Serviceman
David W Rome
840th
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- Army serial number
- 0681500
- Rank
- 2LT (20 September 1943), 2LT (1 November 1943), 2d Lt (3 March 1944), 2LT (14 June 1944), 2LT (6 July 1944), 1st Lt (5 September 1944)
- Hometown
- DOBBS FERRY NY; Dobbs Ferry NY
- Also written
- David Rome
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 174
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 0681500); verify
Crews
- Robert L. Orton Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1943 | award (code not read) | SO 1 | 2LT |
| 1 November 1943 | award (code not read) | Grp Roster | 2LT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | 2LT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1605 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 3 March 1944, last 5 September 1944; grades seen: 1st Lt, 2d Lt. 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.
- 1944-03-03 840th: Above 7 0 rejoined fr DS Hunter Fld, Ga, per Par 26, so 56, Hq AAB MacDill Fld, Fld as amend by Par 20, 80 62, Hq 3AF Stag Ws, Hunter Fld, Ga, 2 Mar 44.
- 1944-09-05 840th: 1st It
National Archives pages: roll 466076292 p. 366, roll 570165454 p. 2619
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