Serviceman
Richard G Norton
815th
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- Army serial number
- 35438506
- Rank
- Pvt (5 May 1944), CPL (8 March 1945), SSGT (10 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Cassapolis MI; Cassopolis MI
- Also written
- Richard Norton
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 35438506); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 March 1945 | Air Medal | 1281 | CPL |
| 10 April 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2562 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 5 May 1944, last 5 May 1944; grades seen: Pvt. 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.
- 1944-05-05 815th: Fr dy to sk in qrs CORRECTION Total Pres for dy 345 EM Pres not for dy 6 Abs 6 Total 357, 3 May 44.
National Archives pages: roll 474637097 p. 783
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