Serviceman

Hilario M. Rivera

817thmissing in actionRW

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Army serial number: 38514476
Hometown: San Angelo, TX
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 198
Sources: heroes-book, macr-crew

Crews

Con L. Robinson Crew, RW · 817th

Missions placed on him

mission 186, 22 March 1945 · Ruhland · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report

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.

Aboard a lost aircraft

MACR 13244 · 42-107156 The Great Speckled Bird · 22 March 1945 · mission 186, 22 March 1945 · MIA

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 13 · 22 March 1945

AFPPA-11
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRK
Name of crew member:
Rivera, Hilario M.
Fila 13244
Rank:
Cpl
Serial number:
38514476
Position: Crew (Bomber) Right Waist
Did he bail out?
Yes.
Where?
startin Gen. 30ml. SW. of Bacskan
If not, why not?
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane:
Poltrus, Russia.
Was he injured?
Yes. Severe and on showlder & minorded
Where was he when lest seen? Pollous Russia
Any hearsay information: to
/ heard he reacher U.S.A.
OK and 15 home sate
Source: Engineer.
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition:
know he 1-4-4 Poltress
Russia on a hospital ship bound
for U.S.A.
Total number of missions of above crew member:
Fast
Dates and destinations if possible:
22 March 455
Xhuland Gan.
6-3861, AF

National Archives, MACR 13244, page 13 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Casualty questionnaire, page 28 · 22 March 1945

AFPPA- 11
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
Name of crew member:
Rivera, M.
Pile
Rank:
OpA
Serial number:
38974476
Position: Crew (Bomber)
Did he bail out? Yes
Where?
AREA Unknown
If not, why not?
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane:
Was he injured?
Yes
Where was he when last seen? RUSSIA IN AMERICAN Hosp IN POTOUIA
Any hearacy information:
Source:
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition:
RETURNED To STATES ON Hosp. ship
Total number of missions above crew member: FIRST ONE FLown
of
Dates and destinations if possible:
6-3861, AF

National Archives, MACR 13244, page 28 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

ard P 817 2/22/2021 Jay Clifton McGee, Manley L 815 1/31/2021 Jay Clifton Kleinknecht, Carl W 817 12/4/2020 Jay Clifton Rivera, Hilario M 817 11/27/2020 Jay Clifton Hill, Edwin B 840 11/20/2020 Jay Clifton Tigh, Charles E 815 9/1/2020 Jay Clifton Tuxworth Sr., William J 840 7/3/2020 Jay Clifton
Rivera, Hilario M. in newsletter 2023-04_483rd_Newsletter, page 4. 483rd BG Association newsletter, quoted with credit. read the newsletter

25 more statements from MACR 13244 are on the loss record.

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