Serviceman
Paul Wagner
817th
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- Army serial number
- 39549516
- Rank
- Pfc (1 July 1944), 2LT (20 February 1945), 2LT (21 March 1945), 2LT (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Yankton SD; Yankton, SD
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 38
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 39549516); verify another record shares the name Wagner, Paul (units 817th, 817th, serials 39549516, 02061290); may be the same man
Crews
- Thomas W. Cobb Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 February 1945 | Air Medal | 783 | 2LT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1596 | 2LT |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2895 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 15 December 1943, last 1 July 1944; grades seen: Pfc. 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.
- 1943-12-15 817th: I/50 70
- 1944-07-01 817th: fr duty to DS Rest Camp San Spirito FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 207, roll 481431546 p. 774
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