Serviceman
Jack D Mathes
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- Army serial number
- 37676246
- Rank
- Pfc (25 July 1944), PFC (21 August 1944), SSGT (1 October 1944), SSGT (29 November 1944)
- Hometown
- IOWA CITY IA
- Also written
- Jack Mathes
- 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 | PFC |
| 1 October 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3743 | SSGT |
| 29 November 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4765 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 25 July 1944, last 25 July 1944; grades seen: Pfc. 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.
- 1944-07-25 840th: Above M reclassified fr 611 to 612 per Par 11, so 737, Hq 483d Bomb Op (II), APO 520, FLD 0 a CAPT 1ST LT
National Archives pages: roll 481433713 p. 518
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