Serviceman
John W Galt
817th
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 0685113
- Hometown
- Carlisle, PA
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 196
- Sources
- heroes-book, morning-report
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0685113); verify another record shares the name Galt, John W (units HQ, 817th, serials None, 0685113); may be the same man
Crews
- Stanton M. Rickey Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 1, 12 April 1944 · Split · The Stanton M. Rickey crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 196)
- mission 7, 23 April 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Stanton M. Rickey crew's history names Wiener Neustadt: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 196)
- mission 15, 10 May 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Stanton M. Rickey crew's history names Wiener Neustadt: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 196)
- mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · The Stanton M. Rickey crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 196)
- mission 41, 2 July 1944 · Almásfüzitő · The Stanton M. Rickey crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 196)
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · The Stanton M. Rickey crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 196)
- mission 56, 26 July 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Stanton M. Rickey crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 196)
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 22 July 1944, last 22 July 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.
- 1944-07-22 817th: 2Lt
National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 816
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