Serviceman

John CISLAK

840thHQ

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Army serial number: 36297261
Rank: S/Sgt (20 April 1944), S/Sgt (21 April 1944), S/Sgt (24 April 1944)
Sources: macr-crew, morning-report

Flags. known only from an OCR crew list; name may be misread possible duplicate: Cieslak, John T. (840th; sources heroes-book)

Missions placed on him

mission 3, 15 April 1944 · Niš · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report

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.

Aboard a lost aircraft

MACR 3909 · 42-5786 Whizzer II · 15 April 1944 · mission 3, 15 April 1944

Morning reports

4 entries, first 9 January 1944, last 24 April 1944; grades seen: 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.

1944-01-09 HQ: 748 Powler, Robert B.
1944-04-20 840th: Above 4 0 & 6 EM fr Missing in Action to Deceased as of 18 Apr 44.
1944-04-21 840th: Above 4 0 & 6 EM prev rept as Missing in Action to Deceased, now are rept as Missing in Action. OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT
1944-04-24 840th: Above 4 0 & 6 EM rptd as MIA dropped fr rolls. OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 868, roll 469123526 p. 718, roll 469123526 p. 720, roll 469123526 p. 723

Statements, mentions and histories

2 more statements from MACR 3909 are on the loss record.

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