The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Seymour L. Rosenthal

817th

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Hometown
Pasadena, CA
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 8
Sources
heroes-book

Crews

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 6 · 22 November 1944
CONFIDENTIAL
CASUALTY INFORMATION
(Supplemental to Missing Air Crew Report)
PERSON MAKING STATEMENT: Rosenthal, Se ymour 1.
2nd Lt
0718145
(Name
(Rank)
(ASN)
817
483
22 Nov 44
5 Jan 45
(Squadron)
(Group)
(Date of Casualty) (Returned to Allied Lines)
(Information contained hereon obtairied from returned crew members for use as an
aid in determining status of missing U. S. personnel. When information given is
considered sufficiently conclusive it will be used as basis for corrected Battle
Casualty Report.)
Crew Position
Name
Rank
Status
Rad Opr
Raymond C. Klapp
T/Sgt
Unknown
Aer Eng
Carl F. Hush
T/Sgt
II
L W Gnr
Cletus Kramer
Sgt
"
B T Gnr
Robert E. Steele
Sgt
n
1 ail Gnr
Zack Johnson
Sgt
Il
Nose Gnr
Paul Bergschneider
s/Sgt
II
STATEMENT:
The crew bailed out after two consecutive dives cver Austria from
26000 to 19000. Then from 19000 to 12000, At that time #1 engine lost cowling and
they left. Co-ordinates were approximately 167 degrees 44' N, 13 degrees 10* W.
isi Seymour L. Rosenthal
A true copy:
the Calling
ELLIS L. BURNS, JR.
CWO, USA.
CONFIDENTIAL

National Archives, MACR 9950, page 6 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Eyewitness statement, page 9 · 22 November 1944
Rosenthal, Srymour L.
2nd Lt
0718145
aly
483
22 liov 44
5 Jan 45
Rad Opr
Raymond G. Klapp
T/Sgt
Unknown
Aer Eng
Carl F. Bush
T/Sgt
Il
L W Gnr
Gletus Kraner
Sgt
T Gnr
Rebert E. Steele
Sgt
"
ail Gur
Johneon
Sgt
#
Nose Gnr
Paul Bergschreider
s/Sgt
#
The orev bailed out after two consecutive dives over Austria from
26000 to 19000. Then from 19000 to 12000. At that time # engina lost and
they left. Co-ordinates rere approgimat aly 47 degrees 44' N, 13 degreas 10' thk
/a/ Seymour L. Rosenthal
N°
1367
44
A true
BLLIS L. BURNS, JR.,
CWO, USA.
CONFIDENTIA

National Archives, MACR 9950, page 9 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

crew arrived at a clicked with his ebullient navigator/bombardier, checkpoint post at the bridge just outside Meshed on Seymour Rosenthal. Rosenthal, whose parents were May 11th, where the driver refused to take them any Jewish-Hungarian, often kidded Bartusch about his further. The men hid thems

Rosenthal, Seymour L. in newsletter 2022-06_483rd%20Newsletter, page 8. 483rd BG Association newsletter, quoted with credit. read the newsletter

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