The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Robert R Mahan

817th

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Army serial number
0722447
Rank
2LT (20 February 1945), 1LT (21 March 1945), 1LT (23 March 1945), 1LT (1 May 1945), 1LT (21 May 1945)
Hometown
Ashland KY; Ashland, KY
Also written
Robert Mahan
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 141, 220
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0722447); verify

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
20 February 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster7902LT
21 March 1945Distinguished Flying Cross16011LT
23 March 1945Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster16361LT
1 May 1945Distinguished Flying Cross, 1st oak leaf cluster29351LT
21 May 1945Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster33121LT

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

Morning reports

1 entry, first 23 September 1944, last 23 September 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.

National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 491

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