Serviceman
Freddie E Leavitt
817th
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- Army serial number
- 31295949
- Rank
- Pfc (23 January 1944), SGT (2 February 1945), TSGT (10 April 1945)
- Hometown
- El Monte CA; Elmonte CA
- Also written
- Freddie Leavitt
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 81, 264
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 31295949); verify
Crews
- John Jay Gorman Commanding Officer · 817th
- William J. Whalen Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 February 1945 | Air Medal | 473 | SGT |
| 10 April 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2240 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 23 January 1944, last 23 January 1944; grades seen: Pfc. 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.
- 1944-01-23 817th: J
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 837
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