Serviceman
Oscar I Paulson
817thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 39312823
- Rank
- Sgt (31 October 1943), Sgt (16 November 1943), SSGT (29 January 1945)
- Hometown
- Salem OR
- Also written
- Oscar Paulson
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 39312823); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 January 1945 | Bronze Star | 432 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 26 October 1943, last 3 January 1944; grades seen: 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.
- 1943-10-31 817th: (750) I/Sgt
- 1943-10-26 HQ: &/Sgt Joseph D. Hartzman
- 1943-11-16 817th: T/Set
- 1944-01-03 817th: Sgt4-1
National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 751, roll 453519128 p. 757, roll 456415616 p. 799, roll 461010974 p. 797
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