The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Rohert G. PFC. Fleshman

840thmissing in action

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Army serial number
39214856
Rank
Pfc (26 October 1944)
Sources
macr-crew, morning-report
Flags. known only from an OCR crew list; name may be misread

Aboard a lost aircraft

Morning reports

1 entry, first 26 October 1944, last 26 October 1944; grades seen: Pfc. 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 572487240 p. 2555

Statements, mentions and histories

German capture report, page 18 · 23 October 1944
Date and Time Aircraft
was shot down
23 Oetober 1944 at 1400
Casualty No. 2344 ME
Place of Crashs
near Soeldien
Type of Airerafts
MACA
No
Reporting offices
Airbase Headquarter Aibling.
9319
Name
Rank Serial captured Place of Internment
Number
wounded
dead
FLESHMAN
Rober's Berald
39214856 captured Dalag Luft West
13 May 25
EDDISON
William Barton
s/sgt 11121907
dide
15 May 24
N.Y.
DEEDE
Gerald Diedirick
s/sgt 17118693
dide
15 Dec.25
DALLMAN
Howard Marvin
lst Lt 0-823814
dide
HEBERT
wilfrid Ernest
s/sgt 11110840
dide
1922
USA
LILLIE
Glenr. A.
Cpl. 17152705
dida
Mo.
WALKER
Krskine Lavoy
Cpl. 14077248
dide
7 Apr.22
POOLE
Jessie Earl
1/sgt 35694606
dide
SANDMAN
Charles William
7/0 T-127622
dido
1971
USA
MOREY
David Zason
2nd Lt 0-713950 injured Hespital
.
Dulag Luft, 11 November 1944

National Archives, MACR 9319, page 18 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Eyewitness statement, page 24: Robert G Fleshman · 23 October 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QURSTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Robert G Fleshman
Rank Pfc, Serial No. 39214856
2. Organization 483 Gp Commander unknown Rank
Sqn CO
Rank
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month October day 2? did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Pilsen Bobsmibarget, S Koda Munition works target
time,
,altitude,
route scheduled,
,route flown
5. Where were you when you left formation? about 70 min from target
6. Did bail out? yes
you
7. Did other members of crew bail out? yes all of crew bailed out
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". weall bailed out
near a s mall town called Solden
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? un Known
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?
12. What was their condition?
13.
When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? Isav all new members after ins
bailed out
14.
Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have source
knowledge. Indicate of information. I huard from Glenne
garten latate
a Lillie back R. to on acn't the that evergone had
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3852, AF

National Archives, MACR 9319, page 24 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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