The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Roy R Barrett

815thHQ

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number
37415975
Rank
Cpl (17 December 1943), Cpl (30 December 1943), Sgt (7 April 1944), SSGT (16 January 1945)
Hometown
Nevada MO; Nevada, MO
Also written
Roy Barrett
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 58
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 37415975); verify

Crews

Missions placed on him

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
16 January 1945Air Medal247SSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

5 entries, first 2 December 1943, last 7 April 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 23, roll 458053820 p. 68, roll 458053820 p. 96, roll 463205991 p. 597, roll 469121524 p. 675

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