Serviceman
James F Quinn
817thco-pilot
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- Army serial number
- 34809614
- Rank
- Pvt (7 February 1944), Pvt (23 September 1944), Pvt (27 September 1944), Pvt (18 October 1944), 2LT (21 March 1945)
- Hometown
- Belmont MA; Belmont, MA
- Also written
- James Quinn
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 62, 143
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 34809614); verify
Crews
- Guy K. Essmeier Crew, co-pilot · 817th
- Lynn A. Lundstrom Crew, co-pilot · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal | 1576 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
5 entries, first 20 December 1943, last 18 October 1944; grades seen: Pvt. 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.
- 1943-12-20 817th: $31PVt8 20
- 1944-02-07 817th: fr hosp to duty
- 1944-09-23 817th: ir duty to DS (3 das) to Rome
- 1944-09-27 817th: Fr DS rest camp Rome to duty
- 1944-10-18 817th: 52 fr duty to hosp (ID) 19 Oct 61st Stat.
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 217, roll 463205991 p. 712, roll 570165454 p. 490, roll 570165454 p. 496, roll 572487240 p. 477
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