Serviceman
Donald E Woods
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- Army serial number
- 37668975
- Rank
- Pvt (28 February 1944), SGT (21 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Loraine OH; Louraine OH
- Also written
- Donald Woods
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 248
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Albert James Venable Crew · 816th
Missions placed on him
- mission 144, 28 December 1944 · Regensburg · The Albert James Venable crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 248)
- mission 185, 21 March 1945 · Vienna, Vösendorf · The Albert James Venable crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 248)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1945 | Air Medal | 3314 | SGT |
| 21 May 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3314 | SGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 26 February 1944, last 28 February 1944; grades seen: Pvt. 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.
- 1944-02-26 817th: Pvt 820A Duty MOS same asgd jd fr AAB Gulfport Misla-050 33603151H 23 McTiernan Eugene J(237) Pvt 820 A Duty MOS same asgd jd fr 488th B Gp this station
- 1944-02-28 817th: fr duty to hosp 27 Feb (LD)
National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 734, roll 463205991 p. 742
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