Serviceman
Paul E Erickson
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- Army serial number
- 39092565
- Rank
- Cpl (23 January 1944), Cpl (1 February 1944), SGT (20 October 1944)
- Hometown
- EAU CLAIRE WI; Eau Claire, WI
- Also written
- Paul Erickson
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 205
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Donald W. Saunders Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 99, 4 October 1944 · Munich West · The Donald W. Saunders crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 205)
- mission 109, 16 October 1944 · Pilsen · The Donald W. Saunders crew's history names Pilsen: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 205)
- mission 112, 23 October 1944 · Pilsen · The Donald W. Saunders crew's history names Pilsen: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 205)
- mission 113, 28 October 1944 · Munich West · The Donald W. Saunders crew's history names Munich West: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 205)
- mission 130, 22 November 1944 · Munich · The Donald W. Saunders crew's history names Munich: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 205)
- mission 139, 19 December 1944 · Blechhammer North · The Donald W. Saunders crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 205)
- mission 188, 24 March 1945 · Berlin, Marienfelde · The Donald W. Saunders crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 205)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 1944 | Air Medal | 4065 | SGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 23 January 1944, last 1 February 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.
- 1944-01-23 817th: fr duty to fur (9 das) 22 Jan
- 1944-02-01 817th: fr fur (9 das) to duty 31 Jen
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 836, roll 463205991 p. 696
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