Serviceman
Joseph T Boyd
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- Army serial number
- 39388208
- Rank
- Sgt (30 October 1943), SGT (30 October 1944), SSGT (7 January 1945), TSGT (18 March 1945), TSGT (4 June 1945)
- Hometown
- Portsmouth VA; Oshkosh, WI
- Also written
- Joseph Boyd
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 56
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Henry Carlisle Dent Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 104, 11 October 1944 · Vienna South · The Henry Carlisle Dent crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 56)
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
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 October 1944 | Air Medal | 4262 | SGT |
| 7 January 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 125 | SSGT |
| 18 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1522 | TSGT |
| 4 June 1945 | award (code not read) | 3516 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 26 October 1943, last 30 October 1943; 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.
- 1943-10-30 817th: trfd to 157th BG AAB Ephrata Washington FLO o & CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
- 1943-10-26 HQ: SEt George W. Linzey
National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 751, roll 453519128 p. 755
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