Serviceman

Benjamin Siegel

817thHQ

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Army serial number: 0702352
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 162
Sources: heroes-book, morning-report

Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0702352); verify another record shares the name Siegel, Benjamin (units HQ, 817th, HQ, serials 32878626, 0702352); may be the same man

Crews

Maurice K. Mott Crew · 817th

Missions placed on him

mission 69, 15 August 1944 · St. Tropez · The Maurice K. Mott crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 162)
mission 73, 20 August 1944 · Oświęcim (Monowitz) · The Maurice K. Mott crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 162)

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

4 entries, first 17 July 1944, last 7 September 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.

1944-07-17 817th: 2Lt
1944-07-24 817th: 2Lt
1944-07-27 HQ: 2It
1944-09-07 HQ: 1stLt 3AT

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 806, roll 481431546 p. 822, roll 481431546 p. 828, roll 570165454 p. 472

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