Serviceman
Cecil R Morgan
817thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 37550022
- Rank
- Pfc (1 December 1943), Pfc (20 December 1943), Pfc (11 June 1944), SSGT (25 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Wetumka OK
- Also written
- Cecil Morgan
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 30, 71
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 37550022); verify
Crews
- George E. Carenbauer, Jr. Crew · 817th
- Charles H. Fries Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3443 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
5 entries, first 26 October 1943, last 11 June 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.
- 1943-10-26 HQ: Cpl Charlos E. Iles
- 1943-11-17 817th: Pfce
- 1943-12-01 817th: Set fr fur to duty 29 Nov
- 1943-12-20 817th: fr hosp to dy as of 19 Dec 43
- 1944-06-11 HQ: duty to DS Rest Camp San Spirito, OFFICER FLD o a CAPE IST LY
National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 751, roll 456415616 p. 801, roll 458053820 p. 176, roll 458053820 p. 216, roll 478080727 p. 348
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