Serviceman
Norman T Trinklein
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- O-2058047
- Rank
- 2nd Lt (23 September 1944), 2LT (12 February 1945), 1LT (21 March 1945), 1LT (7 April 1945), 1LT (19 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Vassar MI; Vassar, MI
- Also written
- Norman Trinklein
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 36
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Charles C. F. Church Crew · 816th
Missions placed on him
- mission 151, 21 January 1945 · Vienna · The Charles C. F. Church crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 36)
- mission 161, 17 February 1945 · Linz · The Charles C. F. Church crew's history names Linz: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 36)
- mission 162, 18 February 1945 · Linz · The Charles C. F. Church crew's history names Linz: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 36)
- mission 169, 25 February 1945 · Linz · The Charles C. F. Church crew's history names Linz: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 36)
- mission 170, 27 February 1945 · Linz · The Charles C. F. Church crew's history names Linz: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 36)
- mission 173, 2 March 1945 · Linz · The Charles C. F. Church crew's history names Linz: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 36)
- mission 186, 22 March 1945 · Ruhland · The Charles C. F. Church crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 36)
- mission 192, 30 March 1945 · Linz · The Charles C. F. Church crew's history names Linz: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 36)
- mission 209, 19 April 1945 · Rattenberg · The Charles C. F. Church crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 36)
- mission 214, 25 April 1945 · Linz · The Charles C. F. Church crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 36)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 February 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 617 | 2LT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1575 | 1LT |
| 7 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2587 | 1LT |
| 19 May 1945 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 3275 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 23 September 1944, last 23 September 1944; grades seen: 2nd 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.
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 419
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