Serviceman
Edward J. Lafferty
817thEng
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- Army serial number
- 39325960
- Rank
- T/Sgt (22 July 1944)
- Hometown
- Gold Beach, OR
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 91, 155
- Sources
- heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report
Flags. another record shares the name Lafferty, Edward J. (units HQ, 817th, serials None, 39325960); may be the same man
Crews
- James R. Haley Crew · 817th
- James M. A. McGarry Crew · 817th
Aboard a lost aircraft
- MACR 6978 · 42-107170 L No Name · 18 July 1944 · mission 51, 18 July 1944
Morning reports
1 entry, first 22 July 1944, last 22 July 1944; grades seen: T/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.
- 1944-07-22 817th: Papamanoli, John E S/Sgt FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT
National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 817
Statements, mentions and histories
- 15 more statements from MACR 6978 are on the loss record.
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