Serviceman

Carl Bush

817th

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Known so far only from the squadron morning reports: a surname, an Army serial number and the clerk's spelling. A roster name has not yet been matched to him.

Army serial number: 0718145
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name; a single entry, so the spelling is unverified another record shares the name Bush, Carl (units 817th, 817th, serials 36424323, 0718145); may be the same man

Morning reports

1 entry, first 17 October 1944, last 17 October 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.

1944-10-17 817th: McFadden Donald A 612 Sgt

National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 474

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 9 · 22 November 1944

Rosenthal, Srymour L.
2nd Lt
0718145
aly
483
22 liov 44
5 Jan 45
Rad Opr
Raymond G. Klapp
T/Sgt
Unknown
Aer Eng
Carl F. Bush
T/Sgt
Il
L W Gnr
Gletus Kraner
Sgt
T Gnr
Rebert E. Steele
Sgt
"
ail Gur
Johneon
Sgt
#
Nose Gnr
Paul Bergschreider
s/Sgt
#
The orev bailed out after two consecutive dives over Austria from
26000 to 19000. Then from 19000 to 12000. At that time # engina lost and
they left. Co-ordinates rere approgimat aly 47 degrees 44' N, 13 degreas 10' thk
/a/ Seymour L. Rosenthal
N°
1367
44
A true
BLLIS L. BURNS, JR.,
CWO, USA.
CONFIDENTIA

National Archives, MACR 9950, page 9 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

nce copilot Jene Hirschfield and the rest of his crew: no American embassy was in the city. The British flight engineer Carl Bush; radio operator Raymond Consulate arranged for the other 3 airmen to be Klapp; waist gunner Don McFadden; and picked up by British Army lorry, which the Russia
Bush, Carl in newsletter 2022-06_483rd%20Newsletter, page 8. 483rd BG Association newsletter, quoted with credit. read the newsletter

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