Serviceman
Thomas G Milburn
840th
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- Army serial number
- 38426982
- Rank
- SGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (6 July 1944), SSGT (10 July 1944), SSGT (10 September 1944)
- Hometown
- FORT WORTH TX; Fort Worth TX; Fort Worth, TX
- Also written
- Thomas Milburn
- 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 38426982); 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 | 1604 | SSGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1607 | SSGT |
| 10 July 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1744 | SSGT |
| 10 September 1944 | Air Medal, 5th oak leaf cluster | 3268 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 14 August 1944, last 14 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.
- 1944-08-14 840th: s/Set
National Archives pages: roll 566195336 p. 1813
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