The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Glenn R Pinkston

816th

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Army serial number
34526274
Rank
T/Sgt (11 June 1944), TSGT (14 June 1944), TSGT (10 July 1944), TSGT (5 September 1944)
Hometown
WARTRACE TN; Wartrace TN
Also written
Glenn Pinkston
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 34526274); verify possible duplicate: Pinkstonn, Glenn R (816th; sources 483bg-record)

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
14 June 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster1040TSGT
10 July 1944Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster1743TSGT
5 September 1944Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster3146TSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

1 entry, first 11 June 1944, last 11 June 1944; grades seen: T/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.

National Archives pages: roll 478080727 p. 234

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