Serviceman
Burgess Woody
817thHQ
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- Army serial number
- 36476858
- Rank
- Sgt (11 June 1944), SGT (6 July 1944), Sgt (28 July 1944), SSGT (23 September 1944), SSGT (20 October 1944)
- Hometown
- Kenney IL; KENNEY IL
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 36476858); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal | 1620 | SGT |
| 23 September 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3567 | SSGT |
| 23 September 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3567 | SSGT |
| 20 October 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 4065 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 11 June 1944, last 28 July 1944; grades seen: 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.
- 1944-06-11 HQ: Ased jd fr Fifth Wing (US)
- 1944-07-28 817th: fr DS Rest Camp Rome to duty OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT
National Archives pages: roll 478080727 p. 348, roll 481431546 p. 830
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