Serviceman
Victor P Perlstein
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 02058540
- Rank
- 2LT (23 September 1944), 1LT (14 November 1944)
- Hometown
- SANTA MONICA CA
- Also written
- Victor Perlstein
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 62
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Edward Fenfert Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 160, 16 February 1945 · Hall · The Edward Fenfert crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 62)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3567 | 2LT |
| 14 November 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4485 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 5 October 1944, last 5 October 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.
- 1944-10-05 817th: 2Lt aptd 1Lt AUS par 10 so 275 15th AF 1 Oct 44 OFFICER FLD 0 a CAPT
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 459
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