Serviceman
Russell A White
840thkilled in action
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 37341368
- Rank
- SSGT (16 September 1944), S/Sgt (13 October 1944), S/Sgt (20 October 1944), SSGT (25 October 1944), Sgt (21 January 1945), SSGT (2 February 1945), SSGT (27 February 1945)
- Hometown
- LONGMONT CO; Longmont CO; Longmont, CO
- Also written
- Russell White
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 85, 120
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Robert M. Grossman Crew · 840th
- Robert J. Kavanagh Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3430 | SSGT |
| 25 October 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4148 | SSGT |
| 2 February 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 472 | SSGT |
| 27 February 1945 | Air Medal | 976 | SSGT |
| 27 February 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 976 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Aboard a lost aircraft
- MACR 11273 · 44-6423 · 21 January 1945 · mission 151, 21 January 1945 · KIA
Morning reports
2 entries, first 13 October 1944, last 20 October 1944; grades seen: S/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.
- 1944-10-13 840th: Above 4 0's & 6 EM fr dy to Isle of Capri Rest Camp, per Par 1, so 215, Hq 483rd Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 13 Oct Wise
- 1944-10-20 840th: OFFICER FLD 0 a CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2531, roll 572487240 p. 2546
Statements, mentions and histories
- 14 more statements from MACR 11273 are on the loss record.
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