Serviceman
John L Read
817th
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- Army serial number
- 0707802
- Rank
- 2LT (16 January 1945), 2LT (7 March 1945), 1LT (16 April 1945), 1LT (21 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Norman OK
- Also written
- John Read
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0707802); verify possible duplicate: Reed, Jack E (HQ, 817th; sources 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report) possible duplicate: Reed, James E (817th; sources 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report) possible duplicate: Reed, Jack E. (817th; sources heroes-book, macr-crew)
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January 1945 | Air Medal | 249 | 2LT |
| 7 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1210 | 2LT |
| 16 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2397 | 1LT |
| 21 May 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 3312 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 2 November 1944, last 2 November 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.
- 1944-11-02 817th: 1034 2It 14634 0' Connell Patrick À 2035
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3582
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