The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Paul F Engel

817thHQ

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Army serial number
13231596
Rank
Cpl (31 August 1944), CPL (23 September 1944), SSGT (20 October 1944), Sgt. (11 December 1944), TSGT (20 February 1945), TSGT (1 April 1945), TSGT (6 April 1945)
Hometown
WILLIAMSPORT PA; Williamsport PA; Williamsport, PA
Also written
Paul Engel
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 113
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. serial 33231596 in morning reports differs by one digit from 13231596; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 33231596); verify

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
23 September 1944Air Medal3567CPL
20 October 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster4065SSGT
20 February 1945Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster790TSGT
1 April 1945Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster1973TSGT
6 April 1945Distinguished Flying Cross2130TSGT

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

Aboard a lost aircraft

Morning reports

2 entries, first 31 August 1944, last 14 December 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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 566192358 p. 2462, roll 579002584 p. 3977

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 14: Pand f Engel · 11 December 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QURSTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Pand f Engel
Rank I/sp Serial 3.1231596
No.
Classford
2. Organization 15thf Gp Commander Rank Cel Sqn CO unknown Rank
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
1944
month Dec.
day 11
did you go domn?
4. What was the mission, MearLechanm , target, al refineries
, target
time, unknown altitude, appear 27,000 route scheduled, kntawn
, route flown inknown
5. Where were you when you left formation? over target
6. Did you bsil 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 questionnairs is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say "No Knowledge". no crew list attached-
we all harled out at the skippens orders and landed within a
few miles apart
9.
Where did your aircreft strike the ground? near Lake Ralatan in Hungray
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) nane
11. Where were they in aircraft? Eight men in the worst and Two in cockput
12. What was their condition? Scared, but unhu it
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 orew of which you
have source
knowledge. Indicate of information. no knancledge
(Any edditional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 10129, page 14 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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