Serviceman
Henry C Plunkett
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- Army serial number
- 20480223
- Rank
- 1SGT (17 September 1944)
- Hometown
- Atlanta GA; Atlanta, GA
- Also written
- Henry Plunkett
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 194
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1944 | Bronze Star | 3456 | 1SGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
8 entries, first 1 December 1943, last 11 October 1944. 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.
- 1943-12-01 815th: M/Sgt/ 08 reclassified as 585 auth AR- 615-28 and base classificatio board
- 1944-01-05 HQ: 1st Sgt dy to 9 day fur
- 1944-03-07 815th: F Sgt 36196655 Campbell (060) Sgt 33247540 Huether (060)
- 1944-04-11 815th: F Sgt Fr temp dv with flying echelon to dy
- 1944-04-16 815th: F st Trfd to MacDill Fld Tampa Fla 5 Mar 44 is ammended to read
- 1944-09-25 815th: 1st Sgt Fr dy to sk (LD) in qrs
- 1944-09-29 815th: 1st Sgt
- 1944-10-11 815th: 1st Sgt
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 13, roll 461010974 p. 680, roll 466076292 p. 306, roll 469121524 p. 680, roll 469121524 p. 686, roll 570165454 p. 287, roll 570165454 p. 299, roll 572483765 p. 3410
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