Serviceman
Samuel Linder
840th
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- Army serial number
- 37605068
- Rank
- SSGT (1 August 1944), SSGT (28 January 1945), TSGT (21 March 1945), TSGT (6 April 1945)
- Hometown
- St. Louis MO; St Louis MO; Saint Louis MO
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 37605068); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2225 | SSGT |
| 28 January 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 414 | SSGT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1598 | TSGT |
| 6 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2563 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 8 September 1944, last 30 December 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.
- 1944-09-08 840th: S/Set 52
- 1944-09-10 840th: S/Set 52
- 1944-12-30 840th: FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT 2D LT WO
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 2629, roll 570165454 p. 4140, roll 579006654 p. 1643
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