Serviceman
Wallace L Linn
HQ
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- Army serial number
- 0409926
- Rank
- MAJ (20 June 1944), MAJ (26 September 1944), LTC (26 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Indianapolis IN; INDIANAPOLIS IN
- Also written
- Wallace Linn
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 0409926); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1215 | MAJ |
| 26 September 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3640 | MAJ |
| 26 May 1945 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 3456 | LTC |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 21 January 1944, last 21 January 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.
- 1944-01-21 HQ: Capt 07 Aptd to gr of vaj AUS-AC (Temp) per WDSO 12 par 17 atd 14 Jan 1944 Date of rank in gr to be that of so
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 657
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