Serviceman
George Fetcinko
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 32737465
- Rank
- SGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (4 July 1944), SSGT (29 August 1944), S/Sgt (5 September 1944)
- Hometown
- Commerce TX; JOHNSON CITY NY; Johnson City NY
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 265
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Ray H. Whitaker Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 29, 6 June 1944 · Galati · The Ray H. Whitaker crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 265)
- 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 · The Ray H. Whitaker crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 265)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | SGT |
| 4 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1556 | SSGT |
| 29 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2938 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 5 September 1944, last 5 September 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.
- 1944-09-05 840th: s/set
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 2619
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