Serviceman
Edward L Mauldin
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 6973709
- Rank
- M/Sgt (26 January 1944), M/Sgt (20 September 1944), MST (8 January 1945)
- Hometown
- East Point GA; Conley, GA
- Also written
- Edward Mauldin
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 185
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- James O. Preston Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 1, 12 April 1944 · Split · The James O. Preston crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 185)
- mission 3, 15 April 1944 · Niš · The James O. Preston crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 185)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 1945 | Bronze Star | 540 | MST |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 26 January 1944, last 23 September 1944; grades seen: M/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.
- 1944-01-26 HQ: Fur to dy (10 days ) 25 an 44.
- 1944-09-20 840th: Above O's & EM fr dy to TD to Rome Rest Camp, per par 4. so 191, Hg, 483rd Bomb Gp, dtd 19 OFFICER FLD 0 a CAPT
- 1944-09-23 840th: N/Sgt
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 902, roll 570165454 p. 2643, roll 570165454 p. 2648
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