Serviceman

John C. Toutant

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

11114308

Rank

Sgt (26 January 1944), S/Sgt. (15 April 1944), S/Sgt (20 April 1944), S/Sgt (21 April 1944), S/Sgt (24 April 1944)

Hometown

Webster, MA

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 185, 186

Sources

heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report

Crews

• James O. Preston Crew · 840th
• Edward R. Promberger Crew · 840th

Aboard a lost aircraft

• MACR 3909 · 42-5786 Whizzer II · 15 April 1944 · mission 3, 15 April 1944

Morning reports

5 entries, first 9 January 1944, last 24 April 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, 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.

• 1944-01-09 HQ: 757 Williams, William W.
• 1944-01-26 HQ: Dy to fur, 12 days.
• 1944-04-20 840th: Above 4 0 & 6 EM fr Missing in Action to Deceased as of 18 Apr 44.
• 1944-04-21 840th: Above 4 0 & 6 EM prev rept as Missing in Action to Deceased, now are rept as Missing in Action. OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT
• 1944-04-24 840th: Above 4 0 & 6 EM rptd as MIA dropped fr rolls. OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 868, roll 461010974 p. 903, roll 469123526 p. 718, roll 469123526 p. 720, roll 469123526 p. 723

Statements, mentions and histories

• 2 more statements from MACR 3909 are on the loss record.