Serviceman
Donald E Stern
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 0723835
- Rank
- 2LT (26 February 1945), 2LT (21 March 1945), 1LT (16 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Bayside NY; Bayside, NY
- Also written
- Donald Stern
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 106
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Robert O. Hoskins Crew, bombardier · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 160, 16 February 1945 · Hall · The Robert O. Hoskins crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 106)
- mission 172, 1 March 1945 · Moosbierbaum · The Robert O. Hoskins crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 106)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 February 1945 | Air Medal | 962 | 2LT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1597 | 2LT |
| 16 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2396 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 22 November 1944, last 22 November 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.
- 1944-11-22 817th: AC 2Lt MOS 1091 dy same Comp:AUS. MCO 00.999
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3611
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