Serviceman
Lloyd D Kuhn
840thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 16081969
- Rank
- Sgt (3 May 1944), S/Sgt (27 May 1944), SGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (6 July 1944), SSGT (1 August 1944), S/Sgt (3 October 1944)
- Hometown
- Srokio IL; SKOKIE IL; Srokie IL
- Also written
- Lloyd Kuhn
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 174
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 16081969); verify
Crews
- Robert L. Orton Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | SGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1605 | SSGT |
| 1 August 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2248 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 3 May 1944, last 7 October 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, 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.
- 1944-05-03 840th: 52 Dy to Hosp (LD), I May 44.
- 1944-05-27 840th: Above EM reclassified fr 611 to 612 per auth Gp Reclassifi cation Board.
- 1944-10-07 840th: S/SEt 3 Hosp to dy.
- 1944-10-03 HQ: 25 Dy to hosp (ID). 4th Field Hospital. *** RECORD OF EVENTS *** Mission called off.
National Archives pages: roll 474640174 p. 56, roll 474640174 p. 98, roll 572487240 p. 2512, roll 572487240 p. 2522
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