Serviceman
Stanley Taxel
840th
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- Army serial number
- 12156749
- Rank
- S/Sgt (21 August 1944), TSGT (29 November 1944), TSGT (28 January 1945), TSGT (27 February 1945), TSGT (30 March 1945)
- Hometown
- BROOKLYN NY; Brooklyn NY; Brooklyn, NY
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 85, 120
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 12156749); verify
Crews
- Robert M. Grossman Crew · 840th
- Robert J. Kavanagh Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 November 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4765 | TSGT |
| 28 January 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 414 | TSGT |
| 27 February 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 976 | TSGT |
| 27 February 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 976 | TSGT |
| 30 March 1945 | award (code not read) | 89 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 21 August 1944, last 21 August 1944; grades seen: S/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.
- 1944-08-21 840th: / Dy to hosp (ID).
National Archives pages: roll 566195336 p. 1831
Statements, mentions and histories
- 1 more statement from MACR 11273 are on the loss record.
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