Serviceman
William F Sullivan
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- Army serial number
- 38456251
- Rank
- Cpl (19 August 1944), SGT (28 January 1945), SSGT (27 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Chicago IL; Chicago, IL
- Also written
- William Sullivan
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 20
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
Missions placed on him
- mission 179, 13 March 1945 · Regensburg · The Boswell crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 20)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 January 1945 | Air Medal | 414 | SGT |
| 27 May 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3472 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 19 August 1944, last 19 August 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.
- 1944-08-19 817th: red to gr of Pvt FLD 0 & CAPT 13T LT 2D LT
National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2439
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