Serviceman
Russell Wayne
840thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 0441743
- Rank
- 2d Lt (8 June 1944), 2LT (14 June 1944), 1LT (4 July 1944), 1LT (6 July 1944), 1LT (10 July 1944), 1st Lt (31 July 1944), 1st Lt (10 August 1944)
- Hometown
- FARGO ND; Fargo ND
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 0441743); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | 2LT |
| 4 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1555 | 1LT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1605 | 1LT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1608 | 1LT |
| 10 July 1944 | Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster | 1744 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
5 entries, first 12 January 1944, last 10 August 1944; grades seen: 1st Lt, 2d Lt. 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.
- 1944-01-12 HQ: 1091 Luvaas 2 Lt.
- 1944-06-08 840th: Promoted to gr of 1st Lt, per Par 15, so # 58 WD, Washington, D.C., dtd 8 Mar Wi.
- 1944-07-02 840th: 1st It
- 1944-07-31 840th: Hosp to dy.
- 1944-08-10 840th: Reld of dy & trfd to 15th AF Medical Disposition Board, per Par 3, SO 151, Hq 483d Bomb Gp (H), dtd 9 Aug 44.
National Archives pages: roll 461012976 p. 741, roll 478083643 p. 20, roll 481433713 p. 474, roll 481433713 p. 529, roll 566195336 p. 1804
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