The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Garden C Ball

816th

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Rank
2LT (14 June 1944), 2LT (30 June 1944)
Hometown
ROANOKE VA; Roanoke VA
Also written
Garden Ball
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 105
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
14 June 1944Air Medal10442LT
30 June 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster14592LT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 25: GARdeN Clarkson Ball · 18 July 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name GARdeN Clarkson Ball
Rank 1st it Serial No. 2755265
2. Organization 4833.3 Gp Commander BARtON Rank Col. San CO
Fired. J. AscANi
Rank it.Col.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
1944
month July
day 8th did you go
down?
4.
What was the mission, Memminger , target, Airfiel id
, target
time, 12:40
,a. titude,
2500
route scheduled,
, route flown
5.
Where were you when you left formation? SF of Kempter, Germany, Sorbmiles
6. Did you bail out? yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out? yes
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individua. questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
sive facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge". to Martin F. Roosey, Lt.Herbert
P. L-Blone, Lt. Jahar P. Fitz-Gribor, S/Sgt Eugene M. Peterson All bailed put the
oj ship All these med were taken prisance
RON' ESCAPE hatch, 3/sqt Howail R. withrespeend kailed. out out from REAR
9. did your strike the ground? No Knowledge
Where aircraft
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) E
11. Where were they in aircraft?
12. What was their condition?
13.
When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
I tst MARIUS m Davis he was last
Seen At his guns daring the ATLACK
14. Please give any similer information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
(Any additional information may Le written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 6981, page 25 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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