Serviceman
Edward H Burton
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 18192695
- Rank
- Sgt (22 May 1944), SGT (30 June 1944), SGT (15 July 1944), Sgt (18 July 1944), T/Sgt (9 September 1944)
- Hometown
- KINGSVILLE TX; Kingsville TX
- Also written
- Edward Burton
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 162
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Maurice K. Mott Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 20, 19 May 1944 · Casarsa · The Maurice K. Mott crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 162)
- mission 24, 25 May 1944 · Lyon, Vénissieux · The Maurice K. Mott crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 162)
- mission 26, 27 May 1944 · Avignon · The Maurice K. Mott crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 162)
- mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · The Maurice K. Mott crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 162)
- mission 46, 7 July 1944 · Blechhammer South · The Maurice K. Mott crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 162)
- mission 69, 15 August 1944 · St. Tropez · The Maurice K. Mott crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 162)
- mission 73, 20 August 1944 · Oświęcim (Monowitz) · The Maurice K. Mott crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 162)
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 |
| 15 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1853 | SGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 22 May 1944, last 9 September 1944; grades seen: Sgt, T/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
- 1944-07-18 817th: aptd S/Sgt 16 Jul 44
- 1944-09-09 817th: S/Set
National Archives pages: roll 474638098 p. 286, roll 481431546 p. 807, roll 570165454 p. 474
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