Serviceman

Omer O Stephens

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

34575656

Rank

Cpl (7 January 1944), Cpl (28 January 1944), Cpl (23 July 1944), Cpl (29 July 1944), Cpl (15 August 1944), TSGT (28 January 1945)

Hometown

Rushville IN; Carthage, IN

Also written

Omer Stephens

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 64, 89

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• Charles R. Finlayson Crew · 840th
• Alfred B. Gutgesell Crew · 840th

Missions placed on him

• mission 96, 21 September 1944 · Debrecen · Listed with the Alfred B. Gutgesell crew, which flew it per its history (p. 89); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 99, 4 October 1944 · Munich West · Listed with the Charles R. Finlayson crew, which flew it per its history (p. 64); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 186, 22 March 1945 · Ruhland · Listed with the Alfred B. Gutgesell crew, which flew it per its history (p. 89); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded

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

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

5 entries, first 7 January 1944, last 15 August 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.

• 1944-01-07 HQ: Par to dy (i days)
• 1944-01-28 HQ: Dy to sk hosp, 27 Jan 44.
• 1944-07-23 840th: DV to hosp (ID), 4th Fld Hosp, San Severo,
• 1944-07-29 840th: / Hosp to dy,
• 1944-08-15 HQ: Dy to fur (6 days). OFFICER FLD 0 b CAPT IST LT

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 863, roll 461010974 p. 906, roll 481433713 p. 514, roll 481433713 p. 526, roll 566195336 p. 1817