Serviceman
Harold R Biddix
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 34776513
- Rank
- Cpl (12 November 1944), TSGT (31 March 1945)
- Hometown
- Marion NC; Marion, NC
- Also written
- Harold Biddix
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 2, 140
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Homer R. Anderson Crew · 816th
- Sidney Lochansky Crew · 816th
Missions placed on him
- mission 151, 21 January 1945 · Vienna · Listed with the Sidney Lochansky crew, which flew it per its history (p. 140); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 155, 8 February 1945 · Vienna South · Listed with the Homer R. Anderson crew, which flew it per its history (p. 2); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 157, 13 February 1945 · Vienna South-east · Listed with the Sidney Lochansky crew, which flew it per its history (p. 140); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 158, 14 February 1945 · Maribor · Listed with the Homer R. Anderson crew, which flew it per its history (p. 2); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 182, 16 March 1945 · Schwechat · Listed with the Homer R. Anderson crew, which flew it per its history (p. 2); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 193, 31 March 1945 · Maribor · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1936 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Aboard a lost aircraft
- MACR 13472 · 44-8003 Snoopy III · 31 March 1945 · mission 193, 31 March 1945 · RTD
Morning reports
2 entries, first 16 December 1944, last 16 December 1944. 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.
- 1944-12-16 HQ: 748) Edward E Reinke
- 1944-12-16 HQ: TO BE SERGEANT (TEMP) Cpl (611) Allen L Stuck
National Archives pages: roll 579002584 p. 3674, roll 579002584 p. 3985
Statements, mentions and histories
- 4 more statements from MACR 13472 are on the loss record.
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