Serviceman

Walter T. Baines

815th

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number: 33581332
Rank: Pvt (26 February 1944), Sgt (10 April 1944)
Hometown: Bristol Boro, PA
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 257
Sources: heroes-book, morning-report

Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 33581332); verify

Crews

Ira F. Warburton Crew · 815th

Missions placed on him

mission 4, 16 April 1944 · Niš · The Ira F. Warburton crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 257)

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.

Morning reports

3 entries, first 26 February 1944, last 17 April 1944; grades seen: Pvt, 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.

1944-02-26 815th: ARO Horace T. Stewart
1944-04-10 815th: Set
1944-04-17 815th: Set 14185285 Clos Cpl Above 4 O's and 6 EM missing in

National Archives pages: roll 463208994 p. 538, roll 469121524 p. 678, roll 469121524 p. 690

Know something about him?

If this record is wrong or missing something, a middle name, the right squadron, who is who in a photograph, what he said about a day, tell us. Nothing you send is shown without your say-so.