Serviceman

Roy J. Dowers

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

38467886

Rank

Sgt. (15 July 1944), S/Sgt (18 July 1944), S/Sgt (5 September 1944)

Sources

macr-crew, morning-report

Missions placed on him

• mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · 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 6826 · 42-97653 · 15 July 1944 · mission 50, 15 July 1944

Morning reports

2 entries, first 18 July 1944, last 5 September 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.

• 1944-07-18 840th: Above 8 0 & 11 EM fr dy to MIA as of 15 Jul 44, are dropped fr the rolls this date.
• 1944-09-05 840th: Above 0 & EM reld of dy & trfe to Repl Depot #7, per Par 2, Subject Orders, Hq 15th AF, APO 520, 1 Sept We.

National Archives pages: roll 481433713 p. 503, roll 570165454 p. 2618

Statements, mentions and histories

• 12 more statements from MACR 6826 are on the loss record.