Serviceman

Clayton Keeler

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

19165037

Rank

Sgt (4 July 1944), SGT (10 July 1944), SGT (29 August 1944), SSGT (13 September 1944), SSGT (24 September 1944), S/Sgt (30 September 1944), s/Sgt (16 October 1944), TSGT (5 November 1944)

Hometown

Nyssa OR; NYSSA OR; Lebanon IL; Nyssa, OR

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 176

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• Warren Owens Crew · 840th

Missions placed on him

• mission 143, 27 December 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Warren Owens crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 176)

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

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

3 entries, first 4 July 1944, last 16 October 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, Sgt, 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.

• 1944-07-04 840th: Y Above EM promoted fr Sgt to s/Sgt per Par 6, so 115, Hq 483d Bonb Gp (H), dtd 1 Jul W4.
• 1944-09-30 840th: Above 4 O's & 5 EM fr TD Capri Rest Camp to dy.
• 1944-10-16 840th: / OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT

National Archives pages: roll 481433713 p. 478, roll 570165454 p. 2660, roll 572487240 p. 2536