Serviceman
George D. Callan
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- Army serial number
- 32762555
- Rank
- Sgt (29 February 1944), s/Sgt (21 July 1944), S/Sgt (5 September 1944)
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 144
- Sources
- heroes-book, morning-report
Crews
- James W. Loughner Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · The James W. Loughner crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 144)
- mission 29, 6 June 1944 · Galati · The James W. Loughner crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 144)
- mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · The James W. Loughner crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 144)
- mission 69, 15 August 1944 · St. Tropez · The James W. Loughner crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 144)
- mission 81, 29 August 1944 · Moravská Ostrava · The James W. Loughner crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 144)
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.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 29 February 1944, last 5 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, Sgt, 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.
- 1944-02-29 817th: fr hosp (LD) to duty
- 1944-07-13 817th: S/Set
- 1944-07-21 817th: fr DS Rest Carrip Isle Capri to duty
- 1944-09-05 817th: OFFICER FLD o & CAPT IST LT 2D LT
National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 743, roll 481431546 p. 799, roll 481431546 p. 814, roll 570165454 p. 466
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