The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Harlow G Mohn

840thRadio Operator

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Army serial number
17131160
Rank
Sgt. (23 April 1944), Sgt (24 April 1944), Sgt (26 April 1944), SGT (14 June 1944)
Hometown
PINE RIVER MN
Also written
Harlow Mohn
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 110, 182
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Missions placed on him

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

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
14 June 1944Air Medal1048SGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Aboard a lost aircraft

Morning reports

2 entries, first 24 April 1944, last 26 April 1944; grades seen: 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.

National Archives pages: roll 469123526 p. 723, roll 469123526 p. 725

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 30: MOHN, Harlow a · 23 April 1944
AFPPA-11
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
File 4.4664
Name of crew member:
MOHN, Harlow a.
Rank:
Sgt.
Serial number:
17191160
Position: Crew (Bomber)
Rudio Operator
Did he bail out? Yes
Where?
Over Hungary about. 90 NV SSW of Weiner Neustandt, Austria
If not, why not?
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane : None
Was he injured?
No
Where was he when last seen?
I
saw him at Stalag 7 A FOW carp in April 1945
Any hearsay information: None
Source:
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition:
None
Total number of missions of above crew member:
Five
Dates and destinations if possible: In the month of April 1944 ( Belgrade) Nice, Hungary)
Yugo
Splitz, Bard, Yugo and Weiner,Neustandt
6-3861, AF

National Archives, MACR 4664, page 30 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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