Serviceman
William V Szalay
840thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 35543001
- Rank
- Sgt (21 January 1944), SSGT (14 June 1944), TSGT (4 July 1944), TSGT (6 July 1944), TSGT (1 August 1944), T/Sgt (14 August 1944)
- Hometown
- DETROIT MI; Detroit MI
- Also written
- William Szalay
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 35543001); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | SSGT |
| 4 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1555 | TSGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1605 | TSGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1610 | TSGT |
| 1 August 1944 | Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster | 2248 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 21 January 1944, last 14 August 1944; grades seen: Sgt, T/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.
- 1944-01-21 HQ: Fur to dy (10 days).
- 1944-02-19 840th: Sgt 4 /
- 1944-08-14 840th: s/Set
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 894, roll 463205991 p. 776, roll 566195336 p. 1813
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