The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

George S Owens

HQ

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Army serial number
3627859
Rank
Sgt (4 January 1944), Sgt (12 January 1944), Sgt (13 January 1944), 2LT (24 May 1944)
Hometown
Baltimore MD
Also written
George Owens
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 3627859); verify another record shares the name Owens, George S (units HQ, 817th, serials 3627859, 0809412); may be the same man

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
24 May 1944Air Medal5972LT

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

Morning reports

3 entries, first 4 January 1944, last 13 January 1944; grades seen: 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 461010974 p. 857, roll 461010974 p. 879, roll 461012976 p. 741

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 30: GEORGE S. OWENS · 18 July 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name GEORGE S. OWENS
Rank LNOLT Serial No. 0-809412
BARTON
2. Organization 483B Gp Commander Bank Cob. Sqn CO JOHN Gremman CAPT
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944 month JULY
day 18
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, MEMMINGEN targot, HANG ,
t ime, Arerex 1145 altitude, 2 ,000'
route scheduled,
, route flown
5. Where were you when you left formation? OVER IP OF KEMPTEN
6. Did you bail out?
YES
7. Did other members of crew bail out? YES
8.
Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your airoraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is tached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge". LITERESS, SANDERS,
AND ALTILER BAILED OUT RIGHT AFTER I DID I SAW ALL DIE
SURKINING MEMBERS OF MY CREW ON THE GROUND OUT I
CAN'T SAY WHERE WHEN OR HOW THEY BAILED out
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground?
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. then, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des- a
cribed above? his SAN S/SGT PAT DADSON ON THE GROUND PRIOR
TO TEKE DEF FOR THE MISSION.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. LT. HOMMEL OF THE 816 thSq
WAS SAID To BE DEAD BY A GERMAN OFFICER WHO HAD HIS DOE
TAGS + PERSONAL EQUIPMENT, ALSO HE MAD Das TAGS, FOUNTAIN
PEN AND OTHER ARTICLES BELENGING to LT EUGENE JACKSON
OF THE 816th So AND SAID HEWAS DEAD TOO.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862,AF

National Archives, MACR 7097, page 30 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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