis Kilinskas
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 13055853); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3421 | SSGT |
| 1 October 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3742 | SSGT |
| 16 January 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 249 | TSGT |
| 27 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2779 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 14 October 1944, last 26 October 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.
- 1944-10-14 817th: 52
- 1944-10-18 817th: 3 fr hosp (LD) to duty 18 Oct [*]
- 1944-10-26 817th: 3/Sgt
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 471, roll 572487240 p. 477, roll 572487240 p. 485
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