The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Herbert S Ginoza

815th

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Rank
SSGT (2 February 1945)
Hometown
Honolulu HI
Also written
Herbert Ginoza
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 165
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
2 February 1945Air Medal474SSGT

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

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 6: Herbert S. Ginoza · 20 February 1945
AFPIA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name
Herbert S. Ginoza
Rank s/sgt. Serial No. 36816420
483 B.G.
2. Organization15 Commander Sperry Rank 3ol . Sqn CO Stanfield Rank Ma jor
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1945
month Feb
day 20
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Vienna
,
target, oil Befinery.
, target
time, 1:30 P.M.
,
altitude, 23,000 , ft.
route scheduled,
, ,route flown
5.
Where were you when you left formation?
About ten minutes after we dropped
bombs.
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". 1 was the first man
to bail out so 1 don't have any knowledge. All I saw was the m
bailing out from the ship as I was floating down. Saw eight chutes.
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? 1 don't know.
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) 1 don't know.
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? I did not see anyons.
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)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 12451, page 6 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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