Serviceman

Waldo Forster

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Rank

SSGT (14 August 1944), SGT (14 September 1944), SSGT (1 November 1944), SSGT (20 February 1945)

Hometown

AUSTIN TX; Austin TX; Alice, TX

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 100, 170

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• Michael J. Higgins Crew · 815th
• John J. Nunemaker Crew, LW · 815th

Missions placed on him

• mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Michael J. Higgins crew, which flew it per its history (p. 100); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 53, 22 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Michael J. Higgins crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 100)
• mission 58, 28 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Michael J. Higgins crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 100)
• mission 60, 31 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Michael J. Higgins crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 100)
• mission 65, 10 August 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Michael J. Higgins crew, which flew it per its history (p. 100); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 188, 24 March 1945 · Berlin, Marienfelde · Listed with the John J. Nunemaker crew, which flew it per its history (p. 170); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded

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

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