Serviceman
Orville L Pruetzel
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 0757033
- Rank
- 2LT (6 September 1944), 2d Lt (13 October 1944), 2d Lt (1 November 1944), 1LT (22 February 1945), 1LT (17 March 1945), 1LT (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- MILLSTEAD IL; Millstead IL
- Also written
- Orville Pruetzel
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 20
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
Missions placed on him
- mission 179, 13 March 1945 · Regensburg · The Boswell crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 20)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3149 | 2LT |
| 22 February 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 875 | 1LT |
| 17 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1480 | 1LT |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2897 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 13 October 1944, last 15 December 1944; grades seen: 2d Lt. 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.
- 1944-10-13 840th: 1st It
- 1944-10-20 840th: 2d It
- 1944-11-01 840th: 2d It
- 1944-12-15 840th: lst Lt 52 Dy to hosp (LD), 4th Fld Hosp.
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2531, roll 572487240 p. 2546, roll 576476048 p. 1295, roll 579006654 p. 1622
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