Serviceman
Walter C Senk
815thA/RW
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- Army serial number
- 20313078
- Rank
- SSGT (14 June 1944), S/Sgt (30 June 1944), S/Sgt (7 July 1944)
- Hometown
- JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND NY
- Also written
- Walter Senk
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 235
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 20313078); verify serial 20213078 in morning reports differs by one digit from 20313078; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 20213078); verify
Crews
- Joseph H. Stein Crew, A/RW · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1031 | SSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1031 | SSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1032 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 9 July 1944, last 9 July 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.
- 1944-07-09 815th: S/Sgt 2M KIA cause Enemy Fighters.
National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 160
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