The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Harvey S Myers

HQ817th

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Army serial number
16051249
Rank
2LT (24 May 1944), 2LT (14 June 1944), 2LT (30 June 1944), S/Sgt (7 November 1944)
Hometown
Schulenburg TX; SCHULENBURG TX
Also written
Harvey Myers
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+initial (serial 16051249); verify another record shares the name Myers, Harvey S (units HQ, 817th, 817th, serials 16051249, O-759280); may be the same man

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
24 May 1944Air Medal5972LT
14 June 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster10262LT
30 June 1944Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster14622LT

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

Morning reports

1 entry, first 7 November 1944, last 7 November 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 576472397 p. 3592

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 28: MYERS, HARVEY S · 18 July 1944
AFFPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name MYERS, HARVEY S.
Rank lst. Lete Serial No. 0-759280
2. Organization 483 b. Gp Commander BARTON Rank Col. Sqn COJOHN J. GORMANPank Major
(full name lunk
(full name)
3. What year
1944
month July
day
18
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Bombing
, target, Memmingen Airdrome, Ger cas at
t ime,
1115
altitude, 23000 it.
route scheduled, Direct, Foggia
Italu- Memmingen, Germanyroute flown As briefed
5. Where were you when you left formation Over Kempten, Germ: by
6. Did you bail out?
Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out? Yes, with one exception, tail gunner
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". No list attached
All bailed out at the same approximate place and time. Four officers and flight
engineer bailed out through the nose hatch, enlisted men went out through the
waist door, with the exception of the tail gunner
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? It blew up while in the air.
10.
What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) We believe the tail
gunner was in the ship, dead, when it blew up.
11. Where were they in aircraft? At his tail gunner post.
12. What was their condition? Believed to have been dead
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? RAMP Camp Lucky Strike, France June 1945 In good physical
condition
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of riny other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. No Knowledge
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 6977, page 28 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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