Serviceman
William H Lesher
815th
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- Army serial number
- 37704658
- Rank
- S/Sgt (19 December 1944), SSGT (16 January 1945), SSGT (5 May 1945), PVT (21 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Grand Junction CO; Cleveland, OH
- Also written
- William Lesher
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 73
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 37704658); verify
Crews
- Henry M. Froelich Crew · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January 1945 | Air Medal | 247 | SSGT |
| 5 May 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3043 | SSGT |
| 21 May 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 3337 | PVT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 19 December 1944, last 21 December 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.
- 1944-12-21 815th: Above 2 EM fr sk (LD) in grs to dy
National Archives pages: roll 579002584 p. 3680, roll 579002584 p. 3682
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