Serviceman
Chester R Rea
815thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 34807262
- Rank
- SGT (14 September 1944), S/Sgt (22 September 1944), S/Sgt (30 September 1944), SSGT (15 November 1944), S/Sgt (21 November 1944), S/Sgt (25 November 1944)
- Hometown
- Nauvoo AL; NAUVOE AL
- Also written
- Chester Rea
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 34807262); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3391 | SGT |
| 15 November 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 4503 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
5 entries, first 1 August 1944, last 25 November 1944; grades seen: S/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.
- 1944-08-01 HQ: TO BE STAFF SERGEANT (TEMP) Sgt (807) Nicholas A Oliveri
- 1944-09-22 815th: Above 4 0 and 6 EM fr dy to TD at Isle of Capri Rest Camp.
- 1944-09-30 815th: Above 4 0 and 6 EM fr TD at Isle of Capri Rest Camp.
National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2179, roll 570165454 p. 280, roll 570165454 p. 301, roll 576472397 p. 3131, roll 576472397 p. 3647
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