Serviceman
Gladwin E Yenner
840th
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- Army serial number
- 13097581
- Rank
- CPL (14 September 1944), TSGT (20 October 1944), TSGT (29 November 1944), TSGT (7 March 1945)
- Hometown
- PRINCETON NJ; Princeton NJ; Trenton, NJ
- Also written
- Gladwin Yenner
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 85
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 13097581); verify
Crews
- Robert M. Grossman Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3394 | CPL |
| 20 October 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4066 | TSGT |
| 29 November 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4765 | TSGT |
| 7 March 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1231 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 31 October 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.
- 1944-10-31 840th: I/Sgt
- 1944-11-07 840th: I/Sgt
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2563, roll 576476048 p. 1311
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