The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Harlin G Neuman

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Army serial number
O-779781
Rank
2LT (1 December 1944), 1LT (21 May 1945)
Hometown
WAUPACA WI; Waupaca WI
Also written
Harlin Neuman
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 165
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew · 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
1 December 1944Air Medal48132LT
21 May 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster33351LT

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

Aboard a lost aircraft

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 4 · 20 February 1945
CONFIDENTIAL
815TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (H)
483RD BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H)
OFFICE OF THE OPERATIONS OFFICER
APO 520
20 February 1945
SUBJECT: Statement of Pilot on Plane # 44-6495.
TO
:
Whom it Maz Concern.
While flying on a mission to Vienna, Austria, I saw aircraft # 509
pull out of formation immediately after bombs away, and the pilot,
Lt Neuman proceeded to feather # 1 engine. He seemed to be in no
other trouble, other than # 1 engine.
Our box was rallying so I rallied with them thinking Lt Neuman
would join the formation again. The last time I saw him, he was
being tracked by a lot of flak. Lt Neuman in ship # 509 failed to
join the formation.
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OSCAR FELLER
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ASN 0-812964
Pilot
A CERTIFIED TRUE COPY
Arthur Borden
ARTHUR C. JORDAN
Captain, Air Corps
Operations Officer
liner

National Archives, MACR 12451, page 4 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Casualty questionnaire, page 26: HARliN GALE NEUMAN · 20 February 1945
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name HARliN GALE NEUMAN
Rank 1st 6-825686
Serial No.
483 BombGp.
MAj. ? STANFiEld
2. Sq. Gp Commander
Rank
Sqn CO
Rank MAjOR
15th AHF
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1945
month FEb. day 20 did you go down?
4. What was the mission,
, target, VIENNA
target
time, 1204
,altitude, 24,500
route scheduled,
, route flown
5. Where you you left formation? MINUTE AFTER bombs AWAY OVER
were when
TARGET.
6. Did you bail out? YES.
7. Did other members of bail out? YES.
crew
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".
TURN PAGE PLEASE-
9. Where did your ground? MILES E17ST OF BALTH, Hung
aircraft strike the 10
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) NONE
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?
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)

National Archives, MACR 12451, page 26 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

N B-17 42-32029 regulations would determine it to be. The fact that several of the inspectors were chrome domes gave By Harlin Neuman and Donald T. Carney (815th) us reason to believe that they would find fault with (483rd Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 2, Feb. 1987, page 7) every person who had hai

Neuman, Harlin G in newsletter 2021-03_483rd_Newsletter, page 3. 483rd BG Association newsletter, quoted with credit. read the newsletter

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