Serviceman
Irving Liebman
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 01167950
- Rank
- 2LT (21 August 1944), 2d Lt (16 September 1944), 2LT (16 September 1944), 1LT (27 October 1944), 1LT (30 October 1944)
- Hometown
- BROOKLYN NY; LAKELAND FL; Brooklyn NY; Brooklyn, NY
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 230
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Holmes A. Souther Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · The Holmes A. Souther crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 230)
- mission 34, 22 June 1944 · Fornovo di Taro · The Holmes A. Souther crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 230)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2724 | 2LT |
| 16 September 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3430 | 2LT |
| 27 October 1944 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 4201 | 1LT |
| 30 October 1944 | Air Medal | 4261 | 1LT |
| 30 October 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4261 | 1LT |
| 30 October 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4261 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 16 September 1944, last 16 September 1944; grades seen: 2d 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.
- 1944-09-16 840th: 2d It
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 2635
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