Serviceman
Hugh M Rowe
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- Army serial number
- 31366180
- Rank
- Pvt (10 January 1944), Pfc (2 May 1944), Pfc (5 May 1944), 1LT (24 May 1944), Cpl (30 May 1944), 1LT (14 June 1944), 1LT (6 July 1944), 1LT (13 August 1944), 1LT (21 August 1944), Cpl (5 October 1944)
- Hometown
- Layton UT; LAYTON UT
- Also written
- Hugh Rowe
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1944 | Air Medal | 597 | 1LT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1027 | 1LT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1620 | 1LT |
| 13 August 1944 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 2529 | 1LT |
| 21 August 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2723 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
8 entries, first 18 December 1943, last 5 October 1944; grades seen: Cpl, Pfc, Pvt. 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.
- 1943-12-18 HQ: Pvt 8 08
- 1944-01-10 HQ: .33438970 Sargent (945) Pfc
- 1944-02-19 840th: Pvt 7 /
- 1944-02-28 HQ: Joseph C. Ruigomez
- 1944-05-02 840th: Dy to hosp (LD), 1 May Wh.
- 1944-05-05 840th: Above EM proboted to gr of Cpl per Par 4, so 70, Hg 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 1 May 44.
- 1944-05-30 840th: 3 Hosp to dy,
- 1944-10-05 840th: Above 8 EM prom fr yr of Cpl to Sgt per Par 6, 80 203, Hq 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd I Oct Wise
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 299, roll 461010974 p. 871, roll 463205991 p. 777, roll 466076292 p. 364, roll 474640174 p. 55, roll 474640174 p. 59, roll 474640174 p. 103, roll 572487240 p. 2515
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