Serviceman

Marcian G. Fisher

840thHQ

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Army serial number: 20761301
Rank: T/Sgt (2 January 1944), T/Sgt (15 January 1944), M/Sgt (19 August 1944), M/Sgt (23 August 1944)
Hometown: Garden Plains, KS
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 136
Sources: heroes-book, morning-report

Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 20761301); verify serial 30761301 in morning reports differs by one digit from 20761301; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 30761301); verify

Crews

Jack H. Leatherman Crew · 840th

Missions placed on him

mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Jack H. Leatherman crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 136)
mission 53, 22 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Jack H. Leatherman crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 136)
mission 58, 28 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Jack H. Leatherman crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 136)
mission 60, 31 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Jack H. Leatherman crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 136)
mission 65, 10 August 1944 · Ploesti · The Jack H. Leatherman crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 136)
mission 71, 18 August 1944 · Ploesti · The Jack H. Leatherman crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 136)
mission 72, 19 August 1944 · Ploesti · The Jack H. Leatherman crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 136)
mission 74, 22 August 1944 · Odertal · The Jack H. Leatherman crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 136)
mission 138, 18 December 1944 · Odertal · The Jack H. Leatherman crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 136)

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.

Morning reports

1 entry, first 19 February 1944, last 19 February 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.

1944-02-19 840th: T/Sgt / Z Promoted fr I/Sgt to M/Sgt.. 16 Feb 44.

National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 776

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