Serviceman
Daniel S Jones
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- Army serial number
- 13125661
- Rank
- Pvt (22 December 1943), 2LT (12 August 1944), 1LT (20 October 1944)
- Hometown
- Punxsutawney PA; PUNXSUTAWNEY PA
- Also written
- Daniel Jones
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 200
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Everett J. Robson Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 91, 13 September 1944 · Blechhammer North · The Everett J. Robson crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 200)
- mission 109, 16 October 1944 · Pilsen · The Everett J. Robson crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 200)
- mission 138, 18 December 1944 · Odertal · The Everett J. Robson crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 200)
- mission 187, 23 March 1945 · Ruhland · The Everett J. Robson crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 200)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2506 | 2LT |
| 20 October 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4065 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 17 December 1943, last 22 December 1943; grades seen: Pvt. 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 817th: 0018-03 Cpl red to to of Pvt FLD 0 a CAPT IST LT
- 1943-12-22 817th: trfd to 816th B Sq 483rd BG (H) as of 21 Bec 43
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 212, roll 458053820 p. 222
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