Serviceman
Byron D Black
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 0741447
- Rank
- 2LT (4 July 1944), 2LT (6 July 1944), 2LT (10 July 1944), 1st Lt (31 July 1944), 1LT (14 September 1944)
- Hometown
- Los Angeles CA; LOS ANGELES CA
- Also written
- Byron Black
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 90, 265
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Nolan E. Guttery Crew · 840th
- Ray H. Whitaker Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 29, 6 June 1944 · Galati · Listed with the Ray H. Whitaker crew, which flew it per its history (p. 265); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 35, 23 June 1944 · Ploesti · The Ray H. Whitaker crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 265)
- mission 48, 9 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Ray H. Whitaker crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 265)
- mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Ray H. Whitaker crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 265)
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Ray H. Whitaker crew, which flew it per its history (p. 265); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 132, 30 November 1944 · Linz · Listed with the Nolan E. Guttery crew, which flew it per its history (p. 90); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 1944 | Air Medal | 1555 | 2LT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1608 | 2LT |
| 10 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1744 | 2LT |
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 3394 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 6 October 1944, last 6 October 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.
- 1944-10-06 840th: 1st It
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2520
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