Serviceman
Brian M Sword
840th
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- Army serial number
- 13173504
- Rank
- SGT (6 September 1944), Sgt (20 September 1944), Sgt (23 September 1944), SSGT (1 October 1944), TSGT (14 November 1944)
- Hometown
- NEW YORK CITY NY; New York, NY
- Also written
- Brian Sword
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 20
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 13173504); verify
Crews
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3149 | SGT |
| 1 October 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3743 | SSGT |
| 14 November 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4484 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 20 September 1944, last 23 September 1944; grades seen: 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.
- 1944-09-20 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: Fr TD Rome Rest Camp to dy, *** RECORD OF EVENTS *** 6 planes bombed Brux Synthetic & Oil efineries
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 2643, roll 570165454 p. 2648
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