Serviceman
Charles H Travis
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- Army serial number
- 32779806
- Rank
- SGT (5 August 1944), FO (16 August 1944), TSGT (26 September 1944), T/Sgt (14 October 1944)
- Hometown
- New Alexandria PA; PEEKSKILL NY; PEAKSKILL NY; Peekskill, NY
- Also written
- Charles Travis
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 167
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Arthur A. Northen, Jr. Crew, engineer · 816th
Missions placed on him
- mission 52, 21 July 1944 · Brux · The Arthur A. Northen, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 167)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2322 | SGT |
| 16 August 1944 | award (code not read) | 2577 | FO |
| 26 September 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3644 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 19 July 1944, last 14 October 1944; grades seen: T/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.
- 1944-07-19 816th: Sgt Kenneth S Norgan 757 o
- 1944-10-14 816th: Mergan, Kenneth T/Sgt
National Archives pages: roll 481432547 p. 158, roll 572487240 p. 367
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