Serviceman
Norman A Ashe
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- Army serial number
- 26089932
- Rank
- TSGT (16 August 1944)
- Hometown
- Poteet TX; Coral Gables, FL
- Also written
- Norman Ashe
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 272
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Don C. Wood Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 40, 30 June 1944 · Blechhammer North · The Don C. Wood crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 272)
- mission 46, 7 July 1944 · Blechhammer South · The Don C. Wood crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 272)
- mission 47, 8 July 1944 · Vienna, Vösendorf · The Don C. Wood crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 272)
- mission 48, 9 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Don C. Wood crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 272)
- mission 49, 14 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Don C. Wood crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 272)
- mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Don C. Wood crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 272)
- mission 52, 21 July 1944 · Brux · The Don C. Wood crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 272)
- mission 53, 22 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Don C. Wood crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 272)
- mission 55, 25 July 1944 · Linz · The Don C. Wood crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 272)
- mission 57, 27 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Don C. Wood crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 272)
- mission 58, 28 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Don C. Wood crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 272)
- mission 59, 30 July 1944 · Budapest, Tököl · The Don C. Wood crew's history names Budapest, Tököl: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 272)
- mission 60, 31 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Don C. Wood crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 272)
- mission 62, 3 August 1944 · Friedrichshafen · The Don C. Wood crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 272)
- mission 65, 10 August 1944 · Ploesti · The Don C. Wood crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 272)
- mission 71, 18 August 1944 · Ploesti · The Don C. Wood crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 272)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2584 | TSGT |
| 16 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2584 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 22 November 1944, last 22 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.
- 1944-11-22 817th: 757 T/3gt 50 Relvd ir asgmt and asgd to Det of Pnts 26 Benl $
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3610
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