Serviceman
Wilbur J Nielsen
816th817thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 11103727
- Rank
- SSGT (14 June 1944), Cpl (18 June 1944), TSGT (4 July 1944)
- Hometown
- WINNER SD; Winner SD
- Also written
- Wilbur Nielsen
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 116
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+initial (serial 11103727); verify possible duplicate: Nielson, Wilbur J (816th; sources 483bg-record, assoc-roster)
Crews
- Robert F. Johnston Crew · 816th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1039 | SSGT |
| 4 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1553 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 18 June 1944, last 12 November 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.
- 1944-06-18 817th: 3 fr hosp (ID) to duty
- 1944-11-12 HQ: GPI ir hosp (ID) to duty
National Archives pages: roll 478080727 p. 365, roll 576472397 p. 3599
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