Serviceman
Harold C Mc Afee
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- Army serial number
- 17068263
- Rank
- Sgt (22 August 1944), s/Sgt (3 September 1944), Pvt (18 September 1944), SSGT (5 November 1944)
- Hometown
- Des Moines IA; Des Moines, IA
- Also written
- Harold Mc Afee
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 211
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Charles A. Schwiegman Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 88, 8 September 1944 · Sarajevo · The Charles A. Schwiegman crew's history names Sarajevo: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 211)
- mission 98, 23 September 1944 · Brux · The Charles A. Schwiegman crew's history names Brux: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 211)
- mission 111, 20 October 1944 · Brux · The Charles A. Schwiegman crew's history names Brux: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 211)
- mission 141, 25 December 1944 · Brux · The Charles A. Schwiegman crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 211)
- mission 156, 9 February 1945 · Moosbierbaum · The Charles A. Schwiegman crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 211)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 November 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4360 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 22 August 1944, last 18 September 1944; grades seen: Pvt, Sgt, s/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.
- 1944-08-22 840th: Sgt s 56.9 Above EM prom fr Sgt to gr of S/Sgt per Par 2, so 158, Hq 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, 16 Aug 1.1 44.
- 1944-09-03 840th: S/Set
- 1944-09-18 840th: I/Sgt Rd to gr of Pvt per par 4, so 189, Hg, 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 17 Sept 441
- 1944-09-18 840th: Prom to gr of S/Sgt per par 5, so 189, Hq, 483rd Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 17 Sept 44.
National Archives pages: roll 566195336 p. 1832, roll 570165454 p. 2611, roll 570165454 p. 2637
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