The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Thomas M f Reinhardt

817th

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Army serial number
0722889
Rank
2LT (5 August 1944), 1LT (30 October 1944)
Hometown
NEW ORLEANS LA; New Orleans LA; New Orleans, LA
Also written
Thomas Reinhardt
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 272
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0722889); verify serial 0722839 in morning reports differs by one digit from 0722889; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0722839); verify

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
5 August 1944Air Medal23212LT
30 October 1944Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster42621LT

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

Morning reports

1 entry, first 10 November 1944, last 10 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.

National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 13

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