Casualty questionnaire, page 26: John Y. Delcamp · 23 April 1944
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CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name John Y. Delcamp
Rank lst/ Lt.Serial No. 0-817637
2. Organization 483rd Gp Commander Barton Rank Col Sqn CO Seith L. [Rank Capt.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month April
day 23rd did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Bombing
, target, Weiner-Neustadt
, target
time, 0245
altitude, 21500
route scheduled,
No knowledge
, route flown No knowledge
5. Where were you when you left formation Corner of Hungary and yugoslavia
6. Did you bail out?
Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
Yes
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". WE were flying
B-17 the four officers left through the nose hatch over
Kurmen, Hungary
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? Close to the town of Kürmen. Hungar:
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
None
11. Where were they in aircraft?
x
12. What was their condition?
x
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
I saw them all at Mooseberg, Baveria, the pilot,
Lt. John Hucle, was in the Hospital with a bad cold. The navigator,
Lt. William H Henderson was all right. The Bombadier Carl R Nicks
was limping because he had broken his leg in three places when he
Bailed out.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. None
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name John Y. Delcamp
Rank lst/ Lt.Serial No. 0-817637
2. Organization 483rd Gp Commander Barton Rank Col Sqn CO Seith L. [Rank Capt.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month April
day 23rd did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Bombing
, target, Weiner-Neustadt
, target
time, 0245
altitude, 21500
route scheduled,
No knowledge
, route flown No knowledge
5. Where were you when you left formation Corner of Hungary and yugoslavia
6. Did you bail out?
Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
Yes
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". WE were flying
B-17 the four officers left through the nose hatch over
Kurmen, Hungary
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? Close to the town of Kürmen. Hungar:
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
None
11. Where were they in aircraft?
x
12. What was their condition?
x
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
I saw them all at Mooseberg, Baveria, the pilot,
Lt. John Hucle, was in the Hospital with a bad cold. The navigator,
Lt. William H Henderson was all right. The Bombadier Carl R Nicks
was limping because he had broken his leg in three places when he
Bailed out.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. None
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF
National Archives, MACR 4664, page 26 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.