Serviceman
Otto W Franck
817thco-pilot
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- Army serial number
- 0779838
- Rank
- 2LT (26 February 1945), 2LT (21 March 1945), 2LT (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Roscoe CA; Roscoe, CA
- Also written
- Otto Franck
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 237
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0779838); verify
Crews
- Joseph D. Stilwell Crew, co-pilot · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 February 1945 | Air Medal | 968 | 2LT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1576 | 2LT |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2896 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 25 November 1944, last 25 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.
- 1944-11-25 817th: AC 1091 2Lt MOS dy same Comp:AUS MCO 05.362
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3614
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