Serviceman
John J Miskelly
816thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 32469799
- Rank
- Sgt (10 December 1943), Sgt (25 December 1943), SSGT (14 June 1944), TSGT (27 September 1944)
- Hometown
- SYRACUSE NY
- Also written
- John Miskelly
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 41
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 32469799); verify
Crews
- Richard F. Combs Crew · 816th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1039 | SSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1045 | SSGT |
| 27 September 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 3664 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 10 December 1943, last 1 February 1944; 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.
- 1943-12-10 HQ: Fr dy to fur (12 Days)
- 1943-12-25 HQ: Fr fur to dy (15 Days) FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT 2D LT
- 1944-02-01 816th: (757) 3gt. Reld of dy & trfd to 816th Bomb Sq (H) on so 30, 483 Bomb Gp (H) this sta.
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 280, roll 458053820 p. 309, roll 463205991 p. 746
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