The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Peter A Filosena

840th

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Army serial number
39083735
Rank
CPL (21 October 1944), SSGT (2 February 1945), SSGT (6 April 1945), SSGT (30 April 1945)
Hometown
PLACEVILLE CA; Placeville CA; Placerville, CA
Also written
Peter Filosena
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 15, 245
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Missions placed on him

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

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
21 October 1944Air Medal4084CPL
2 February 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster472SSGT
6 April 1945Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster2122SSGT
30 April 1945Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster2897SSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Aboard a lost aircraft

Morning reports

1 entry, first 22 November 1944, last 22 November 1944. 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 576476048 p. 1340

Statements, mentions and histories

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