Serviceman
Neil H Cook
817th
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- Army serial number
- 36876641
- Rank
- CPL (12 August 1944), SSGT (1 October 1944), S/Sgt (2 December 1944)
- Hometown
- Kane PA; KANE PA; Kane, PA
- Also written
- Neil Cook
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 189
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 36876641); verify another record shares the name Cook, Neil H (units 817th, 817th, serials 36876641, 17166250); may be the same man
Crews
- Clifford W. Rackley Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · The Clifford W. Rackley crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 189)
- mission 52, 21 July 1944 · Brux · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Brux: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 53, 22 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 57, 27 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 58, 28 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 59, 30 July 1944 · Budapest, Tököl · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Budapest, Tököl: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 60, 31 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 65, 10 August 1944 · Ploesti · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 71, 18 August 1944 · Ploesti · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 72, 19 August 1944 · Ploesti · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 73, 20 August 1944 · Oświęcim (Monowitz) · The Clifford W. Rackley crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 189)
- mission 85, 4 September 1944 · Genoa · The Clifford W. Rackley crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 189)
- mission 86, 5 September 1944 · Budapest, bridge · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Budapest, bridge: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 88, 8 September 1944 · Sarajevo · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Sarajevo: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 93, 17 September 1944 · Budapest, Rákos · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Budapest, Rákos: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 95, 20 September 1944 · Budapest, bridge · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Budapest, bridge: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 98, 23 September 1944 · Brux · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Brux: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 111, 20 October 1944 · Brux · The Clifford W. Rackley crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 189)
- mission 117, 4 November 1944 · Regensburg · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Regensburg: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 140, 20 December 1944 · Salzburg · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Salzburg: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 141, 25 December 1944 · Brux · The Clifford W. Rackley crew's history names Brux: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 189)
- mission 143, 27 December 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Clifford W. Rackley crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 189)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2506 | CPL |
| 1 October 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3742 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 18 July 1944, last 2 December 1944; grades seen: 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.
- 1944-07-18 817th: ASGD & JD Fr 5th Wg (US) APO 520
- 1944-12-02 817th: Above 3 Os 4 EM relvd fr asgmt and trfd on rotation to Repl Depot # 7 for trans ship to US per Ltr:Subj Orders 15AF dtd 27 Nov 44.
National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 807, roll 579002584 p. 3960
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