Serviceman
Herman B Sacks
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- Army serial number
- 13026899
- Rank
- s/Sgt (16 November 1943), S/Sgt (3 December 1943), S/Sgt (24 January 1944), S/Sgt (6 February 1944), TSGT (5 June 1945)
- Hometown
- Philadelphia PA
- Also written
- Herman Sacks
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 185
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- James O. Preston Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 1945 | Bronze Star | 3526 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
7 entries, first 16 November 1943, last 7 November 1944; grades seen: 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.
- 1943-11-16 HQ: Dy to fur (11 days)
- 1943-12-03 817th: S/Sgt Sgt
- 1943-12-03 HQ: 410
- 1944-01-24 HQ: Dy to fur (12 days)
- 1944-02-06 HQ: Fur to dy, 5 Feb who 12 days.
- 1944-10-31 840th: I/Set
- 1944-11-07 840th: I/Sgt
National Archives pages: roll 456415616 p. 683, roll 458052819 p. 982, roll 458053820 p. 251, roll 461010974 p. 899, roll 463205991 p. 758, roll 572487240 p. 2563, roll 576476048 p. 1311
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