Serviceman
Townsend H. Sheldon
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- Army serial number
- 6573841
- Rank
- M/Sgt (19 April 1944), M/Sgt (30 July 1944), M/Sgt (4 August 1944)
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 81
- Sources
- heroes-book, morning-report
Crews
Missions placed on him
- mission 14, 7 May 1944 · Pancevo · The John Jay Gorman crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 81)
- mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · The John Jay Gorman crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 81)
- mission 29, 6 June 1944 · Galati · The John Jay Gorman crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 81)
- mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · The John Jay Gorman crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 81)
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · The John Jay Gorman crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 81)
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
3 entries, first 19 April 1944, last 4 August 1944; grades seen: M/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.
- 1944-04-19 817th: Remarks pertaining to above EM on M/R 17 April1944 is hereby deleted
- 1944-07-30 817th: fr dy to hosp (ID) OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT
- 1944-08-04 817th: / fr hosp (ID) to duty FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT
National Archives pages: roll 469122525 p. 148, roll 481431546 p. 834, roll 566192358 p. 2409
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