Casualty questionnaire, page 18 · 18 July 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your nome Major Paul Hildreth
Rank lst. Lt. Serial No. Q-811202
483rd Bomb.Gp. 816 Sqd.
Paul L. Barton, Colenel
Willard S. Sperry Lt. Col.
2. Organization
Gp Commander
Rank
Sqn co
Rank
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 19hl
month
July
day
18th did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Memningen, Gernantarget, Airdrome
, target
time, 11:30
altitude, 24,000 Et.
reute scheduled, Direct
, ,route flown Direct
5. Where were you when you left formation? 30 miles South West of Tarket
6. Did you bail out?
Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out? All members bailed out
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft Tor whom no
individual qusstionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say "No Knowledge". See Back of This Sheet
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? Blew up in air- remains hit the ground
30 miles South West of Memmingen, Germany
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
None
11. Where were they in aircraft? Not 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. I saw the following ships
blow up or go down immediately prior to my leaving my ship : Ship flown by:
Timothy A. Gunn 0-690952
Eugene A. Jackson 0-803820
Hans B.
Gussarson, 0-811195
Richard F. Coombs John M. Hommel 0-26133
Howard B. Smithers 0-691417, These were the pilots of the ships that were lost
out of our Squadron, to my knowlegge only one of these pilots returned home, he
was Howard B. Smithers 0-691417, The group lost many more ships this same day
however I wouldn't like to try to list the names of all since I was not acquainted
with them well.
so (Any add (See tional lower informa part of fon back may sheet) be written on the back)
6-3862, AF
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your nome Major Paul Hildreth
Rank lst. Lt. Serial No. Q-811202
483rd Bomb.Gp. 816 Sqd.
Paul L. Barton, Colenel
Willard S. Sperry Lt. Col.
2. Organization
Gp Commander
Rank
Sqn co
Rank
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 19hl
month
July
day
18th did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Memningen, Gernantarget, Airdrome
, target
time, 11:30
altitude, 24,000 Et.
reute scheduled, Direct
, ,route flown Direct
5. Where were you when you left formation? 30 miles South West of Tarket
6. Did you bail out?
Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out? All members bailed out
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft Tor whom no
individual qusstionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say "No Knowledge". See Back of This Sheet
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? Blew up in air- remains hit the ground
30 miles South West of Memmingen, Germany
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
None
11. Where were they in aircraft? Not 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. I saw the following ships
blow up or go down immediately prior to my leaving my ship : Ship flown by:
Timothy A. Gunn 0-690952
Eugene A. Jackson 0-803820
Hans B.
Gussarson, 0-811195
Richard F. Coombs John M. Hommel 0-26133
Howard B. Smithers 0-691417, These were the pilots of the ships that were lost
out of our Squadron, to my knowlegge only one of these pilots returned home, he
was Howard B. Smithers 0-691417, The group lost many more ships this same day
however I wouldn't like to try to list the names of all since I was not acquainted
with them well.
so (Any add (See tional lower informa part of fon back may sheet) be written on the back)
6-3862, AF
National Archives, MACR 6953, page 18 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.