The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

James Clark

817thHQ

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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
0467637
Rank
2nd Lt (12 December 1943), Capt (22 July 1944)
Sources
morning-report
Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name another record shares the name Clark, James (units HQ, 816th, 817th, 817th, HQ, serials 13167806, None, 0467637); may be the same man

Morning reports

5 entries, first 12 December 1943, last 22 July 1944; grades seen: 2nd Lt, Capt. 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 452798688 p. 19, roll 452798688 p. 225, roll 458053820 p. 203, roll 478080727 p. 358, roll 481431546 p. 816

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 32 · 18 July 1944
MPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1.
Your namo Clark, James D.
Rank Capt.
Serial No. 0467637
483rd Gp.
Paul E.
John J.
?. Organization 817th Commander Earton
Rank Co?
Sqn CO Gorman
Rank Capte
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
19bl,
month July
day 18
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Bomhing
, target, Memmingen Airdrow
, target
time, 11 AM
,altitude, 23.500 feat
route scheduled, Northesst
nith L.P. at Kempten route flown Slight change due to weather
5. Where were you when you left formation? Over I.P. at Kempten. Germany
6. Did you bail out? Blown Out
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
Yos
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed eut. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No knowledge". All bailed out over
Kampten, Germany properly as soun as ship was disabled-
9. Where did you aircraft strike the ground? Aparaxirately 5 to 10 miles southoast at
Kempten.
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
Hone
11. Where were they in aircraft?
12. Whet was their condition?
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? Saw praotically all of my orow within a woek or so and all
vore in fairly good shape except Dadson. Somo were injured by 20 mmand two
broke lege on landing.
14. Please give any rimilar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate aource of information. gan members from prestically
all crows so if any specifie information is meeded on any crews shot downa that
day I will help all A catte Ny address is on back of this sheete
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 7097, page 32 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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