Serviceman
Charles J Stevens
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- Army serial number
- 32737407
- Rank
- Pfc (23 September 1944), MAJ (8 March 1945), MAJ (1 April 1945), MAJ (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- St Petersburg FL; Saint Petersburg FL; Norfolk, VA; Silsbee, TX
- Also written
- Charles Stevens
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 23, 56
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Darell G. Burgeson Crew · 817th
- Henry Carlisle Dent Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 104, 11 October 1944 · Vienna South · Listed with the Henry Carlisle Dent crew, which flew it per its history (p. 56); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 166, 22 February 1945 · Gundelfingen · Listed with the Darell G. Burgeson crew, which flew it per its history (p. 23); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 182, 16 March 1945 · Schwechat · Listed with the Darell G. Burgeson crew, which flew it per its history (p. 23); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 March 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1282 | MAJ |
| 1 April 1945 | Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster | 1973 | MAJ |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 5th oak leaf cluster | 2895 | MAJ |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 1 December 1943, last 27 September 1944; grades seen: Pfc. 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.
- 1943-12-01 817th: Pfc 7 to
- 1944-09-23 817th: ir duty to DS (3 das) to Rome
- 1944-09-27 817th: Pfe
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 178, roll 570165454 p. 490, roll 570165454 p. 496
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