The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

David M. Stein

817th

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number
0700166
Hometown
Middletown, CT; North Wales, PA
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 146, 225
Sources
heroes-book, morning-report
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0700166); verify another record shares the name Stein, David M. (units HQ, 817th, serials None, 0700166); may be the same man possible duplicate: Stern, Donald E (817th; sources 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report)

Crews

Morning reports

2 entries, first 27 February 1944, last 22 July 1944. 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 463205991 p. 741, roll 481431546 p. 816

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 24: David M. Stein · 18 July 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name
David M. Stein
Rank
1st Lt. Serial No. 0-700166
2. Organization 483 Gp Commander Barton Rank Col. Sqn CO Gorman 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
, target
time, 11:20 And ,altitude,
23,000 ft.
route scheduled,
,route flown
Had to go around because of weather.
5. Where were you when you left formation?
Over Kempten, Germany
6. Did you bail out?
No the plane exploded
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".
I saw all of the men on my crew on the ground after we were
captured except Sgt. Davenport
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? In the vicinity of Leuckritch, Germany
10. What membe.*s of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
Only the tail gunner (Davenport) to my knowledge
11. Where were they in aircraft?
Tail position
12. What was their condition?
I believe wounded very badly
13.
When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not elready des-
cribed above?
I saw all of the rest of my crew in the various prison
camps I was in.
14.
Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
No knowledge
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862,AF

National Archives, MACR 6977, page 24 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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