The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Matthew J. Smith

817thco-pilotpilot

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number
0692569
Rank
2nd Lt (12 December 1943)
Hometown
Essington, PA
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 129, 225, 269
Sources
heroes-book, morning-report
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0692569); verify another record shares the name Smith, Matthew J. (units HQ, 817th, serials None, 0692569); may be the same man

Crews

Morning reports

4 entries, first 12 December 1943, last 22 July 1944; grades seen: 2nd Lt. 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 458053820 p. 203, roll 481431546 p. 787, roll 481431546 p. 799, roll 481431546 p. 816

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 26: MATTHEW J SMITH JR · 18 July 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name MATTHEW J SMITH JR Rank BILT Serial No. 0-692569
2. Organizatic 483 Gp Commander BARTON Rank CoL. Sqn CO JJCORMAN Rank CAPT.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month JULY
day 18
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, BOMBING , target, MEMMINGEN AIR DROME
,target
time, APPANIMATELY 23000
route scheduled,
,route flown
5. Where were you when you left formation? NEAR TOWN OF KEMPTON WHICH WAS I.P.
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 aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge".
GENERAL VICINITY OF KEMPTL V
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? PABOUT 45MILES S.W. MUNICH
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
1
?
11. Where were they in sircraft?
12. What was their condition?
13. When, where, and in what condition did you lest see any members not already des-
cribed above?
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 6977, page 26 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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