Serviceman

Olaf N Potts

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

39829109

Rank

T/Sgt (11 November 1943), T/Sgt (28 November 1943), TSGT (14 June 1944), TSGT (18 July 1944), TSGT (26 September 1944)

Hometown

KAMAS UT; Kamus UT; Kamas, UT

Also written

Olaf Potts

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 253

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• Colin J. Walker Crew · 816th

Missions placed on him

• mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · The Colin J. Walker crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 253)

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

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

4 entries, first 11 November 1943, last 28 November 1943; grades seen: T/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.

• 1943-10 HQ: " 11 11 11
• 1943-10 HQ: 11 11 11 FY
• 1943-11-11 816th: above 2 EM jd fr DS at Orlando, Fla. FLD 0 a CAPT
• 1943-11-28 816th: Above 2 BM on TD at Minneapolis, Minn as of 21 November 43.

National Archives pages: roll 452798688 p. 20, roll 452798688 p. 226, roll 456415616 p. 753, roll 456415616 p. 781