Serviceman
Curtis B Clark
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 18074263
- Rank
- SGT (11 December 1944), SGT (20 February 1945), SGT (21 March 1945), SSGT (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Sheridan AR; Sheridan, AR
- Also written
- Curtis Clark
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 65
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Alfred M. Fite, Jr. Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 138, 18 December 1944 · Odertal · The Alfred M. Fite, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 65)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 February 1945 | Air Medal | 791 | SGT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1598 | SGT |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2897 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 11 December 1944, last 11 December 1944; grades seen: 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.
National Archives pages: roll 579002584 p. 1202
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