Serviceman
Edward J Gusciora
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- Army serial number
- 0694526
- Rank
- 2nd Lt (17 December 1943), 2LT (14 June 1944), 2d Lt (20 July 1944)
- Hometown
- W. STAUGHTON MA; Stoughton, MA
- Also written
- Edward Gusciora
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 249
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Victor P. Vlahovich Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1047 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 17 December 1943, last 20 July 1944; grades seen: 2d Lt, 2nd 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.
- 1943-12-17 HQ: Fr sk hosp to dy.
- 1944-07-18 840th: 2d It
- 1944-07-20 840th: Henderson, Jr 2d Lt
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 297, roll 481433713 p. 503, roll 481433713 p. 508
Photographs naming him
- B-17 42-102429 · view at 15thaf.org
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