Serviceman
Charles J Sprague
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- Army serial number
- 32883666
- Rank
- Cpl (19 October 1944), SGT (21 March 1945), TSGT (25 May 1945)
- Hometown
- New York NY; New York City NY; New York, NY
- Also written
- Charles Sprague
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 23
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Darell G. Burgeson Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 166, 22 February 1945 · Gundelfingen · The Darell G. Burgeson crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 23)
- mission 182, 16 March 1945 · Schwechat · The Darell G. Burgeson crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 23)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal | 1576 | SGT |
| 25 May 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3444 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 19 October 1944, last 19 October 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.
- 1944-10-19 817th: Grindstaff Henry T 611 Cpl
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 476
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