Serviceman
John Q Mc Knight
840th
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- Army serial number
- 34026095
- Rank
- Pvt (31 October 1944), Pvt (18 November 1944), CPL (1 April 1945), SGT (7 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Birmingham AL
- Sources
- 483bg-record, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 34026095); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 1945 | Air Medal | 1974 | CPL |
| 7 May 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3085 | SGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 31 October 1944, last 18 November 1944; grades seen: Pvt. 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.
- 1944-10-31 840th: Knight 5230 Reclassified fr 641 to 238 per Par 21, so 233, Hq 483rd Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 31 Oct We
- 1944-11-18 840th: Hosp to dy. s
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2563, roll 576476048 p. 1330
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