Serviceman
Jack L Tuckman
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- Army serial number
- 12036780
- Rank
- Pvt (22 January 1944), Pvt (2 February 1944), SGT (14 June 1944), s/Sgt (4 July 1944), SSGT (6 July 1944), S/Sgt (17 August 1944), S/Sgt (19 August 1944), s/Sgt (5 September 1944), SSGT (6 September 1944), SSGT (10 September 1944)
- Hometown
- BROOKLYN NY; Brooklyn NY
- Also written
- Jack Tuckman
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 112, 217
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Bayard W. Hyde Crew · 840th
- Clifford E. Sigler Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | SGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1604 | SSGT |
| 6 September 1944 | Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster | 3149 | SSGT |
| 10 September 1944 | Air Medal, 5th oak leaf cluster | 3268 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
6 entries, first 22 January 1944, last 5 September 1944; grades seen: Pvt, S/Sgt, 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.
- 1944-01-22 HQ: Dy to fur (11 days) 21 Jan 44.
- 1944-02-02 HQ: Fur to dy, 11 days, 1 Feb Who
- 1944-07-04 840th: 3 Hosp to dr. OFFICER FLD 08 CAPT
- 1944-08-17 840th: Dy to hosp (ID).
- 1944-08-19 840th: Hosp to dy.
- 1944-09-05 840th: Above 0 & EM reld of dy & trfd to Repl Depot #7, per Subject Orders, liq 15th AF, APO 520, 2 Sept We. FLD 0 a CAPT
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 896, roll 463205991 p. 749, roll 481433713 p. 479, roll 566195336 p. 1821, roll 566195336 p. 1826, roll 570165454 p. 2618
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