The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Emil R Niboli

816th

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Rank
SGT (26 February 1945), SSGT (20 March 1945)
Hometown
San Joaquin CA; San Joaquin, CA
Also written
Emil Niboli
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 123
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
26 February 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster967SGT
20 March 1945Air Medal1554SSGT
20 March 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster1554SSGT

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

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 49 · 25 February 1945
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRS
1. Your name Emil R Niboli
Hank S Sgt Serial No. 39421030
00016th BS
2. Orga:
Gp Commandex Col colSon CO Donolas Nank major
(fuli name)
(full name)
3. What year 1945
month Fer
day 26th did you go down?
4.
What the mission, Lanz Austrila # target Warshalling vard target
tie 6,
altitude, 24500 it
route scheduled,
* route flown I
5. Whe * were you when you left mation?
no knowlands
Did you bail out?
ves
7. nid other members of orew bail out?
yes
8. Tell all you know about when, whore, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
fedivional questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give
faots.
If
you
don't
know,
says
"No
Knowledge*,
Eugerze
F
Smith,
tail
gunner
out tail hatch. Bernard Zelinski right waist gunner went out
mit following Frank Trecalo and I immediately after receiving
battont Dt Smith, Lt Bell wont out front hatch, and
Jask lore theu bomo bay. Mathisen prepared to leave front
it ald sheg alane stitite un the ground? no knowledge
10. that nembers of your arew were in the aircrafo when it struck the ground? (Should
caces chack with a above and individual questionnaires)
none
11. where wore they is
on
12. that was thexr condition?
no momledge
13. Then, where, and In condition did you lest see any members no: already des-
cribed noovo?
nono
Please give any Binilar Information on personnel of any other brew of which you
hays knowledge. Indicata source of
no
(Acy adoition al information may be written on the back)
-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 12467, page 49 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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