The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Harry B Lovgren

816thCA

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Army serial number
16137601
Rank
CPL (5 August 1944), SGT (1 September 1944), s/Sgt (29 September 1944)
Hometown
CHICAGO IL
Also written
Harry Lovgren
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 108
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 16137601); verify

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
5 August 1944Air Medal2322CPL
1 September 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster3023SGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

1 entry, first 29 September 1944, last 29 September 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.

National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 427

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