Serviceman
James C Leigh
817th
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- Army serial number
- 0776580
- Rank
- 2LT (18 January 1945), 1LT (23 March 1945), 1LT (22 April 1945), 1LT (4 June 1945), 1LT (19 June 1945)
- Hometown
- Seattle WA; Seattle, WA
- Also written
- James Leigh
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 208, 220
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0776580); verify
Crews
- Richard E. Schmelz Crew · 817th
- Carroll B. Skinner Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 275 | 2LT |
| 23 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1659 | 1LT |
| 22 April 1945 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 2645 | 1LT |
| 4 June 1945 | award (code not read) | 3516 | 1LT |
| 19 June 1945 | award (code not read) | 3579 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 26 September 1944, last 26 September 1944. 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.
- 1944-09-26 817th: 1035 2Lt
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 494
Statements, mentions and histories
- 1 more statement from MACR 13254 are on the loss record.
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