Serviceman

Glenn A L Tapia

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

18036245

Rank

Pvt (7 November 1944), CPL (20 February 1945), SSGT (1 April 1945)

Hometown

Longview TX; Longview, TX

Also written

Glenn Tapia

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 29, 30

Sources

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

Crews

• John R. Cagney Crew · 817th
• George E. Carenbauer, Jr. Crew · 817th

Missions placed on him

• mission 186, 22 March 1945 · Ruhland · Listed with the George E. Carenbauer, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 30); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 187, 23 March 1945 · Ruhland · Listed with the George E. Carenbauer, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 30); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 188, 24 March 1945 · Berlin, Marienfelde · Listed with the George E. Carenbauer, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 30); 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

1 entry, first 7 November 1944, last 7 November 1944; grades seen: Pvt. 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.

• 1944-11-07 817th: 627 Coll

National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3592