Serviceman
John F Kordula
817th
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- Army serial number
- 13075913
- Rank
- SSGT (14 June 1944), T/Sgt (21 July 1944), T/Sgt (20 August 1944), TSGT (21 August 1944)
- Hometown
- BALTIMORE MD
- Also written
- John Kordula
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 144
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 13075913); verify
Crews
- James W. Loughner Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1026 | SSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1030 | SSGT |
| 21 August 1944 | Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster | 2723 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 13 July 1944, last 5 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.
- 1944-07-13 817th: 3/Sgt
- 1944-07-21 817th: fr DS Rest Carrip Isle Capri to duty
- 1944-08-20 817th: LIA not hosp FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT 20 LT
- 1944-09-05 817th: I/Sgt
National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 799, roll 481431546 p. 814, roll 566192358 p. 2441, roll 570165454 p. 467
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