Serviceman

Virgil A. Shaw, Jr

840th

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Army serial number: 16070870
Hometown: Dallas, TX
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 241
Sources: heroes-book, morning-report

Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 16070870); verify

Crews

Ewald A. Swanson Crew · 840th

Missions placed on him

mission 49, 14 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Ewald A. Swanson crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 241)

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.

Morning reports

1 entry, first 23 February 1944, last 23 February 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.

1944-02-23 840th: Sgt J Reld of dy & trfd to 3AF Repl Depot, Plant Park, Tampa, Fla.

National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 785

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