Serviceman
Verne H Cole
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 16189856
- Rank
- Cpl (26 September 1944), CPL (20 October 1944), SSGT (18 January 1945), SSGT (1 April 1945), SSGT (18 May 1945)
- Hometown
- ELK RAPIDS MI; Elk Rapids MI; Elk Rabbit MI; Elk Rapids, MI
- Also written
- Verne Cole
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 208, 220
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Richard E. Schmelz Crew · 817th
- Carroll B. Skinner Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 109, 16 October 1944 · Pilsen · Listed with the Richard E. Schmelz crew, which flew it per its history (p. 208); 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.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 1944 | Air Medal | 4065 | CPL |
| 18 January 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 275 | SSGT |
| 1 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1980 | SSGT |
| 18 May 1945 | Silver Star | 3272 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 26 September 1944, last 26 September 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.
- 1944-09-26 817th: Hintz, Gerald J 611 Pvt Above 4 Os 6 EM asgd jd MOS duty same fr 5th Wg
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 494
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