ITALY FORNOVO

AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name
John L. Donohue
Rank lst lite Serial No. o-1683580
815 Sq.
2. Organization 483 Gp. Gp Commander Barton Rank Col. . Sqn CO Reardon Rank Lt. Col.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
1944
month June
day
22
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Fornovo, Its Krget,
MXY
, target
time, 1200
altitude, 24,000
route scheduled, see
reverse side forufailrlownformation on this question.
5.
Where were you when you left formation? 5K. north of Pianoro
6. Did you bail out?
Yes, at 21,00 feet.
7.
Did other members of crew bail out? Lt. E. K. Dekovich, s/Sgt. v. Johnson,
s/set. Erlinger, SEt. Ryan and Set. Denison. and Sgt. Spracher.
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". Lt. Dekovich, SgtS Johnson,
and Erlinger were taken prisoner by the Gemmans almost as soon as they
hit the ground. Sgt. Ryan shed his parachute as soon as he hit the
ground and headed south from Pianoro. Sgt. Denison hit the ground and
has hidden by an Italian family until the next morning when 1 found
9.
Where did your aircraft strike the ground? In a province of Pianoro called
Montonaro. (The spelling might not be exactly right.)
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) Lts. Schild, and
Freiberger. and Sgt. Eldridge.
11. Where were they in aircraft? Lts. Schild and Freiberger were locked in
each others arms in the pilot's compartment and sgt. Elaricges body (Ovez
12. What was their condition? They were killed whent the plane struck the
ground.
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? Previous answers should cover all crew members.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. The only other members of
other crews that I met behind enerry lines, whose names I cannont
remember are now back in the states and in good he alth.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862,AF

AFP 1-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1.
Your name
John F. Hyan
Rank 1/s et Serial No 32563623
815 Sad
James V. Reardon
2. Organization 483 GPGp CommanderB arton
Rank Col. Sqn CO
Rank Lt. Uol.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944.
month
June
day
22nddid you go down?
4. What was the mission, Fornovo, Italberget, Marshalling Yards , target
time,
noontime
,altitude, 2:0000 feet
route scheduled,
?
, ,route flown
?
5. Where were you when you left formation? Vade Italy
6. Did you bail out?
Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
Six
8. Tell all you know about wien, 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 knos, say: "No Knowledge". nison,Johnston, and 1
out through waist door Dekovich, Erlinger, Donohue our nose hatch
Rame time -- Same place
sidridie no knowledge Spragher ohute failed to open
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground?
Pianaro, Italy
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) Freiburger, Schild
11. Where were they in aircraft?
Cockpit
12. What was their condition? both dead and badly burned
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last ses any members not already des-
cribed above?
Spragher's chute failed to open, saw him on pround
killed instantly
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Inicate source of information.
none
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862. AF