Serviceman
Virgil R Sparks
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 35873152
- Rank
- S/Sgt (21 September 1944), s/Sgt (20 October 1944), S/Sgt (30 October 1944), SSGT (17 December 1944)
- Hometown
- CINCINNATI OH; Cincinnati, OH
- Also written
- Virgil Sparks
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 85, 217
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Robert M. Grossman Crew · 840th
- Clifford E. Sigler Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 138, 18 December 1944 · Odertal · The Clifford E. Sigler crew's history names Odertal: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 217)
- mission 142, 26 December 1944 · Odertal · The Clifford E. Sigler crew's history names Odertal: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 217)
- mission 151, 21 January 1945 · Vienna · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 December 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 5042 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Aboard a lost aircraft
- MACR 11273 · 44-6423 · 21 January 1945 · mission 151, 21 January 1945
Morning reports
4 entries, first 20 September 1944, last 30 October 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, s/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.
- 1944-09-20 840th: S/Set Dy to Hosp (LD)
- 1944-09-21 840th: 5r Dy to hosp (LD) Is amended to read: 35873152 Sparks
- 1944-10-20 840th: Above 4 0's & 6 EM fr Dy to TD Isle st Capri Rest Camp, per Par 2, so 221, Hg 483rd Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 19 Oct 44.
- 1944-10-30 840th: Above 4 O's & 5 EM fr TD Isle of Capri Rest Camp to dy.
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 2643, roll 570165454 p. 2645, roll 572487240 p. 2546, roll 572487240 p. 2561
Statements, mentions and histories
- 14 more statements from MACR 11273 are on the loss record.
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