Serviceman
Clifford E Sigler
840thpilot
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- Army serial number
- 0755443
- Rank
- SSGT (29 August 1944), 1st Lt (20 September 1944), 1st Lt (20 October 1944), 1st Lt (30 October 1944), CAPT (21 March 1945), CAPT (7 May 1945), CAPT (26 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Tonawanda NY; Corning CA; Corning, CA
- Also written
- Clifford Sigler
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 217
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 0755443); verify
Crews
- Clifford E. Sigler Crew, pilot · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2962 | SSGT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1605 | CAPT |
| 7 May 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 3085 | CAPT |
| 26 May 1945 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 3456 | CAPT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
5 entries, first 16 September 1944, last 30 October 1944; grades seen: 1st Lt. 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.
- 1944-09-16 840th: 2d It
- 1944-09-20 840th: Above O's & EM fr dy to TD to Rome Rest Camp, per par 4. so 191, Hg, 483rd Bomb Gp, dtd 19 OFFICER FLD 0 a CAPT
- 1944-09-23 840th: 1st It
- 1944-10-20 840th: 1st It
- 1944-10-30 840th: 2d It
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 2635, roll 570165454 p. 2643, roll 570165454 p. 2648, roll 572487240 p. 2546, roll 572487240 p. 2561
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