Serviceman
Max Solowitz
817thco-pilotpilot
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- Army serial number
- 01692853
- Rank
- FO (14 September 1944), 2LT (14 November 1944), 1LT (2 February 1945), 1LT (19 June 1945)
- Hometown
- Bronx NY; BRONX NY; Bronx, NY
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 62, 229
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 01692853); verify
Crews
- Edward Fenfert Crew, co-pilot · 817th
- Max Solowitz Crew, pilot · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3393 | FO |
| 14 November 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4486 | 2LT |
| 2 February 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 473 | 1LT |
| 19 June 1945 | award (code not read) | 3579 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 3 November 1944, last 3 November 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.
- 1944-11-03 817th: 2Lt 3 fr hosp. (LD) to duty 2 Nov We
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3585
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