Timithy A. GUNN

AFPPA-I
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
File 7098
Name of crew member:
GUNN, Timithy A.
Rank:
2nd Lt.
Serial number:
0-690952
Position: Crew (Bomber) Pilot
Did he bail out?
No knowledge
Where?
No knowledge
If not, why not?
No knowledge
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane: Heard him
tall crew to watch and not to fire on P-38's.
Was he injured?
No knowledge
Where was he when last seen? No knowledge
Any hearsay information: None: I faelthat whan the ship broke in two the
bombs which were still in the front half of the ship, sinca WE ware hit on
the bomb run, blew up on the way down.. 2nd Lt. Hildrath found wreckage in
the area that he falt indicated this.
Source:
2 nd Lt. 7 - Hildreth 816th B.S. 483nd But
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition: He was up front
and was either blown to bits or was found and buried by Garman civilians
who failed to remove and turn in his identification tags.
Total number II missions of above crew member:
35
Dates and destinations if possible: He atarted operation 4/12/44 on Split, Yugo.
Bombed all of ths pupular targets in the Balkans. agutharn France and
northern Itaiv. Shot down 7/18/44 on mission over Memningen, Germany.
6-3861, AF

AFPPA-1
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRN
File 7098
Name of cre. A member: NIEZGOCKI, Vernon G.
Rank:
S/Sgt.
Serial' nurber:
17154732
Position: Crow (Bcmber) Asst. Armorer Gunner
Did he bail out?
No
Where?
If not, why not?
Ha was aither daad or severely wounded
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane:
None, other than prior to take off
Was he injured?
(Here asy) his right WAS blown off.
Where was he when last seen? In tailguh position
Any hearsay information:
A Lite Hildrath was forced to remose his hody
from the rear half of the fuselage.
Source:
2nd.
Lt. 8 lildrath 816th. B.S. 483nd. B.C.
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition:
Rosult of fierce battle with numerous fighters, that pansed
plane to breek in two. Lt Hildreth necognized ships No.
know ips personel. Evidently the Garmans bunied him and
failed to remove and turn in his identificati in taga.
Total number of missions of above crew member: 38
Dates and destinations if possible: He stapted aparation 4/12/44 on Split Yugoslav
bombed all of the popular targets in the Balkans southern Hrance and
nonthern Itels. shot down 7/18/44 on mission orer MAmmingen Germany.
6-3861, AF