Serviceman
Russell H Simons
817thpilot
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- Army serial number
- 0764809
- Rank
- 2LT (12 August 1944), TSGT (29 August 1944), 2LT (18 October 1944)
- Hometown
- Cleveland OH; Louisville KY; LOUISVILLE KY; Louisville, KY
- Also written
- Russell Simons
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 218
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0764809); verify
Crews
- Russell H. Simons Crew, pilot · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2506 | 2LT |
| 29 August 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2937 | TSGT |
| 18 October 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4029 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 13 September 1944, last 13 September 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.
- 1944-09-13 817th: 2Lt IM
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 478
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