The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Robert F Le Clair

840th

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Rank
SGT (14 September 1944), TSGT (21 October 1944), TSGT (3 January 1945), TSGT (30 March 1945)
Hometown
KEENE NH; Keene, NH
Also written
Robert Le Clair
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 85
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
14 September 1944Air Medal3394SGT
21 October 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster4084TSGT
3 January 1945AM/2OCL72TSGT
30 March 1945award (code not read)89TSGT

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

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 16: Le Clair, Robert , F · 21 January 1945
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
11273
1.
Your name Le Clair, Robert , F.
Rank T/syt Serial No. 11083516
2. Organization 840 Commander Col. Sperty Rank Lt.Col Sqn CO BROOK: Rank MAj
453.1 Groupe
(full name)
3. What year 1945
month JAN
day 21st did (full you name) go down?
4. What was the mission, Bombing , target, VIEWNA Austrio , target
ime,
altitude, 32,000 ft route scheduled,
, ,route flown
5. when
Where were you you left formation? OVER HungARy
6. Did you bail out?
No
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
No
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".
15 Km.
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? NoRth of BANjAluKA, Yugo
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) Everyone WA s
IN the PLANE ON the CRA'SH
11. Where zero they in aircraft? Everyone Butthe Pilot-Copilot IN RAdia Room
12. What was their condition? CRASH hurt No one
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? When leaving for the States from Italy
/ Last New + RAC K of them Got split Ep
WAS IN April 1945 Everyone WAS still
sick be but dit't mention it AS we
WAS going home. StomAch AN d DiARR her
Troubles. FROM Not EAting. All Lost A hot of Weight
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
we Fornd Two fellows wh. hAd bAiled out of
A B-24 One ot them WAS Robert Howe
and the athe LARRY something Don't Recall his
Last Name. They got back To ITAlY with us.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)

National Archives, MACR 11273, page 16 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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