The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Austin E. Casebier

817thEngineer

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Army serial number
37211814
Rank
T/Sgt (16 July 1944), T/Sgt (20 July 1944), Sgt. (30 July 1944)
Hometown
Wichita, KS
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 168
Sources
heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report
Flags. another record shares the name Casebier, Austin E. (units HQ, 817th, serials None, 37211814); may be the same man

Crews

Aboard a lost aircraft

Morning reports

2 entries, first 16 July 1944, last 20 July 1944; grades seen: T/Sgt. 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.

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 804, roll 481431546 p. 812

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 11: Austin Eugen Casebier · 30 July 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Austin Eugen Casebier Rank High Serial No. 31211814
2. Organization 483 Gp Commander Spe Reynold Bartrank Col Sqn colsormantank Capt.
nd Bomb
month July name) day 30th did (full you name) go
(full
3. What year 1944
down?
4. What was the mission, 47th , target, airport
, target
time, 11:10 A.M. altitude,
Italy to , route flown Budepeat, Hungary
2 5 500 route scheduled, Foggia
5.
Where were you when you left formation Over the target (Hungroy)
6, Did you bail out? ages
7. Did other members of crew bail out? yes
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your afrcraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowlsdge". Larkin & Vecchiole
both gunners bailet out the taul - Flaugan x Draw
bailed nose-tatch - myself out bound bays.
9.
Where did your aircraft strike the ground? Dear target - north of Budaper
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground?
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) Ht nivers. Lt. Read
Sign Kuyloff, Sigt. Lipshitz, Sqb. maher.
11. Where were they in aircraft? yes
12. What was their condition? Genners all killed
13.
When,
where,
and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
on ground
Sgt, Keyloff still conscious in creckage
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of irformation.
na knowledge
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 7105, page 11 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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