Serviceman
Leslie G Ling
817thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 0708504
- Rank
- 2LT (6 July 1944), 2LT (12 August 1944), 2LT (16 September 1944)
- Hometown
- Detroit MI; DETROIT MI; Detroit, MI
- Also written
- Leslie Ling
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 114
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0708504); verify
Crews
- William 1. Jeffs Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal | 1620 | 2LT |
| 12 August 1944 | AM/OLC | 2506 | 2LT |
| 16 September 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3421 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 11 June 1944, last 8 November 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.
- 1944-06-11 HQ: (1034) 2Lt
- 1944-07-25 817th: 2Lt
- 1944-07-28 817th: 2Lt
- 1944-11-08 817th: ILt 3K elvd fr as gmt and trfd ton rotation to well Depot / 7 for trans ship to US per lart Subj: Orders 15th 13 dtd Nov the
National Archives pages: roll 478080727 p. 348, roll 481431546 p. 824, roll 481431546 p. 830, roll 576472397 p. 3594
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