Serviceman
James E Martin
815th
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- Army serial number
- 32175743
- Rank
- Sgt (23 November 1943), Sgt (4 December 1943), SSGT (8 March 1945), SSGT (2 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Denver CO; Denver, CO
- Also written
- James Martin
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 213
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 32175743); verify
Crews
- Henry A. Seidel Crew · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1280 | SSGT |
| 2 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2017 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 23 November 1943, last 4 December 1943; grades seen: 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.
- 1943-11-23 815th: above 6 named EM dy to 11 day fur
- 1943-12-04 815th: Sgt Sgt
National Archives pages: roll 456415616 p. 732, roll 458053820 p. 26
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