The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Chady G. Lightfoot

815thmissing in action

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number
O-1170060
Rank
1st Lt (6 December 1944)
Sources
macr-crew, morning-report
Flags. known only from an OCR crew list; name may be misread

Aboard a lost aircraft

Morning reports

1 entry, first 6 December 1944, last 6 December 1944; grades seen: 1st Lt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

National Archives pages: roll 579002584 p. 3645

Statements, mentions and histories

German capture report, page 23 · 27 December 1944
Hoersching - 28 Dec. 1944
Air Base Command
Hoersching Receiving Sta.
Ref: Dulag-Luft 2709
Concerning Downing of Fortress in nesr St. Florian, Upper 27 Dec . 1944
at 12:46 o'clock.
Enclosures; 9 forms 8 envollopes - 1 package
To, Oberursel
This Receiving Command tranefors the following living Prisoner s of war.
1.) Lt. Lightfoot
1 entelope
2.) Set. Basel
1
3.)
Sigt. Fore
1
4.) set. Langaton
1
5.)
Sgt. Lehto
1
6.) Sgt. Lopes
1
.
In the plane were also three dand members,
7.)
2nd Lt.
Sampada
1
8.)
F/O
Lane
1
9.)
- -
Karnes
1
The neme of the 4th dead person dould not be setsblished se the living crew
members refused any information. Included are the findiage of the wounded
men, who are transportable.
Purthermore, captured itomm are being forwarded
3 Packs rations
3 Fliers wallets, mpen
1 Purse with 48 do'llars, open
3 Magazine belts vith bandages
2 First-aid kits
5 Printed folder
3 Packe natches
Metal and Chair

National Archives, MACR 10645, page 23 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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