The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Charles K Nagy

817th

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Army serial number
13145571
Rank
Sgt (15 August 1944), SGT (14 September 1944), SSGT (1 October 1944), TSGT (23 December 1944)
Hometown
Johnston PA; JOHNSTOWN PA; Johnstown, PA
Also written
Charles Nagy
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 62
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 13145571); verify another record shares the name Nagy, Charles K (units 815th, HQ, 817th, serials 13176090, 13145571); may be the same man

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 September 1944Air Medal3393SGT
1 October 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster3742SSGT
23 December 1944Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster5121TSGT

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

Morning reports

1 entry, first 15 August 1944, last 15 August 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 566192358 p. 2429

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