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Army serial number: O-698288
Sources: macr-crew

Flags. known only from an OCR crew list; name may be misread serial conflict: O-698288 vs O-759395 (OCR) serial conflict: O-698288 vs O-751593 (OCR)

Missions placed on him

mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Aboard a lost aircraft

MACR 6953 · 42-107008 Flack Off Limits · 18 July 1944 · mission 51, 18 July 1944

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 27 · 18 July 1944

CASUALTY no.
ME-ESU-1616
REPORT 3N SNOT-DON: AIRCRAFT
DATE AND TIME AIRCRAFT
WAS SNOT DOW#: 19 July 1964 toward 12,00 o'clock
PLACE OF CRASN: Ref: Perachuted near Ravemburg/wettg (according to statement by
prisoner)
TYFE OF ATRCRAFT:
REPORTICG OFFICE: Flier's Air Base Command A (o) 14/V11 - Kaufbet ren - 25 July 1944
CREW
SURMANE, ANO Kettle,
FIRST NAME: Paul Seward
DATE OF BIRTN:
RAEK:
s/sct.
SERIAL NUMBER: 39 557 806
CAPTURED: Captured
MOUBDED:
DEAD:
DISTRIBUTION: WHICN CAMP:
TYPE OF INJURY:
GRAVE LOCATION:
REMARKS:
Captured neer Revenabi re/withs on 19 July 1944, shortly after 12,00 eteleck
(according to statement of prisoner)
By order:
Mayola
Major and Chier officer

National Archives, MACR 6953, page 27 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Eyewitness statement, page 28 · 18 July 1944

CASUAL:Y NO.
ME-KSU-1616
REPORT ON SHOT-DOMN AIRCRAFT
DATE ANO TIME AIRCEAFT
WAS SHOT DOV#: 19 July 1944 toward 12,00 o'clock
PLACE OF CRASN: Ref: Parachuted in the neighborhood of Ravensburg
(according to statement of pri sener)
TYPE OF ATRCRAFT:
REPORTING OFFICE: Flier's Air Field Commend - Kaufbeuren - 25 July 1944
CREW
ANO Englehert,
FIRST NAME:
W.H.
DAYE OF BIRTN:
RAEK:
2nd Lt.
SERIAL NUNBER: 0-751 593
CAPTURED: Captured
WOUNDED:
DEAD:
WHICN CAMP:
TYPE OF
BRAVE LOCATION:
RENARKS:
Captured in the neighborhood of Ravensburg on 19 J..ly 1944 at 12:00 o'clock
(according to statement of prisoner)
by order of:
Neyola
Major and Chief Consunder

National Archives, MACR 6953, page 28 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

19 more statements from MACR 6953 are on the loss record.

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