Serviceman
Roy C Brand
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 0693506
- Rank
- 2LT (14 September 1944), 2LT (26 November 1944), 1LT (20 February 1945), 1LT (23 March 1945)
- Hometown
- Atlanta GA; ATLANTA GA
- Also written
- Roy Brand
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 62
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Edward Fenfert Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 160, 16 February 1945 · Hall · The Edward Fenfert crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 62)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3393 | 2LT |
| 26 November 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4689 | 2LT |
| 20 February 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 790 | 1LT |
| 23 March 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1636 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 15 August 1944, last 15 August 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.
- 1944-08-15 817th: 1035 2Lt
National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2429
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