Serviceman
Forrest A Sheridan
817thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 19033609
- Rank
- Cpl (21 September 1944), CPL (23 September 1944), Cpl (3 October 1944), Sgt (13 October 1944), Sgt (18 October 1944)
- Hometown
- CUT BANK MT
- Also written
- Forrest Sheridan
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 19033609); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3567 | CPL |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
5 entries, first 21 September 1944, last 18 October 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.
- 1944-09-21 817th: 52 fr duty to hosp (ID) 4th Fld 18 Sept 44
- 1944-09-21 817th: 3 fr hosp (ID) to duty
- 1944-10-03 817th: LS fr duty to hosp (ID) 61st Station
- 1944-10-18 817th: wi fr duty to hosp (LD No EPTI) 18 Oct 61st Stat
- 1944-10-13 HQ: 3 fr hosp (LD) to duty 12 Oct
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 488, roll 572487240 p. 457, roll 572487240 p. 470, roll 572487240 p. 477
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