Serviceman

Henry B. Lovan

817th

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Army serial number: 15113962
Rank: s/Sgt (13 July 1944), s/Sgt (21 July 1944), S/Sgt (30 August 1944), S/Sgt (25 September 1944)
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 144
Sources: heroes-book, morning-report

Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 15113962); verify another record shares the name Lovan, Henry B. (units HQ, 817th, serials None, 15113962); may be the same man

Crews

James W. Loughner Crew · 817th

Missions placed on him

mission 69, 15 August 1944 · St. Tropez · The James W. Loughner crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 144)
mission 81, 29 August 1944 · Moravská Ostrava · The James W. Loughner crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 144)

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 13 July 1944, last 25 September 1944; grades seen: S/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.

1944-07-13 817th: Fr duty to DS Rest Camp Isle Capri FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT 20
1944-07-21 817th: fr DS Rest Carrip Isle Capri to duty
1944-08-30 817th: 3 fr hosp (ID) to duty OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT
1944-09-25 817th: Above 6 Os 1 EM trfd to Repl Depot 7 per Letter Subj Orders 15 AF dtd 19 Sept 44

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 799, roll 481431546 p. 814, roll 566192358 p. 2461, roll 570165454 p. 493

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