Serviceman
Joseph D Bogan
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 33138495
- Rank
- S/Sgt (19 August 1944), S/Sgt (13 September 1944), SSGT (18 October 1944)
- Hometown
- HOT SPRINGS VA; Hot Springs, AR
- Also written
- Joseph Bogan
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 173, 218
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Robert A. Olson Crew · 817th
- Russell H. Simons Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 74, 22 August 1944 · Odertal · Listed with the Robert A. Olson crew, which flew it per its history (p. 173); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 October 1944 | Air Medal | 4029 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 19 August 1944, last 13 September 1944; grades seen: S/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.
- 1944-08-19 817th: Duty MOS same ASGD jd fr Fifth Wg
- 1944-09-13 817th: Above 3 Os and 6 EM MIA 10 Sept 44 are hereby dropped fr rolls
National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2439, roll 570165454 p. 478
Photographs naming him
- B-17 44-6332 · view at 15thaf.org
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