The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Wright Mc Gee

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Army serial number
34392774
Rank
Pvt (22 November 1943), Cpl (27 August 1944), Cpl (23 September 1944), Cpl (27 September 1944)
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 41
Sources
assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 34392774); verify

Crews

Morning reports

6 entries, first 22 November 1943, last 27 September 1944; grades seen: Cpl, Pvt. 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 456415616 p. 727, roll 461010974 p. 746, roll 566192358 p. 2454, roll 566195336 p. 1852, roll 570165454 p. 490, roll 570165454 p. 496

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 26: Wright W. Mc Gee · 18 July 1944
AFPPA-12
CASTIALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Wright W. Mc Gee
Rank T/sgt Serial No. 20745958
kot KNOWY.
Rank Cohonia Sqn CO
Fred J. ASCENI.
2. Organization 483 Gp Commander
Rank MaJar,
(full nanie)
(tull came)
3. What year 1944
month July
day 18 did you go down?
4.
What was the mission, Bambing , target, Air Drome.
, target
time, wiknown
altitude, 33500
route scheduled,
unknow N.
9 reute flown unknown
5. when left
Where were you you formation? New Kempton Germany
6. you bail out? yes
Did
7. of crew
Did other members bail out? yes.
8. Tell all you know ubout 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". I went to the
waist door to bailout and Found Russeh E. Becker
There is Passed out so I Eushed Him out of the
clane RAL these Briledant myself
9. Where did your aircreft 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) No knowled ge.
11. Where were
they in aircraft? No Knowledge.
12. Whet was their condition? No Knowledge
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? The Last i Santures of ANYONE except Becker
was When receive started on Mission.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate of information. No Knowled ge.
source
(Any additional information mey be written on the back)
6-706,AF

National Archives, MACR 7153, page 26 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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