Serviceman
Albert E Fairbanks
840thmissing in action
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- Army serial number
- 17036147
- Rank
- SSGT (6 September 1944), Pvt (23 October 1944), PVT (21 March 1945)
- Hometown
- DEER RIVER MN; Deer River MN; Deer River, MN
- Also written
- Albert Fairbanks
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 20, 178
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Boswell and Francis Gayle Nance Crews · 840th
- Thomas E. Parrish Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3149 | SSGT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1588 | PVT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Aboard a lost aircraft
- MACR 12945 · 44-6317 · 13 March 1945 · mission 179, 13 March 1945 · MIA
Morning reports
3 entries, first 11 October 1944, last 23 October 1944; grades seen: Pvt. 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.
- 1944-10-11 840th: S/Sgt 11 Rd to gr of Pvt per Special Courts-Martial No 14. dated 3 Oct 44, Hg 483rd Bomb Go (H), APO
- 1944-10-20 840th: Pvt. 52 Dy to hosp (ID), 61st Sta Hosp.
- 1944-10-23 840th: 3 Hosp to dy. *** RECORD OF EVENTS *** 7 planes bombed Skoda Armament Works,
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2527, roll 572487240 p. 2547, roll 572487240 p. 2552
Statements, mentions and histories
- 8 more statements from MACR 12945 are on the loss record.
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