Serviceman
Horace P Olden
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 11035661
- Rank
- TSGT (14 June 1944), TSGT (6 July 1944), T/Sgt (27 July 1944), T/Sgt (28 July 1944), TSGT (10 September 1944)
- Hometown
- EAST HARTFORD CT; East Hartford CT; E. Hartford, CT; East Hartford, CT
- Also written
- Horace Olden
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 67, 176, 214
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Alpha A. Fowler, Jr. Crew · 840th
- Warren Owens Crew · 840th
- Louis Theodore Seith Commanding Officer · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 57, 27 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 59, 30 July 1944 · Budapest, Tököl · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Tököl: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
- mission 75, 23 August 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 143, 27 December 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Warren Owens crew, which flew it per its history (p. 176); 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | TSGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1605 | TSGT |
| 10 September 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 3268 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 27 July 1944, last 28 July 1944; grades seen: T/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.
- 1944-07-27 840th: Fr dy to SWA, hospitalized at 61st Sta Hosp; cause, scrotum lacerated by flak,
- 1944-07-28 840th: ID / s Fr SWA to DOW.
National Archives pages: roll 481433713 p. 522, roll 481433713 p. 524
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