Serviceman
Frank A Long
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- Army serial number
- 34257676
- Rank
- Pfc (19 December 1943), Cpl (29 January 1944), Cpl (7 February 1944), 2LT (14 June 1944), Cpl (27 August 1944)
- Hometown
- ROCHESTER NY
- Also written
- Frank Long
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 34257676); verify possible duplicate: Lonc, Frank A (816th; sources 483bg-record, heroes-book)
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1037 | 2LT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1044 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
5 entries, first 19 December 1943, last 27 August 1944; grades seen: Cpl, Pfc. 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.
- 1943-12-19 817th: fr dy to fur (12 days) as of 17 Dec 43
- 1944-01-29 816th: Fr dy to sk (Hosp)
- 1944-01-03 817th: Pfc6-1 Above EM Aptd Cpl (Temp)
- 1944-02-07 817th: fr hosp to duty
- 1944-08-27 817th: Reclass fr 055 to 835 FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT 2D LT
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 214, roll 461010974 p. 798, roll 461010974 p. 846, roll 463205991 p. 712, roll 566192358 p. 2454
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