Serviceman
Earl R Gitter
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 26095204
- Rank
- Cpl (8 November 1944), CPL (7 January 1945), SSGT (8 March 1945), SSGT (10 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Appleton WI; Appleton, WI
- Also written
- Earl Gitter
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 3, 45
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Leslie Anton Crew · 817th
- George W. Crane Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 179, 13 March 1945 · Regensburg · Listed with the Leslie Anton crew, which flew it per its history (p. 3); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 188, 24 March 1945 · Berlin, Marienfelde · Listed with the Leslie Anton crew, which flew it per its history (p. 3); 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
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 1945 | Air Medal | 125 | CPL |
| 8 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1283 | SSGT |
| 10 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2561 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 8 November 1944, last 8 November 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.
- 1944-11-08 817th: McCall Tillman 0 612 Cpl
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3594
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