Serviceman
John W Pickerill
817th
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- Army serial number
- 34782446
- Rank
- Sgt (27 August 1944), SGT (21 March 1945)
- Hometown
- Coral Gables FL
- Also written
- John Pickerill
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 34782446); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 1945 | Bronze Star | 1612 | SGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 27 August 1944, last 27 August 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.
- 1944-08-27 817th: Reclass fr 055 to 826
National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2455
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