The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Carl E. May

817thAsst Radio Oper.

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Army serial number
15067503
Rank
Sgt. (18 July 1944), S/Sgt (22 July 1944)
Sources
macr-crew, morning-report
Flags. known only from an OCR crew list; name may be misread another record shares the name May, Carl E. (units HQ, 817th, serials None, 15067503); may be the same man

Missions placed on him

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Aboard a lost aircraft

Morning reports

1 entry, first 22 July 1944, last 22 July 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt. 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 481431546 p. 817

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 5 · 18 July 1944
5. Engineer
Venables, Lloyc V. T/Sgt 6919373 Mrs. J.H. Venables, mother,
185 Illini St., N.W., RTD
Huron, South Dakota.
6. Asst Engineer
Papamanoli, John E. s/Sgt 35164223 Emanuel J. Papamanoli, RTD
father, 308 Tyler St.,
Gary, Indiana.
v 7. Radio Operator
Doverspike, Ackley G. T/Sgt 32739243 Doverspike,
William E. RTD
father, Putneyville, renn.
8. Asst Radio Oper.
May, Carl E.
s/Sgt. 15067503 Charles Hymera, E. Indiana. May,
9. Armorer Gunner
Marlin, William M. Sgt 12189181 George Marlin, faither,
930 Manhatten Avel
Brooklyn, N.Y.
10. Asst Ammorer Gunn. Davenport, Harace A. ligt. 34646165 Mrs. Annie Davenport,
mother, Route 2,
Pelzer, South Carolina.
11. IDENTIFY BELOW THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIR-
CRAFT AND CHECK APPROPRIATE (only one) COLUMN TO INDICATE BASIS FOR SAME:
Contacted
Last
Saw
NAME IN FULL
RANK
SERIAL NO.
by Radio
Sighted
Crash Forced Landing
Donald W. Bentzen
2nd Lt.
0755270
X
Willard S. Sperry
Lt Col.
0396325
X
12. IF PERSONNEL ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED, CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
(
)
Parachutes were usrd ( ) Persons seen walking away from scene of crash
Any other reason (specify) No chutes were seen. Surrounding circumatances are
not reasonably conclusive of KIA casualty status
13. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO THIS REPORT, EITHER AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH, MAP, CHART,
OR SKETCH, SHOWING APPROXINATE LOCATION WHERE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN. Attached.
14. ATTACH, AS INCLOSURES TO THIS REPORT, EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH,
FORCED LANDING, OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES PERTAINING TO MISSING AIRCRAFT. Attached.
15. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO THIS REPORT, A DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENT OF
SEARCH, IF ANY, AND GIVE NAME, RANK, AND SERIAL NUMBER OF OFFICER IN
CHARGE HERE: (If no search, so state, giving reason) None. Crew MIA
in enemy occupied territory.
Date of this Report: 19 July 1944
H.J.Chin
W. L. LINN,
Major, Air Corps,
3 Incls:
Operations Officer.
Incl 1 - Statement of Lt. Bentzen
Incl 2 - Statement of Lt Col. Sperry
Incl 3 - Overlay
- 2 -

National Archives, MACR 6977, page 5 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

German capture report, page 9 · 18 July 1944
Date and Time Aircraft
Casualty-No. ME 1624
was shot down:
18 July 44 ** 10.49
of Orash:
Area Nuemingen
Type of Airoraft:
Fortress
Reporting Office:
Air District VII
Capt'd
Place of
N A M E
Rank
Serial-No. wounded
Interment
dead
VENABLES Llyyd Vernon
T/SCT
6919373
eaptured
Tulag-Luft
21 Apr 1919 S. Dak.
MYERS
Harvey Stanley 2nd Lt. 0-759880 captured Dulag-Luft
3 May 1916 Tex.
Le HURD
Daniel Elias lst Lt. 0-741871 eaptured
Dulag-Luft
5 Jan 1919 Ohio
DAVENPORT
SGT
Gead
DOVERSPIKE Aoklay Grant
T/SOT
38739843
captured
Dulag-Luft
PAPAMANOLI John Emanuel s/cot 35164223 captured Dulag-Luft
VAV
Carl Bugene
s/SGT
15067503
captured
Dulag-Luft
2 Dee 1922
STEIN
David M.
2nd Lt. 0-700166
captured
Dulag-Luft
SMITH
Matthew Joseph and Lt. 0-692569 captured Dulag-Turt
MARLIN
william Michael s/3UT 18169181
captured
Dulag-Suft
Dulas-Left, 51 July 44 No.

National Archives, MACR 6977, page 9 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Casualty questionnaire, page 31: May, Carl E · 18 July 1944
AFPR:-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name May, Carl E.
Rank s/Sgt Serial No. 15067503
2. Organization 483 Gp Commander Barton Rank Col Sqn CO Gorman Rank Capt
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month July
day
18th did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Bombing
,
target, German Air Field
, target
t ime, 10:30
,altitude, Unknown
route scheduled, Unknown
, ,route flown Unknown
5. where were you when you left formation? On bomb run
6. Did you bail out?
Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
Yes
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". Waist gunners, engineer,
and officer crew bailed out after plane left formation on bomb run.
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground?
Unknown
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
Unknown
11. Where were they 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? Right waist gunner in France in fair condition
14. Please give any similar information on personnel cf any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
None
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 6977, page 31 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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