Serviceman
Gerald B Mclane
817th
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- Army serial number
- 36879401
- Rank
- CPL (14 September 1944)
- Hometown
- Hot Springs AK; Hot Springs, AR
- Also written
- Gerald Mclane
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 160
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 36879401); verify another record shares the name Mclane, Gerald B (units 817th, 817th, serials 36879401, 18137199); may be the same man
Crews
- Willard L. Moor Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3393 | CPL |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 17 August 1944, last 17 August 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.
- 1944-08-17 817th: 612 Cpl Duty MOS same Asgd jd fr Fifth Wg
National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2433
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