Serviceman
David J Mickel
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 37406767
- Rank
- Sgt (6 December 1943), TSGT (14 June 1944), TSGT (30 June 1944)
- Hometown
- ST LOUIS MO; St Louis MO
- Also written
- David Mickel
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 147
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Robert G. Malloy Crew · 816th
Missions placed on him
- mission 1, 12 April 1944 · Split · The Robert G. Malloy crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 147)
- mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · The Robert G. Malloy crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 147)
- mission 29, 6 June 1944 · Galati · The Robert G. Malloy crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 147)
- mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · The Robert G. Malloy crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 147)
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1037 | TSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1039 | TSGT |
| 30 June 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1460 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Aboard a lost aircraft
- MACR 6856 · 42-107179 · 18 July 1944 · mission 51, 18 July 1944
Morning reports
4 entries, first 6 December 1943, last 6 December 1943; grades seen: 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.
- 1943-12-06 816th: Bonnie G Corona
- 1943-12-06 816th: Pennie B Corona
- 1943-12-06 816th: Pennie G Corona
- 1943-12-06 816th: Ponnie G Corona
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 40, roll 458053820 p. 126, roll 458053820 p. 192, roll 458053820 p. 267
Statements, mentions and histories
- 10 more statements from MACR 6856 are on the loss record.
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