Serviceman
Joe B Doan
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 38513439
- Rank
- CPL (6 September 1944), TSGT (21 October 1944), TSGT (9 January 1945)
- Hometown
- MINERAL WELLS TX; Mineral Wells TX; Mineral wells, TX
- Also written
- Joe Doan
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 117
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Charles W. Jones, Jr. Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 7, 23 April 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Charles W. Jones, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 117)
- mission 74, 22 August 1944 · Odertal · The Charles W. Jones, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 117)
- mission 109, 16 October 1944 · Pilsen · The Charles W. Jones, Jr. crew's history names Pilsen: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 117)
- mission 112, 23 October 1944 · Pilsen · The Charles W. Jones, Jr. crew's history names Pilsen: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 117)
- mission 188, 24 March 1945 · Berlin, Marienfelde · The Charles W. Jones, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 117)
- mission 204, 15 April 1945 · Nervesa · The Charles W. Jones, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 117)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3149 | CPL |
| 21 October 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4084 | TSGT |
| 9 January 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 151 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 4 November 1944, last 4 November 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.
- 1944-11-04 840th: I/Set
National Archives pages: roll 576476048 p. 1302
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