The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

William K Moyer

815th

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Rank
2LT (14 June 1944)
Hometown
CRESSON PA
Also written
William Moyer
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 212
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

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.

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
14 June 1944Air Medal10312LT
14 June 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster10312LT

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

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 43 · 10 May 1944
AFPPA-12
.
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. WILLIAM K. MOYER Rank 2NO LT. Serial No. 0.702478
Your name
2. Organization 1838.6 .Gp Commander BARTON Rank Col. Sqn CO J. REARDONRAnk MAJ.
CoL.
MAJ.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
1944
month
MAY
day 10 did you go down?
AIRCRAFT FACTORY
4. What was the mission,
12
, target @WIENER NEUSTAPT, Aus , target
t ime,
11:10
,altitude, 23500 route scheduled,
, ,route flown
5. Where were you when you
left formation? POSITION No. 2.
6. Did you bail out?
YES
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
YES - 8 that I KNOW OF.
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". BOMBARDIER BAILED
OUT APPROXIMATELY MIN. BEFORE ME. POSITION AT THE TIME
WAS WEST SOUTHWEST OF WIENER NEUSTABT, AUSTRIA. THE TIME
WAS ABOUT 11:10% No KNOWLEDGE OF OTHEK MEMBERS,
9.
Where did your aircraft strike the ground? I BELIEVE SW OF THE TOWN
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 KNOWLEDGE
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? LAST SAW 7 OF MY CREW MEMBERS ALIVE
AND IN GOOD CONDITION AT DULAG LUFT NEAR FRANKEON
GERMANY. THERE our ENLISTEP MEN WERE SENT To A
DIFFERENT CAMP THAN THE OFFICERS, R.J. SCRANTON (PILOT)
AND H.E. STEWART JR. WERE THE ONLY TWO NOT
ACCOUNTED FOR AFTER WE WERE SHOT DOWN.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of inf rmation.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
OVER.
6-3862,AF

National Archives, MACR 4846, page 43 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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