Serviceman

John H Haviland

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

33427389

Rank

S/Sgt (29 September 1944), S/Sgt (3 October 1944), SSGT (8 October 1944), SSGT (1 November 1944), TSGT (8 March 1945), TSGT (9 April 1945)

Hometown

PITTSBURGH PA; PITTSBURG PA; Pittsburgh PA

Also written

John Haviland

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 12

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• Elmer R. Bell Crew · 815th

Missions placed on him

• mission 186, 22 March 1945 · Ruhland · The Elmer R. Bell crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 12)

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

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

2 entries, first 29 September 1944, last 3 October 1944; grades seen: S/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.

• 1944-09-29 815th: Above 2 0 and 5 EM fr dy to TD at Rome Rest Camp OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT
• 1944-10-03 815th: Above 2 0 and 5 EM fr TD at Rome Rest Camp to dy

National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 298, roll 572483765 p. 3397