The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Joseph F. Cardone

815th

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Hometown
Lawrence, MA
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 257
Sources
heroes-book
Flags. another record shares the name Cardone, Joseph F. (units 817th, 815th, serials None, None); may be the same man

Crews

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 22: Joseph F. CARDONE · 16 April 1944
AFPTA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Joseph F. CARDONE
Rank 3/59T
Serial No. 31083761
483 BOMbEP
2. Organization 815 spd. Gp Commander
Rank
Sqn CO
Rank
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month APRIL
day 16
did you go down?
4.
What was the mission, Nic YUGOSLAVIA , target, RAILROAD YARDS
, target
time,
altitude,
route scheduled, No Knowledge
,route flown
5. Where were you when you left formation?
6. Did you bail out? Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out? HoThERS- Engineer J.T. HoLcomb. -Radio operator
HeRBeRT BRYNILDSEN - BOLLTURRET FRANKCLOS - -TAIL quesses DAVID JeFFers. -
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". The FIRST ToLeAve The ship WAS
- The RAGIO MAN - MyselF- FoLLowed by Clos +LAST JeFFeRS. We
LeFT The ship AT ABOUT 13.000 FT.
9. aircraft
Where did your strike the ground? No Knowledge
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) No Knowledge
11. were they in aircraft? No Knowledge
12. What was their condition? No Knowledge
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.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 3908, page 22 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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