The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Harry E Robinson

840th

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Army serial number
36730790
Rank
Sgt (24 April 1944), Sgt (26 April 1944), SGT (21 April 1945)
Hometown
Pittsfield ME
Also written
Harry Robinson
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 159
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 36730790); verify another record shares the name Robinson, Harry E (units 840th, 815th, serials 36730790, None); may be the same man

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
21 April 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster2590SGT

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

Morning reports

2 entries, first 24 April 1944, last 26 April 1944; grades seen: 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.

National Archives pages: roll 469123526 p. 723, roll 469123526 p. 725

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