Serviceman
Maurice K Mott
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- Army serial number
- 0751563
- Rank
- 1LT (24 May 1944), 1LT (14 June 1944), 1LT (30 June 1944), 1LT (21 August 1944), Capt (25 September 1944), 1LT (26 September 1944)
- Hometown
- Monte Vista CA; MONTE VISTA CO; Monte Vista CO
- Also written
- Maurice Mott
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 145, 162
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Don R. Maclin Crew, co-pilot · 817th
- Maurice K. Mott Crew, pilot · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 20, 19 May 1944 · Casarsa · Listed with the Maurice K. Mott crew, which flew it per its history (p. 162); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 24, 25 May 1944 · Lyon, Vénissieux · Listed with the Maurice K. Mott crew, which flew it per its history (p. 162); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 26, 27 May 1944 · Avignon · Listed with the Maurice K. Mott crew, which flew it per its history (p. 162); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · Listed with the Maurice K. Mott crew, which flew it per its history (p. 162); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 46, 7 July 1944 · Blechhammer South · Listed with the Maurice K. Mott crew, which flew it per its history (p. 162); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Don R. Maclin crew, which flew it per its history (p. 145); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 69, 15 August 1944 · St. Tropez · Listed with the Maurice K. Mott crew, which flew it per its history (p. 162); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 73, 20 August 1944 · Oświęcim (Monowitz) · Listed with the Maurice K. Mott crew, which flew it per its history (p. 162); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1944 | Air Medal | 597 | 1LT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1026 | 1LT |
| 30 June 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1462 | 1LT |
| 21 August 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2723 | 1LT |
| 26 September 1944 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 3657 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
5 entries, first 2 May 1944, last 25 September 1944; grades seen: Capt. 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.
- 1944-05-02 817th: 2Lt
- 1944-07-24 817th: 1Lt
- 1944-07-31 817th: 1Lt
- 1944-09-16 817th: 1Lt antd Capt AUS par 13 so 254 15AF 10 Sept 44
- 1944-09-25 817th: 1Lt
National Archives pages: roll 474639099 p. 67, roll 481431546 p. 822, roll 481431546 p. 836, roll 570165454 p. 481, roll 570165454 p. 493
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