Serviceman
John E Larensen
840thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 11041076
- Rank
- SSGT (6 July 1944), SSGT (12 August 1944), s/Sgt (5 September 1944)
- Hometown
- Hartford CT
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 265
- Sources
- 483bg-record, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 11041076); verify possible duplicate: Larenson, John E (840th; sources 483bg-record, assoc-roster)
Crews
- Ray H. Whitaker Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1608 | SSGT |
| 12 August 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2502 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 3 January 1944, last 5 September 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.
- 1944-01-03 HQ: (612) Pvt6. /
- 1944-09-05 840th: 171221.62 Toombs s/sgt FLD 0 a CAPT
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 855, roll 570165454 p. 2619
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