Serviceman
Carl A Melvin
840thco-pilot
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 0772435
- Rank
- 2LT (20 October 1944), 1LT (1 March 1945), 1LT (6 April 1945), 1LT (22 April 1945)
- Hometown
- COLONY KS; Colony KS
- Also written
- Carl Melvin
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 84
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 0772435); verify
Crews
- Andy J. Grubaugh Crew, co-pilot · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 1944 | Air Medal | 4066 | 2LT |
| 1 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1065 | 1LT |
| 1 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1065 | 1LT |
| 6 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2122 | 1LT |
| 22 April 1945 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 2645 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 1 November 1944, last 1 November 1944. 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.
- 1944-11-01 840th: 2d It
National Archives pages: roll 576476048 p. 1295
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