Serviceman
Jay E Short
817th
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- Army serial number
- 0768903
- Rank
- 2LT (22 February 1945)
- Hometown
- Del Norte CA; Dei Norte, CA; Dei Norte, CO
- Also written
- Jay Short
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 29, 229
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0768903); verify
Crews
- John R. Cagney Crew · 817th
- Max Solowitz Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 February 1945 | Air Medal | 860 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 7 November 1944, last 7 November 1944. 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.
- 1944-11-07 817th: 1035 2It
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3592
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