Serviceman
Alfred Brodsky
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- Army serial number
- 33580652
- Rank
- Sgt (22 May 1944), SGT (30 June 1944), SSGT (16 September 1944), S/Sgt (6 October 1944)
- Hometown
- Philadelphia PA; PHILADELPHIA PA; Philadelphia, PA
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 103
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Henry Leon Hogan III Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · The Henry Leon Hogan III crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 103)
- mission 29, 6 June 1944 · Galati · The Henry Leon Hogan III crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 103)
- mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · The Henry Leon Hogan III crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 103)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1462 | SGT |
| 16 September 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3421 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 22 May 1944, last 6 October 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, 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.
- 1944-05-22 HQ: Duty AEG 748. Asgd id fr 2nd B Gp(H) APO 520 OFFICER
- 1944-10-06 817th: Trfd Repl Dep #7, Ltr:Orders 15th AF 3 Oct Like
National Archives pages: roll 474638098 p. 286, roll 572487240 p. 463
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