Serviceman
Otis D Kirkland
840th
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- Army serial number
- 19075000
- Rank
- Sgt (25 October 1944), Sgt (6 November 1944), SGT (1 March 1945), SGT (23 March 1945), SSGT (27 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Durham NC; Lurham NC
- Also written
- Otis Kirkland
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 19075000); verify serial 12075000 in morning reports differs by one digit from 19075000; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 12075000); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March 1945 | Air Medal | 1065 | SGT |
| 23 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1661 | SGT |
| 27 May 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3472 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 6 November 1944, last 6 November 1944; grades seen: 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.
- 1944-11-06 840th: Hosp to dy. HH RECORD OF EVENTS H 2 planes took off to bomb Mooshierbaum Oil Refineries, Austria. 2 planes returned early
National Archives pages: roll 576476048 p. 1309
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