Serviceman
Howard W Carter
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- Army serial number
- 35892112
- Rank
- Cpl (21 August 1944), SSGT (26 September 1944), S/Sgt (29 September 1944), S/Sgt (11 October 1944), SSGT (16 January 1945), SSGT (7 March 1945)
- Hometown
- GREENWOOD IN; Greenwood IN; Camby, IN
- Also written
- Howard Carter
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 68
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- R. Jack Frank Crew · 815th
Missions placed on him
- mission 158, 14 February 1945 · Maribor · The R. Jack Frank crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 68)
- mission 161, 17 February 1945 · Linz · The R. Jack Frank crew's history names Linz: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 68)
- mission 162, 18 February 1945 · Linz · The R. Jack Frank crew's history names Linz: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 68)
- mission 166, 22 February 1945 · Gundelfingen · The R. Jack Frank crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 68)
- mission 169, 25 February 1945 · Linz · The R. Jack Frank crew's history names Linz: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 68)
- mission 170, 27 February 1945 · Linz · The R. Jack Frank crew's history names Linz: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 68)
- mission 173, 2 March 1945 · Linz · The R. Jack Frank crew's history names Linz: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 68)
- mission 181, 15 March 1945 · Ruhland · The R. Jack Frank crew's history names Ruhland: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 68)
- mission 186, 22 March 1945 · Ruhland · The R. Jack Frank crew's history names Ruhland: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 68)
- mission 187, 23 March 1945 · Ruhland · The R. Jack Frank crew's history names Ruhland: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 68)
- mission 188, 24 March 1945 · Berlin, Marienfelde · The R. Jack Frank crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 68)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3646 | SSGT |
| 16 January 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 247 | SSGT |
| 7 March 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1184 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 21 August 1944, last 11 October 1944; grades seen: Cpl, 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.
- 1944-08-21 815th: Fr dy to sk in grs
- 1944-09-29 815th: Above 4 0 and 6 EM fr dy/ito TD at Isle of Capri Rest Camp
- 1944-10-11 815th: Above 4 0 and 6 EM fr or H. TD at Isle of Capri Rest Camp to dy. OFFICER FLD 0 a CAPT
National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2201, roll 570165454 p. 299, roll 572483765 p. 3410
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