Serviceman
Orville L Stark
815thAsst Engineer
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- Army serial number
- 16092042
- Rank
- Cpl (10 January 1944), Cpl (18 January 1944), Sgt. (10 May 1944), s/Sgt (11 May 1944), S/Sgt (13 May 1944), SSGT (14 June 1944)
- Hometown
- RICE LAKE WI
- Also written
- Orville Stark
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 212
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1031 | SSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1031 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Aboard a lost aircraft
Morning reports
7 entries, first 10 January 1944, last 13 May 1944; grades seen: Cpl, S/Sgt, s/Sgt. 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.
- 1944-01-10 815th: to Jan 1944 dy to sk (LD) in hosp
- 1944-01-18 815th: above 2 EM sick (LD) in hosp to dy
- 1944-02-26 815th: AE John M. Altgelt Sgt
- 1944-04-10 815th: SET
- 1944-05-11 815th: s
- 1944-05-13 815th: Fr dy to NTA, 10 May 44. SHOULD BE
- 1944-05-13 815th: s/stt
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 693, roll 461010974 p. 709, roll 463208994 p. 538, roll 469121524 p. 678, roll 474637097 p. 793, roll 474637097 p. 795
Statements, mentions and histories
Eyewitness statement, page 12 · 10 May 1944
INDIVIDUAL CAJULATY
of erew mambers
STARK, Orville L.
File No : 4846
Ronki
s/sgt
Serial rumber's
16092C42
Crew (Bomber) Asst Engineer
Did nu - oll out? Yes
Whare? South West of Weiner Neustadt, Austria, three to five miles
If not; why not?
Last contact or just prior to or at time
This crew member has returned to his home. He was in POW status ror
an: eximately one year after which he was returned to US Military
control and returned to his home
das be injured? Not known.
whre was he when last seen?
any heresey informetion:
Sources
any explanation. or hir fate based in part or wholly on supplition:
Total number of missions of above crew members
Dates and destinations if possible;
Donald R. Evining
1STLE. 0.759287 6-3861-
National Archives, MACR 4846, page 12 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.
Eyewitness statement, page 17 · 10 May 1944
IND IDUAL CASULATY CUESTIONNALER
Neme of drew members
STARK , Orville L.
File No : 4846
Rankt
s/3gt
Serial numbert
16092042
Positioni Crow (Rember)
Asst Engineer
Did he boil out?
Wheret
If not, why not?
Last contact or converettion just prior to or at time o:
ping;
das be injured?
There was be when last seen?
any heresey information
A
1943
Sources
any explanation of hir futs based in part or wholly on surpesition:
Total number of missions of above crew members
Dates and destinations if possible;
6-3861-47
National Archives, MACR 4846, page 17 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.
Eyewitness statement, page 23 · 10 May 1944
this CREW MemBeR 15 NOT A CASUALTY
We were HASONERS Togerhoe. Heis NON
BACK INDIVIDUAL the CASULATY STATES, CUESTIONNALIE PeRFectly x MARRied well, r
STARK , Orville L.
: 4846
Nome of members
Ronkt
s/Sgt
resome
16092042
MIBTAKe IF nex's
Serial numbers
Position: Crow (Bomber)
Asst
AS A CASUALLY
Did YES
be bail out?
OVER WEINER NEUSTAD - HUSTRIA
If not, why not?
Lest contect or converettion just prioz to or et time a 1.9
-
des be injuredy No
Hhure was he when last seen?
Any heresey information
Never taken to the are
Prison other r members of we
crew were interestates cogilar cell
are back in the States now
Sources
any explunation or hir fate based in part or wholly on surocait fon:
He is aline and well. Back in
the States. married and
He is not dead or missing rescline
existic The ONLY ONE IN who Where Carvery
vege LT. SCRANTON, ANd sqt. STEWART, NAliona
Totel number of missions of above crow members 12. yousions for
Detes and destinetions if possible;
(SAME)
6-5861-47
National Archives, MACR 4846, page 23 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.
Eyewitness statement, page 42 · 10 May 1944
INDIVIDUAL CASULATY CUESTIONNALLE
Neme of erew members
STARK , Orville L.
File No : 4846
Rauks
s/Sgt
Serial number
16092042
Positions Crow (Bomber)
Asst Engineer
Did he bail out? YES
Where?
SW OF WIENER NEUSTAPT, AUS .
If not, why not?
Last contact ur converestion just prior to or st time
wes he injurti d? No
There
was he when last seen? AT PULAG LUFT, GERMANY
any heresey information
Sources
any explanation of bir tate based in part or wholly on suppes: tion:
Total nvanber of rissions of above crei members
12.
Detes and Cotinations if possible;
6-3861-47
National Archives, MACR 4846, page 42 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.
Eyewitness statement, page 44 · 10 May 1944
13.. I.PID NOT KNOW THAT O.L. STARK WAS
MISSING. I SAW HIM. ON THE GROUND
AFTER WE WERE SHOT DOWN AND HE WAS
AURIGHT. HE WAS WITH us WHEN WE WERE
TAKEN To DULAG LUFT. FROM THERE I
DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED to HIM.
National Archives, MACR 4846, page 44 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.
- 15 more statements from MACR 4846 are on the loss record.
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