Serviceman
Roy E Gaston
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 19126661
- Rank
- S/Sgt (20 September 1944), TSGT (9 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Southgate CA
- Also written
- Roy Gaston
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 12
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Elmer R. Bell Crew · 815th
Missions placed on him
- mission 186, 22 March 1945 · Ruhland · The Elmer R. Bell crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 12)
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
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2217 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 20 September 1944, last 20 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt. 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.
- 1944-09-20 815th: Fr sk in 4th Fld Hosp (ID) to dy
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 277
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