Serviceman
George Hong
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- Army serial number
- 0713447
- Rank
- 2LT (15 November 1944), 1LT (1 April 1945)
- Hometown
- EAGLE ID; Eagle ID
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 23, 141
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Darell G. Burgeson Crew, co-pilot · 817th
- Edward F. Logan, Jr. Crew, co-pilot · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 145, 29 December 1944 · Innsbruck · Listed with the Edward F. Logan, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 141); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 166, 22 February 1945 · Gundelfingen · Listed with the Darell G. Burgeson crew, which flew it per its history (p. 23); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 182, 16 March 1945 · Schwechat · Listed with the Darell G. Burgeson crew, which flew it per its history (p. 23); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 November 1944 | Air Medal | 4509 | 2LT |
| 1 April 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1980 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 5 October 1944, last 5 October 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.
- 1944-10-05 817th: 1091 2Lt
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 459
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