Serviceman
Royal P Todd
817th
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- Army serial number
- 34675437
- Rank
- Cpl (19 August 1944), TSGT (29 August 1944), Sgt (13 September 1944)
- Hometown
- Troy NY; Roxboro, NC
- Also written
- Royal Todd
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 173, 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 34675437); verify
Crews
- Robert A. Olson Crew · 817th
- Russell H. Simons Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2937 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 19 August 1944, last 13 September 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.
- 1944-08-19 817th: Duty MOS same ASGD jd fr Fifth Wg
- 1944-09-13 817th: Above 3 Os and 6 EM MIA 10 Sept 44 are hereby dropped fr rolls
National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2439, roll 570165454 p. 478
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