Serviceman
William H Weaver
817th
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- Army serial number
- 6874409
- Rank
- Cpl (26 September 1944), SGT (28 October 1944), PVT (21 March 1945)
- Hometown
- Tampa FL; Chicago, IL
- Also written
- William Weaver
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 208
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 6874409); verify
Crews
- Richard E. Schmelz Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 October 1944 | Air Medal | 4224 | SGT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1597 | PVT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 26 September 1944, last 26 September 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.
- 1944-09-26 817th: Hintz, Gerald J 611 Pvt Above 4 Os 6 EM asgd jd MOS duty same fr 5th Wg
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 494
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