Serviceman
Edward F Gurka
815th
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- Army serial number
- O-2058471
- Rank
- 2d Lt (3 October 1944), 2LT (1 November 1944), 2LT (27 December 1944)
- Hometown
- CHICAGO IL
- Also written
- Edward Gurka
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 146
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial O-2058471); verify
Crews
- Marshall C. Makinster Crew · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 November 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4301 | 2LT |
| 27 December 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 5207 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 3 October 1944, last 3 October 1944; grades seen: 2d Lt. 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.
- 1944-10-03 815th: Above 2 0 and 5 EM fr TD at Rome Rest Camp to dy
National Archives pages: roll 572483765 p. 3397
Photographs naming him
- Newsletter 201706, page 5 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
- Newsletter 201706, page 5 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
- Newsletter 201706, page 5 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
- Newsletter 201706, page 5 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
- Newsletter 201706, page 5 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
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