Paul L Barton

AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your nome Major Paul Hildreth
Rank lst. Lt. Serial No. Q-811202
483rd Bomb.Gp. 816 Sqd.
Paul L. Barton, Colenel
Willard S. Sperry Lt. Col.
2. Organization
Gp Commander
Rank
Sqn co
Rank
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 19hl
month
July
day
18th did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Memningen, Gernantarget, Airdrome
, target
time, 11:30
altitude, 24,000 Et.
reute scheduled, Direct
, ,route flown Direct
5. Where were you when you left formation? 30 miles South West of Tarket
6. Did you bail out?
Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out? All members bailed out
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft Tor whom no
individual qusstionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say "No Knowledge". See Back of This Sheet
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? Blew up in air- remains hit the ground
30 miles South West of Memmingen, Germany
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
None
11. Where were they in aircraft? Not 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?
14.
Please
give
any
similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. I saw the following ships
blow up or go down immediately prior to my leaving my ship : Ship flown by:
Timothy A. Gunn 0-690952
Eugene A. Jackson 0-803820
Hans B.
Gussarson, 0-811195
Richard F. Coombs John M. Hommel 0-26133
Howard B. Smithers 0-691417, These were the pilots of the ships that were lost
out of our Squadron, to my knowlegge only one of these pilots returned home, he
was Howard B. Smithers 0-691417, The group lost many more ships this same day
however I wouldn't like to try to list the names of all since I was not acquainted
with them well.
so (Any add (See tional lower informa part of fon back may sheet) be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

KFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Herbert F. Rosoff
Rank lat Lh. Serial No. 0-655713
2. Organization 483 Bm.Gp Commander
PAUL L. BARTON Rank Cab. Sqn JAMES CO V.REARDON Rank
LT. COL.
315Bm. Sqdn. (full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month
July
day 18
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Miment Airdrometarget, Airfield & Inatallatioherget
time, 11:45 A.M.
altitude, 23,000 ft.
route scheduled RENDEZVOUS
WITH WING + Eighters, route flown MASSED rendervani because of weather. Frew
over ADRIATIC -N. ITALY
up over N. LALY over Bavarian ALPS to FER.
5. Where were you when you left formation? Abouts 5 kilometara aouth of Kempten, Germany.
6. Did you bail out? Airoraft exploded and I was blown out and then used parachute.
7.
Did other members of crew bail out? Yes - according to my information, four others
hasides mysalf used parachutea.
8. Tell all you know. about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge". lat Lt. Wis. F. Vandendriea,
pilot - bailed out uninjured. 2nd Lt. Jerome J. Wojciechowski, mavigator - bailed
aut after reseiving shrapnel and wounds of the face from plexiglass fragmente which
resulied in the lesa of an ayn. T/sgt. Ernest M. Hanceck,angineer - bailed aut
9.
Where did your aircraft strike the ground? About So. of Kemplen, Gernany
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) 2nd Lt. Wilbur E. Wanstrom,
T/sit. Robert is Bell. s/sct. Norman J. Fuhrmann, s/Sgt. Rebert J. Allard,
s/sck. William S. Barlow
11. Where were they in aircraft? In their respective positionse
12. What was their condition? Wounded or dead.
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? Saw Lt. Nojoieohowski about three weeks after we were shot down by
enemy aircraft. Hisdondition was that described in #8 above and most of my
information was gleaned by comparing notes with him.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
No knomledge.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862

AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QURSTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Robert F. Corenthal
Rank lst Lt. Serial No. 0-808166
483rd B.O.
2. Organization (E) Gp Commander Paul Barton, Col. Sqn CO J. V. Reardon, Lt. CO1.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
1944
mon th August
day
28
did you go down?
4. What was the mission,
,
target, Moosbeerbaum, Austrie target
time, 1120 altitude, 22,500
route scheduled, Adriatic,
Yugoslavia, W. of Vienna oute flown
as briefed
5. Where were you when you left formation? Karlstadt, Croatia
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
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge".
All bailed out safely and accounted for on ground. Seven were
captured, three evaded,
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? Outskirts of Karlstadt, Croatia
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
None
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?
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
Robert F. Corenthel
c/o Terminal Radio Corp.
85 Cortlandt Street
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
New York 7, N. Y.
6-3862, AF

AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Magee, James B.
Rank lst Lt. Serial No. 0-707538
483 B G
Paul L. Barton
Milliam J. Kilpstrick
2. Organizat ion 817 B Cp Commander
Rank Col. Sqn CO
Ranir Capt.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month Dec
day 11
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Bombing
, target, l'oosbierbaum O/R
, target
time, 1200
, altitude,
26,000
route scheduled, as on
battle order
,route flown as briefed
5. Where were you when you left formation? About four (Wminutes before the I.P.
6. Did you bail out? Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out? All members of the crew bailed out.
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Kncwledge". The crew bailed out about
1400 on the 11 dec at 46-12N, 16-08E near Berzencze, Hungary. All members of the
crew bailed out together and landed safddy.
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? 46-08N, 16-06E near Drava River.
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
None
11. Where were they in aircraft? XXXXX
12. What was their condition? xxxxx
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? All members of the crew returned to the base in Italy safely.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. No other information.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF