The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

James A. Gatch

815threturned to duty

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number
34641772
Rank
S/Sgt (3 May 1944)
Hometown
Yemassee, SC
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 134
Sources
heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report

Crews

Aboard a lost aircraft

Morning reports

2 entries, first 1 May 1944, last 3 May 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt. 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 474637097 p. 777, roll 474637097 p. 781

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 21 · 30 April 1944
FPPA-12
CASUALTY QUBSTIONNAIRE
1. Yeur name JAME's A GATCH Rank T/SST Serial No. 34641772
2. Organizat ion Bap 483 Gp Commander BARTON Rank Cot Sqn CO MATSR.
(full name
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month day 30 did you go down?
4. What was the mission, MUAND target, AIRCRAFT, FACT , target
time,
altitude, 23.00
route scheduled,
,route flown
5. Where were you when you left formation? NEAR FERRAR ITALY
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".
NO KNOWLEDGE
9. Where did your sircraft strike the ground? DON'T KNOW
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 3 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?
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
SEE BACK.
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 4612, page 21 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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