Serviceman

John C. Catherine

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

13084817

Rank

Sgt (21 December 1943), Sgt (1 January 1944), T/Sgt (9 June 1944), T/Sgt (22 July 1944)

Hometown

Morrisdale, PA

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 35, 137

Sources

heroes-book, morning-report

Crews

• James D. Clark Crew and Wallace M. Boggs Crew · 817th
• Wilby W. Lee Crew, co-pilot · 817th

Missions placed on him

• mission 2, 13 April 1944 · Brod · Listed with the Wilby W. Lee crew, which flew it per its history (p. 137); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 5, 17 April 1944 · Belgrade · The Wilby W. Lee crew's history names Belgrade: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 137)
• mission 8, 24 April 1944 · Belgrade, Zemun · The Wilby W. Lee crew's history names Belgrade, Zemun: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 137)
• mission 14, 7 May 1944 · Pancevo · Listed with the James D. Clark Crew crew, which flew it per its history (p. 35); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · Listed with the Wilby W. Lee crew, which flew it per its history (p. 137); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 29, 6 June 1944 · Galati · Listed with the Wilby W. Lee crew, which flew it per its history (p. 137); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 35, 23 June 1944 · Ploesti · The Wilby W. Lee crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 137)
• mission 48, 9 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Wilby W. Lee crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 137)
• mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Wilby W. Lee crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 137)
• mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the James D. Clark Crew crew, which flew it per its history (p. 35); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded

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

6 entries, first 14 December 1943, last 22 July 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.

• 1943-12-14 815th: st5-20 Duty ROG(757) asgd jd fr 28th AB Sq MacDill Fld
• 1943-12-21 817th: 33231134 Beachles Sgt Above KM tr dy to fur (11 days) OFFICER
• 1944-01 817th: Sgt Michael Lanek
• 1944-01-01 817th: 15113818 Davis Pfc Fr fur (11 days) to dy
• 1944-06-09 817th: fr duty to DS Isle of Capri Rest Camp
• 1944-07-22 817th: FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT WO

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 205, roll 458053820 p. 219, roll 461010974 p. 772, roll 461010974 p. 795, roll 478080727 p. 344, roll 481431546 p. 816

Statements, mentions and histories

• 1 more statement from MACR 7097 are on the loss record.