Serviceman
Hans B Gussarson
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- O-3311195
- Rank
- 2nd Lt (12 June 1944), 2LT (14 June 1944), 2LT (10 July 1944)
- Hometown
- WOODDALE IL; Wooddale IL
- Also written
- Hans Gussarson
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 86
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Hans B. Gussarson Crew, pilot · 816th
Missions placed on him
- mission 34, 22 June 1944 · Fornovo di Taro · The Hans B. Gussarson crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 86)
- mission 35, 23 June 1944 · Ploesti · The Hans B. Gussarson crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 86)
- mission 40, 30 June 1944 · Blechhammer North · The Hans B. Gussarson crew's history names Blechhammer North: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 86)
- mission 46, 7 July 1944 · Blechhammer South · The Hans B. Gussarson crew's history names Blechhammer South: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 86)
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · The Hans B. Gussarson crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 86)
- mission 79, 27 August 1944 · Blechhammer North · The Hans B. Gussarson crew's history names Blechhammer North: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 86)
- mission 91, 13 September 1944 · Blechhammer North · The Hans B. Gussarson crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 86)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1037 | 2LT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1040 | 2LT |
| 10 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1730 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 12 June 1944, last 12 June 1944; grades seen: 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.
- 1944-06-12 816th: fr I/D Villaggio Mancus Rest Camp to dv -759301 Putman, Charles C Jr 2nd Lt 5r
National Archives pages: roll 478080727 p. 235
Statements, mentions and histories
- 1 more statement from MACR 6953 are on the loss record.
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