Serviceman
Richard K Weber
817th816thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 36349497
- Rank
- Cpl (23 October 1943), Cpl (9 December 1943), Cpl (22 December 1943), SGT (2 April 1945), TSGT (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Erie PA; Erie, PA
- Also written
- Richard Weber
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 26, 223
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+initial (serial 36349497); verify
Crews
- Arthur J. Burns Crew · 817th
- Dwight L. Sloan Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 1945 | Air Medal | 2023 | SGT |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2896 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 23 October 1943, last 22 December 1943; 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.
- 1943-10-23 816th: Above 2 EM trfd to Hg this Gp for dv per MOS 12 EM tsgd fr Org indicated for dy as per MOS as listed
- 1943-12-09 HQ: dy to 13 days fur FLD o a CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
- 1943-12-22 HQ: Fur (13 days) to dy
National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 609, roll 453519128 p. 692, roll 458052819 p. 988, roll 458053820 p. 1
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