The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Roger L. Fulton

817th

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Army serial number
0757806
Hometown
Placerville, CA
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 129, 145
Sources
heroes-book, morning-report
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0757806); verify another record shares the name Fulton, Roger L. (units HQ, 817th, serials 0276141, 0757806); may be the same man

Crews

Missions placed on him

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Morning reports

1 entry, first 22 July 1944, last 22 July 1944. 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 481431546 p. 816

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 21: ROGER L. FULTON · 18 July 1944
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AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name
ROGER L. FULTON
Rank 1st LT Serial No. 0-757806
2. Organization 483 Gp Commander Rank C.1. Sqn CO Gorman Rank Capt.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month JULY
day 18
did you go down?
4. What was the
mission, Bamb Memmingeri target
Memmingen Airport, target
time, 11:05
,altitude, 20,000
route scheduled, Adriatic
To venice To flown INLAND over Italy + . ve nice, then Meminger
5.
Where were you when you left. formation Turning on I.P., Kempton
6. Did you bail out? Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out? Yes, -Moye, Dambadier, Sqt Keeling
Eng, Sqt Ressoler
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how esch person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. : crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge". I.T. Moye bailed OUT
with me, Landed with me, was not injured, Sawpim at
Le Haure, Kessler bastedout with me, was injured, was
in hospital with me. keeling's questionaire Attached. No Knowledge
of the other crew members.
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? Near Kempton.
10. What members cf your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) I Do Not know,
Not Keaster, Keeding, Moye, or Mys-if, but possibly the
others. i DID NOT See AIRCRAFT closely on GRound.
11. Where were they in aircraft? See 10
12. What was their condition?
see 10
13.
When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? Members other thank Maye, Sqts Keeding,
KessLer Last seen on initiatingftient. were all
unhurt, astar as I know, until ship was hit and
Rocked by explasions of 20 mm. shalls.
14.
Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. Lt. LESTER B. (SCHROFF)Sp?
P51 or 47 PILot ORIGINALLY based IN England or N.FRANCE
believed to have remained valuntarity in P.W. Luffwaffe
camp at NURN Rerg,G. in escape attempt under concrete
open air block in North Fast: compound, Awarting American
Arrival which occured After Heavy bombardment and
Occupation of compound by German troops, 5days Later.
I was at Nurnberg, AND he informed me of his intention tostay.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 6954, page 21 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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