Serviceman
Bill B Nester
840th
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- Army serial number
- 35650051
- Rank
- SGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (6 July 1944), S/Sgt (3 August 1944), 2LT (29 August 1944)
- Hometown
- SOUTH CHARLESTON WV; South Charleston WV; Trinidad CO
- Also written
- Bill Nester
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 14
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 35650051); verify
Crews
- Lamar P. Bentley 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 | 1605 | SSGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1611 | SSGT |
| 29 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2962 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 3 August 1944, last 5 September 1944; grades seen: S/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.
- 1944-08-03 840th: Above EM promoted fr S/Sgt to T/Sgt per Par so 143, Hq 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, 1 Aug 44.
- 1944-09-05 840th: I/Sgt
National Archives pages: roll 566195336 p. 1791, roll 570165454 p. 2619
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