Serviceman
Sheridan J Moran
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- Army serial number
- 32862095
- Rank
- Pfc (23 January 1944), 1LT (15 February 1945), 1LT (16 March 1945), 1LT (21 March 1945), 1LT (25 March 1945), 1LT (7 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Detroit MI; Detroit, MI
- Also written
- Sheridan Moran
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 242
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+initial (serial 32862095); verify
Crews
- Theodore M. Taylor, Jr. Crew · 816th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 February 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 680 | 1LT |
| 16 March 1945 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 2849 | 1LT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1575 | 1LT |
| 25 March 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1749 | 1LT |
| 7 April 1945 | Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster | 2588 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 8 December 1943, last 23 January 1944; grades seen: Pfc. 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.
- 1943-12-08 817th: Pfc 7 20 Duty Rad Op Mech (756) asgd id fr Scott Fld, Ill FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT
- 1944-01-23 817th: J
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 198, roll 461010974 p. 837
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