Serviceman
Paul F Sheridan
840thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 33416137
- Rank
- Cpl (22 January 1944), Sgt (19 October 1944), SGT (3 January 1945), SGT (2 February 1945), SGT (5 February 1945), SSGT (31 March 1945), SSGT (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- DORCHESTER MA; Dorchester MA; Boston, MA
- Also written
- Paul Sheridan
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 1
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 33416137); verify
Crews
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January 1945 | Air Medal | 72 | SGT |
| 2 February 1945 | Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster | 472 | SGT |
| 5 February 1945 | award (code not read) | 509 | SGT |
| 31 March 1945 | Air Medal, 5th oak leaf cluster | 1925 | SSGT |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 6th oak leaf cluster | 2897 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
5 entries, first 10 January 1944, last 19 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.
- 1944-01-10 HQ: (862 ) Pfc Above 4 BM dy to fur (11 days)
- 1944-01-22 HQ: Fur to dy (11 days), 21 Jan 41. 135092987 Stevens (521) Pvt.
- 1944-02-28 HQ: Richard J. Shiro
- 1944-02-28 HQ: Richard J. Shiro
- 1944-10-19 840th: Dy to fur (6 days).
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 871, roll 461010974 p. 896, roll 466076292 p. 287, roll 466076292 p. 363, roll 572487240 p. 2544
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