The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Ax Bueker

815th

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Army serial number
O-702894
Rank
2nd Lt. (16 April 1944)
Sources
macr-crew
Flags. known only from an OCR crew list; name may be misread

Missions placed on him

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.

Aboard a lost aircraft

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 2 · 16 April 1944
3908
295 FILE
DATA ON REMAINS NOT YET RECOVERED OR IDENTIFIED
NAME (Leet, Pirat, Middle Initiel)
GRADE
PRESENT SERTAL NUMB ER
BUEKER, ARThuR, J JR.
2ND/LT.
0702894
ORGANIZATION
RACE
CREED
FORMER SERIAL NUMBER
815Th BOMB s g(H)
(11 Applicable)
483 RD BOMB GP.
WHITE
NOPRFF.
DATE OF DEATHANIA
CAUSE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH OR PLACE LAST SEEN IF NIA
16 APR. 1944
OVER ADRIATIC SEA
DATE OF FOD
24 MILES FROM MANFRE ONIA
18 AUG 1945 FINDING OF DEATH ON ITALY COAST
MEIGNT
WEIGNT
COLOR EYES
COLOR NAIR
SNOE $1.25
64"
-
150
DENTAL C NART
UPPER RIGHT
UPPER LEFT
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
LOWER PIGHT
LOWER LEFT
16
15
:4
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
12
13
15
16
x = Extracted
o = Cavious
1
= Cavious Non-Restorable
FRACTURES AND/OR BREAKS
TATTOOS A.m.un BIRTHMARK
NONE Shoun
NONE Shown.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
22 YEARS OLD.
O GMG FORM
371
23 S EP 46
DATE FORWARDED TO FIELD

National Archives, MACR 3908, page 2 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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