Serviceman
Donald L Wiker
817th
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- Army serial number
- 13158707
- Rank
- Cpl (7 November 1944), SGT (20 February 1945), SSGT (21 March 1945)
- Hometown
- Lancaster PA
- Also written
- Donald Wiker
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 30
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 13158707); verify
Crews
- George E. Carenbauer, Jr. Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 February 1945 | Air Medal | 783 | SGT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1596 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 7 November 1944, last 7 November 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.
- 1944-11-07 817th: 2021 2Lt
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3591
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