Serviceman
Aaron B Roberts
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- Army serial number
- 20480227
- Rank
- S/Sgt (11 November 1943), S/Sgt (8 January 1944), SSGT (14 June 1944), s/Sgt (30 June 1944), S/Sgt (7 July 1944), SSGT (12 August 1944), s/Sgt (1 September 1944), S/Sgt (8 September 1944), s/sgt (10 September 1944), SSGT (14 September 1944)
- Hometown
- BEN HILL GA; Ben Hill GA
- Also written
- Aaron Roberts
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 235
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Joseph H. Stein Crew · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1031 | SSGT |
| 12 August 1944 | Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster | 2505 | SSGT |
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal, 5th oak leaf cluster | 3391 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
7 entries, first 11 November 1943, last 10 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, s/Sgt, 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.
- 1943-11-11 815th: 1000 TPA fr AAB Ephrata Wash to dy 1 EM Gp Hq atchd for rations 0600 FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT
- 1944-01-08 815th: dy to 9 day fur
- 1944-06-30 815th: Fr dy to TD at Isle of Cauri Rest Camp. OFFICER FLD o a CAPT
- 1944-07-07 815th: Above 5 0 and 7 EM fr TD at Isle of Capri Rest Camp to dy.
- 1944-09-01 815th: S/Set
- 1944-09-10 815th: t
- 1944-09-08 HQ: 33523139 Knox (861) Pic Above 2 0 and 5 EM fr TD at Isle of Capri Rest Camp to dy
National Archives pages: roll 456415616 p. 707, roll 461010974 p. 689, roll 478080727 p. 221, roll 481431546 p. 157, roll 570165454 p. 250, roll 570165454 p. 261, roll 570165454 p. 264
Statements, mentions and histories
- 1 more statement from MACR 11543 are on the loss record.
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