The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Eugene Chelminski

816th

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Army serial number
16139413
Rank
S/Sgt. (25 February 1945), SSGT (17 March 1945), SSGT (20 March 1945)
Hometown
Chicago IL; Chicago, IL
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 123
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

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.

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
17 March 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster1479SSGT
20 March 1945Air Medal1554SSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Aboard a lost aircraft

Morning reports

2 entries, first 14 December 1944, last 19 December 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.

National Archives pages: roll 579002584 p. 3726, roll 579002584 p. 3736

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 42 · 25 February 1945
INDIVIUUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
Name of arew momber:
CHELMINSKI, Eugene (NMI)
Vile Nr. 12467
Rank:
S/Sgt.
Sertel number:
16139413
Position: Crow (Bomber) Waist Gunner
Did he bail out?
Yea.
Where?
Tear St, Pasiten, Austata
If not, why not?
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane: Last
conversation ves in zrison Comp at Hursabung, Germany, and accassiorally on 4 march
From Gamp 13 To Camp VAI A at Nooseburg,
Was he injured? He recoived sprained ankle and a slight bump on the Zoad from
the parachute jump. He was in excellent condition at time of march bzt was reported
Where was he when last seen? killed by American P 47 fighter planes which straffod EX
and a locomotive engado VAS a yard E ous
Any hoarsay information:
camp vas marching by that yard. Thegroup of prischers
dispersed and took to 1a or by the or the roan on whoh TO were
asrohing. One plane attacked the train and dropped two boubs one of which hit short
or targat and Jamed Maj. or the Arny was
Compound Comander of compound and he verifics the faot that Chelmineki
vas killed by shat and the no Vas given a as anda mall
tom nearby. A have not talked to any other person who actually him after
he death or whe the Tuneral.
Source:
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition:
,
Total number of missions of above crow member: 17 (am not Gertain)
Dates and destinations if possible:
Not Known
6-3861, AF

National Archives, MACR 12467, page 42 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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