Serviceman
Edward F Logan
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- Army serial number
- 0827017
- Rank
- 2LT (28 October 1944), 1LT (23 December 1944), 1LT (26 February 1945), 1LT (21 March 1945), 1LT (1 April 1945), 1LT (1 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Coconut Grove FL; COCONUT BEACH FL
- Also written
- Edward Logan
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 141
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Edward F. Logan, Jr. Crew, pilot · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 145, 29 December 1944 · Innsbruck · The Edward F. Logan, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 141)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 October 1944 | Air Medal | 4224 | 2LT |
| 23 December 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 5124 | 1LT |
| 26 February 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 968 | 1LT |
| 21 March 1945 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 1601 | 1LT |
| 1 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1973 | 1LT |
| 1 May 1945 | Distinguished Flying Cross, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2935 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 4 November 1944, last 4 November 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.
- 1944-11-04 817th: 2Lt aptd lLt AUS par 10 SO 306 15th AF 1 Nov 44
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3586
Statements, mentions and histories
s Not Previously Reported in Newsletter Name Squad Date Reported By Bartusch, Robert J. 817 1/5/2020 Geraldine A. Flynn Logan, Edward Francis Jr. 817 2/12/2021 Charlene Coulson From the Publicity Chairman test dummy experiments designed to improve pilots' chance for survival when falling from
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