Serviceman
Robert J Ricketts
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- Army serial number
- 39140860
- Rank
- Cpl (6 December 1944), SSGT (2 February 1945), SSGT (17 March 1945), SSGT (21 May 1945)
- Hometown
- San Francisco CA; San Francisco, CA
- Also written
- Robert Ricketts
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 59
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Elijah M. Downing Crew, tail gunner · 815th
Missions placed on him
- mission 148, 15 January 1945 · Vienna · The Elijah M. Downing crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 59)
- mission 152, 31 January 1945 · Moosbierbaum · The Elijah M. Downing crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 59)
- mission 158, 14 February 1945 · Maribor · The Elijah M. Downing crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 59)
- mission 186, 22 March 1945 · Ruhland · The Elijah M. Downing crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 59)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 February 1945 | Air Medal | 474 | SSGT |
| 17 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1476 | SSGT |
| 21 May 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3336 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 6 December 1944, last 6 December 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.
National Archives pages: roll 579002584 p. 3646
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