Serviceman
Alden R Bowers
815th
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- Army serial number
- 13171016
- Rank
- SSGT (5 November 1944), S/Sgt (9 December 1944)
- Hometown
- Butler PA
- Also written
- Alden Bowers
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 235
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 13171016); verify
Crews
- Joseph H. Stein Crew · 815th
Missions placed on him
- mission 1, 12 April 1944 · Split · The Joseph H. Stein crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 235)
- mission 2, 13 April 1944 · Brod · The Joseph H. Stein crew's history names Brod: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 235)
- mission 5, 17 April 1944 · Belgrade · The Joseph H. Stein crew's history names Belgrade: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 235)
- mission 6, 20 April 1944 · Castelfranco · The Joseph H. Stein crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 235)
- mission 7, 23 April 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Joseph H. Stein crew's history names Wiener Neustadt: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 235)
- mission 8, 24 April 1944 · Belgrade, Zemun · The Joseph H. Stein crew's history names Belgrade, Zemun: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 235)
- mission 10, 29 April 1944 · Toulon · The Joseph H. Stein crew's history names Toulon: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 235)
- mission 11, 30 April 1944 · Milan · The Joseph H. Stein crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 235)
- mission 15, 10 May 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Joseph H. Stein crew's history names Wiener Neustadt: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 235)
- mission 18, 13 May 1944 · Bronzolo · The Joseph H. Stein crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 235)
- mission 21, 22 May 1944 · Avezzano · The Joseph H. Stein crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 235)
- mission 26, 27 May 1944 · Avignon · The Joseph H. Stein crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 235)
- mission 29, 6 June 1944 · Galati · The Joseph H. Stein crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 235)
- mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · The Joseph H. Stein crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 235)
- mission 34, 22 June 1944 · Fornovo di Taro · The Joseph H. Stein crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 235)
- mission 48, 9 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Joseph H. Stein crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 235)
- mission 55, 25 July 1944 · Linz · The Joseph H. Stein crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 235)
- mission 56, 26 July 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Joseph H. Stein crew's history names Wiener Neustadt: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 235)
- mission 64, 9 August 1944 · Brod · The Joseph H. Stein crew's history names Brod: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 235)
- mission 66, 12 August 1944 · Savona · The Joseph H. Stein crew's history names Savona: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 235)
- mission 67, 13 August 1944 · Savona · The Joseph H. Stein crew's history names Savona: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 235)
- mission 68, 14 August 1944 · Toulon · The Joseph H. Stein crew's history names Toulon: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 235)
- mission 75, 23 August 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Joseph H. Stein crew's history names Wiener Neustadt: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 235)
- mission 77, 25 August 1944 · Brod · The Joseph H. Stein crew's history names Brod: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 235)
- mission 80, 28 August 1944 · Moosbierbaum · The Joseph H. Stein crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 235)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 November 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4365 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 9 December 1944, last 9 December 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.
- 1944-12-09 815th: 3K
National Archives pages: roll 579002584 p. 3654
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