Serviceman
Earl R Lahr
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- Army serial number
- 37558144
- Rank
- Cpl (29 August 1944), CPL (23 September 1944), Sgt (5 October 1944), SSGT (20 October 1944), TSGT (1 March 1945), TSGT (23 March 1945)
- Hometown
- DEVILS LAKE ND; Devils Lake ND
- Also written
- Earl Lahr
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 133
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Elwyn C. Knight Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 98, 23 September 1944 · Brux · The Elwyn C. Knight crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 133)
- mission 186, 22 March 1945 · Ruhland · The Elwyn C. Knight crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 133)
- mission 213, 24 April 1945 · Ober Drauburg · The Elwyn C. Knight crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 133)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3567 | CPL |
| 20 October 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4065 | SSGT |
| 1 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1044 | TSGT |
| 23 March 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1660 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 29 August 1944, last 5 October 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.
- 1944-08-29 817th: Harrison Gordon L 612 Cpl Duty MOS same Asgd jd fr Fifth Wg (US)
- 1944-10-05 817th: aptd S/Sgt so 203 Hq 483 BG 1 Oct Like 22 Sgt aptd S/Sgt 4 S/Sgt aptd T/Sgt 16 Cpl aptid Sgt
National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2459, roll 572487240 p. 460
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