Charles W Simpson

70.99.2
now
5.
Ingineer
pow
Fannon, James E.
1/5gt 374,22002 Mrs. Hattie Victoria Fannon,
mother, Vienna, Missouri NOD
E. Jisst Engineer pertairano, Tommie F. S/Sgt 1,164606 $ lir. Frank Alfano, father,
978 Valley
Birmingham, Alabama.
Road, RTD
7. Radio Operatory pow Tomkoop, James L. I/Sgt 13135118 lrs. Viola Wynkoop, motherl
Route 2, Rimersburg, Pa.
pow
8. Asst Radio Oper. Simpson, Charles II. s/Sgt 16077093 Mrs. Orpha Simpson, mothes
18900 Bradford St.,
Detroit, Michigan.
371
9. Armorer
Robert D. s/Sgt 35552178 Mrs. Louisa W. Jamieson,
wife, 116 E. Foster Parkway,
Fort Wayne, Indiana.
10. Asst Armorer Gunn. Durham, James C. s/Sgt 18225957 lirs. Dollie B. Durham,
point
mother, Gen'l Delivery
RID
Washington, Arkansas.
11.
IDENTIFY BELOW THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE RELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLETGE OF AIR-
CRAFT AMD CHECK APPROPRIATE (only one) COBUMN TO INDICATE BASIS FOR SAME:
Contacted
LAST
Saw
NAME IN FULL
RANK
SERIAL NO.
by Radio SIGRTED Crash Forced Landg.
Mélvin It. Sinquefield
S/Sgt
13142970
X
Isham O. Teasley
lst It 0801602
X
Zunir P. Studnicka
T/Sgt 37146093
X
Millard S. Sperry
LE Col. 0396325
X
12; IS PERSONNEL ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED, CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
(X) Parachutes were used ( ) Persons seen walking away from scene of crash
( ) Any other reason (apecify) Six chutes were seen to come out of ship.
Surrounding circunstances not reasonably conclusive of KIA casualty status.
13. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO REPORT, AERTAY PHOTOGRAPH, MAP, CHART,
OR SKETCH, SHOWING APPROXILATE LOCATION WHIERE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN. Attached.
14. ATTACH, AS INCLOSUPES TO TUTS REPORT, EYEWITNEST DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH,
FORCED LANDING, OR OTTER GIRCULISTANCES PERTAINING TO MISSING AIRCRAFT:
Attached.
15.
marks, AS AN INCLOSURE TO THIS REPORT, A DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENT CF
SEARCH, IF ANY, AND CIVE NAME, .RANK, AND SERTAL NUMBER OF OFFICER IN
CHARGE HERE: (If no search, so state giving reason) None. Crew MIA
in enciny occupied territóry.
Date of this Report: 19 July 1944
11. L. LIN,
Major, Air Corps,
5 Incls :
Operations Officer.
Incl 1 - Overlay
Incl 2 - Statement of Lt Col Sperry
Incl 3 - Statement of lst Lt Teasley
Incl. 4 - Statement of I/Sgt Studricka
Incl 5 - Statement of s/sq Sinquefield
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FPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
25
1. Your name CHARLES W. Simpson Rank S/SCT. Serial No. 16071093
2.
483-4 Organization BombGP 815th Gp Command Bombsgrn. of BARTON Rank Col San CO PEARDeMAnk LT. Coh
(fuli name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month JULY day 18 did you go down?
4. What was the mission, 37th
,
target, Minnesotan , target
time,
,altitude,
route scheduled,
, ,route flown
5.
Where were you when you left formation? TURNINGON THE I.P.
5. Did you bail out? YES
7. Did other members of crew bail out? YES
8. Tell all you know ebout when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnai.re is attached bailed out. A crew list is atrached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say "No Knowledge" No KNOWLE DGE
9.
Where did your aircraft strike the ground? EXPLADED in Fligh T.
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
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? ALL CREW M E Ad BERS EXCEPT T /STAT
JAMISSON WERE Pow. S. 7/59t wynken is
AND 3/S9T ALFANO WERE SERlously INPUPED
AND it His ANDERSON AND 5/39t buRkA WERE
SLIGATLY INJURED
14. Please g.ve any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate scurce of information. No K'now LEDGE
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF