The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

David J Spindel

815th

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Rank
TSGT (14 June 1944)
Hometown
NEW YORK NY; NEW YORK CITY NY
Also written
David Spindel
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 46
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
14 June 1944Air Medal1031TSGT
14 June 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster1032TSGT
14 June 1944Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster1034TSGT

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

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 20: David J. Spindel · 9 July 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name David J. Spindel
Rank
Serial No.
2. Organization 483 B.G. Commander col York Rank H/sytsan col YAJ. READOON Rank
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month JULY
day 9
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, PLOESTI-OIL , target,
, target
t ime,
altitude,
route scheduled,
, ,route flown
5. Where were you when you left formation?
ROUMANIA
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
indiviqual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
¿ive If don't say:
and in the some Nicinity
facts. you know, "No Knowledge". all of the otic bailal
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? YUGOSLA in
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. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? co-PiLot visited My HONIC NOV. 45
emmed Jones assist enzyi - Pou camp 11 B mark 1945
14.
Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate sourc
information.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862,AF

National Archives, MACR 6817, page 20 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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