Serviceman
Edward L Tomczyk
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- Army serial number
- 0765857
- Rank
- 2LT (6 September 1944), 2d Lt (16 September 1944), 1LT (25 October 1944), 1st Lt (11 November 1944)
- Hometown
- KINGSTON NY; Kingston, NY
- Also written
- Edward Tomczyk
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 25, 230
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Devereaux W. Bush Crew · 840th
- Holmes A. Souther Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 110, 17 October 1944 · Blechhammer South · Listed with the Devereaux W. Bush crew, which flew it per its history (p. 25); 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
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3149 | 2LT |
| 25 October 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4148 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 16 September 1944, last 11 November 1944; grades seen: 1st Lt, 2d Lt. 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.
- 1944-09-16 840th: Above O's prom to gr of 1st It per Par 14, so 252, Hq 15th AF, dtd 8 Sept We. Eff: 8 Sept We.
- 1944-11-11 HQ: 51
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 2635, roll 576476048 p. 1320
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