The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Harvey S. Myers

817th

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Army serial number
O-759280
Hometown
Schulenburg, TX
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 144, 225
Sources
heroes-book, macr-crew
Flags. another record shares the name Myers, Harvey S. (units HQ, 817th, 817th, serials 16051249, O-759280); may be the same man

Crews

Aboard a lost aircraft

Statements, mentions and histories

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 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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