The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

John L Dorey

817th

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Army serial number
11021677
Rank
Sgt (2 November 1944), Sgt (20 November 1944), SGT (7 January 1945), TSGT (7 March 1945), TSGT (16 April 1945), TSGT (30 April 1945)
Hometown
Seal Harbor ME
Also written
John Dorey
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 11021677); verify serial 11022677 in morning reports differs by one digit from 11021677; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 11022677); verify possible duplicate: Dorsey, John W. (817th; sources heroes-book, morning-report)

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
7 January 1945Air Medal125SGT
7 March 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster1210TSGT
16 April 1945Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster2396TSGT
30 April 1945Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster2895TSGT

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

Morning reports

1 entry, first 7 November 1944, last 7 November 1944. 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 576472397 p. 3597

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