Clarance M. Keen, Jr

CONFIDENTIAL
84OTH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (H)
483RD BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H)
Office of the Operations Officer
APO 520
22 April 1945
STATEMENT OF WITNESS
On 20 April 1945 I was flying on Lt Keen's wing. About an hour before
he turned back he had dropped out of number four (4) position. This was taken
by Lt Kyker in airplane 143 and Lt Keen in airplane 877 tried to hold number
seven (7) position. He was having difficulty doing this, when he dropped out
he reported that he had lost two (2) engines and was turning back. my
crew reported that his ship appeared to be under control.
RICHARD D. deslauriers,
2nd Lt., Air Corps.
N.
2030
CONFIDENTIAL
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AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name
CLARENCE MILBURN KEEN JR. Rank 1st LT. Serial No. 0-826899
483 3.G
2. Organization 840B. Sa. Gp Commander UN KNOWN Rank - Sqn CO ALFA FULLER Rank CAPT
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
1945
month APRIL day 20 did you go down?
ITALY
4. What was the mission, BOMBING (+30fr myself) target, RAILYARDS on BRENNER Pass Roore target TO
time, between 12:0/330 altitude, above 20,000 (not sure) route scheduled, NORTH ACROSS
ADRIATIC of YUDOSAAUIA To route flown ALONG INDICATED, PLANNED ROUTE
TYALY - wesr To TARGET.
5. Where were you when you left formation? #7 position in our box
6.
Did you bail out?
No - CRASH LANDED
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
No - GIVEN OPPORTUNITY BUT NOT
ORDERED To,
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". NONE JUMPED - ALL CRASM
LANDED WITH THE PLANE. NAVIGATOR (LT. MACKEY), RIGHT WHIST (S/Sqt. I. J.
DOBBIE) AND TAIL GUNNER (S/Sg W. 2IMPFER) WERE ALL INJURED AND WE
Took
THEM To A HOSPITAL AT VILLACH AUSTRIA THEY WERE ALL LIBERATED
T. MY BEST 1-2 Mises
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? east of Marie Eland, AUSTRIA (across
not that far away)
or
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) TEN MEMBERS - PILOT,
Co-pilot NAVIGATOR BOMZARDIER, ENGINEER , RADIO, BALL TURRET GUNNER,
RIGHT WAIST CUNNER LEFT WAIST GUNNER, TAIL GUNNER.
PILOT BEMBARDIER - IN Prears
11.
Where were they in aircraft? COMPARTMENT -ALL OTHERS IN CRASN POSITION IN TNE
RADIO ROOM.
12. What was their condition? EVERYONE ALL RIGNT -No INJURIES - ALL NORMAL
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? SEE REVERSE SIDE.
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)
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