The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

George A Kramp

816th

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Rank
SSGT (20 October 1944), TSGT (15 December 1944), TSGT (10 April 1945)
Hometown
DETROIT MI; Detroit MI; Detroit, MI
Also written
George Kramp
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 2
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
20 October 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster4063SSGT
15 December 1944Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster5019TSGT
10 April 1945Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster2586TSGT

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

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 8: George A Kramp · 16 March 1945
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1.
2. Organization 483 BG 216 3g Gp Commander
Your name George A Kramp
Rank 1/597. Serial No. 16113399
Rank
Sqn CO Jack Dougla: Rank Major
(full name
(full name)
3. What year 1945
mont th March day 16 did you go down?
4. What was the mission, 198th.
, target, Schwechal, %
target
time.
7
altitude, 25000 F2
route scheduled,
?
,route , flown same 3 scheduled
5 minutes
5. Where were you when you left forma? ion? just off the Target about
6. Did you bail out? No
17. Did other members of crew bail out? No
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how esch person in your alroraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A c.rew list is attached. Please
sive facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge". we crash landed
behind the Russian lines, no are WAS hurt, and
within A week were in American hands
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? About 11 Miles So. Ear7 of lake
Brianna
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) 10 men -
4 officers and 6 Enlisted man
Pilityc. whet in Pilets
11. Where were they in aircraft? Restor CYSN WEEA the room
12. > What was their condition? All O. K.
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any memuars not already des-
cribed above?
14.
Please give any similur information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. We all were brought
back to our home base, and 1 fenished vip my
rusions and was sent back to the states, learing
the rest of stew in Italy , all in good health
(Any additional information may be written on the bask)
6-34,62.AF

National Archives, MACR 13059, page 8 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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