Serviceman

Charles D. Gobble

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

17029453

Rank

S/Sgt (31 October 1943), T/Sgt (5 January 1944)

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 212

Sources

heroes-book, morning-report

Crews

• Raymond J. Scranton Crew · 815th

Missions placed on him

• mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · The Raymond J. Scranton crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 212)
• mission 56, 26 July 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Raymond J. Scranton crew's history names Wiener Neustadt: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 212)
• mission 75, 23 August 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Raymond J. Scranton crew's history names Wiener Neustadt: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 212)
• mission 107, 13 October 1944 · Vienna · The Raymond J. Scranton crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 212)

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

5 entries, first 31 October 1943, last 30 May 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, T/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.

• 1943-10-31 815th: 0100 above 12 EM fr DS Orlando Fla Sch of Applied Tactics) to dy
• 1943-11-18 815th: S/Set4-08 S/Sgt MOS erroneously shown because of lack of records-should read (678)
• 1943-12-17 815th: S/Sgt.3-03
• 1944-01-05 HQ: 5 Jan 1944 15 day fur to dy
• 1944-05-30 815th: W/Sgt 11. Rd to gr of pvt. OFFICER

National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 660, roll 456415616 p. 720, roll 458053820 p. 68, roll 461010974 p. 680, roll 474637097 p. 814