Serviceman

Donald W. Lightner

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

35380232

Rank

S/Sgt (20 December 1943), M/Sgt (26 October 1944)

Hometown

Holbrook, PA

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 91

Sources

heroes-book, morning-report

Crews

• James R. Haley Crew · 817th

Missions placed on him

• mission 2, 13 April 1944 · Brod · The James R. Haley crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 91)
• mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · The James R. Haley crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 91)

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.

Morning reports

4 entries, first 22 November 1943, last 2 November 1944; grades seen: M/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.

• 1943-11-22 817th: S/Set L20 3813W.10 Fare John W. (747) S/Sety-20
• 1943-12-20 817th: fr fur to dy
• 1944-10-26 817th: Above 11 Os 10 EM fr duty to DS Rest Camp Rome
• 1944-11-02 817th: W/Sgt

National Archives pages: roll 456415616 p. 808, roll 458053820 p. 216, roll 572487240 p. 485, roll 576472397 p. 3583