Serviceman
Paul V Mitchell
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- Army serial number
- 35447978
- Rank
- Sgt (6 December 1943), S/Sgt (20 May 1944), SGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (6 July 1944), S/Sgt (3 September 1944), SSGT (6 September 1944), TSGT (16 September 1944)
- Hometown
- PEDRO OH; Pedro OH
- Also written
- Paul Mitchell
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 21, 230
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Leo Cooper Brooks Crew · 840th
- Holmes A. Souther 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 September 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 3149 | SSGT |
| 16 September 1944 | Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster | 3430 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
7 entries, first 6 December 1943, last 23 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, 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.
- 1943-12-06 HQ: Jack F Barnes
- 1943-12-06 HQ: Jack F Barnes
- 1943-12-06 HQ: Jack F Barnes
- 1944-05-20 840th: 52 Dy to hosp (00), 19 May We (4th Fld Hosp).
- 1944-05-30 840th: s/Sgt 3 Hosp to dy.
- 1944-09-03 840th: S/Set
- 1944-09-23 840th: T/Set
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 129, roll 458053820 p. 195, roll 458053820 p. 270, roll 474640174 p. 88, roll 474640174 p. 103, roll 570165454 p. 2611, roll 570165454 p. 2649
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