Serviceman
Emil J Koehn
815th
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- Rank
- SSGT (27 December 1944), SSGT (1 March 1945), SSGT (23 March 1945), SSGT (9 April 1945)
- Hometown
- HOUSTON TX; Houston TX; Houston, TX
- Also written
- Emil Koehn
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 255
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Bruce W. Waltz Crew · 815th
Missions placed on him
- mission 107, 13 October 1944 · Vienna · The Bruce W. Waltz crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 255)
- mission 119, 7 November 1944 · Maribor · The Bruce W. Waltz crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 255)
- mission 123, 15 November 1944 · Linz · The Bruce W. Waltz crew's history names Linz: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 255)
- mission 131, 25 November 1944 · Linz · The Bruce W. Waltz crew's history names Linz: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 255)
- mission 132, 30 November 1944 · Linz · The Bruce W. Waltz crew's history names Linz: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 255)
- mission 147, 8 January 1945 · Linz · The Bruce W. Waltz crew's history names Linz: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 255)
- mission 151, 21 January 1945 · Vienna · The Bruce W. Waltz crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 255)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 December 1944 | Air Medal | 5207 | SSGT |
| 1 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1066 | SSGT |
| 23 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1699 | SSGT |
| 9 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2562 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
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