Serviceman
Norman J Davis
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- Army serial number
- 15113818
- Rank
- SGT (14 June 1944), Pfc (1 July 1944), Pfc (4 July 1944), SSGT (6 July 1944), SSGT (10 September 1944)
- Hometown
- ANDERSON IN; Anderson IN; Anderson, IN
- Also written
- Norman Davis
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 267
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Leo J. Whited Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 5, 17 April 1944 · Belgrade · The Leo J. Whited crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 267)
- mission 23, 24 May 1944 · Avisio · The Leo J. Whited crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 267)
- mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · The Leo J. Whited crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 267)
- mission 31, 13 June 1944 · Oberpfaffenhofen · The Leo J. Whited crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 267)
- mission 32, 14 June 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Leo J. Whited crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 267)
- mission 35, 23 June 1944 · Ploesti · The Leo J. Whited crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 267)
- mission 39, 27 June 1944 · Budapest, Rákos · The Leo J. Whited crew's history names Budapest, Rákos: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 267)
- mission 48, 9 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Leo J. Whited crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 267)
- mission 49, 14 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Leo J. Whited crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 267)
- mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Leo J. Whited crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 267)
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · The Leo J. Whited crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 267)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | SGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1602 | SSGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1605 | SSGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1610 | SSGT |
| 10 September 1944 | Air Medal, 5th oak leaf cluster | 3268 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 4 July 1944, last 4 July 1944; grades seen: Pfc. 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.
- 1944-07-04 840th: 72 Dr to AWOL, 3 Jul 444 as of 0600,
National Archives pages: roll 481433713 p. 479
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