Serviceman

Park W. Moewe

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

0759277

Hometown

Akron, OH

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 91, 155

Sources

heroes-book, morning-report

Crews

• James R. Haley Crew, co-pilot · 817th
• James M. A. McGarry Crew · 817th

Missions placed on him

• mission 2, 13 April 1944 · Brod · Listed with the James R. Haley crew, which flew it per its history (p. 91); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the James R. Haley crew, which flew it per its history (p. 91); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded

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

1 entry, first 22 July 1944, last 22 July 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.

• 1944-07-22 817th: 2Lt

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 816

Statements, mentions and histories

again. The smoke was American, this time P-38 Lightnings. getting thick and we were afire. A few minutes later co-pilot Park Moewe looked Jim Haley and I desperately tried to keep over his shoulder and saw four Focke Wulf 190s, only formation. I had one more look over my 150 yards away, wi