Serviceman
Arthur W Magevas
840thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 16139385
- Rank
- S/Sgt (27 May 1944), SGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (6 July 1944), SSGT (21 August 1944), PFC (29 August 1944), S/Sgt (5 September 1944)
- Hometown
- CHICAGO IL; Chicago IL; Newark NJ; Minneapolis, MN
- Also written
- Arthur Magevas
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 143
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 16139385); verify
Crews
- Harrison K. Long Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | SGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1605 | SSGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1611 | SSGT |
| 21 August 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2724 | SSGT |
| 29 August 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2938 | PFC |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 9 January 1944, last 5 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.
- 1944-01-09 HQ: .748 Pumpkrey, LLoyd J. 374010d Sgt
- 1944-05-27 840th: Above EM reclassified fr 611 to 612 per auth Gp Reclassifi cation Board.
- 1944-09-05 840th: 171221.62 Toombs s/sgt FLD 0 a CAPT
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 868, roll 474640174 p. 98, roll 570165454 p. 2619
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