The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Richard P White

840th

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Rank
2LT (14 June 1944)
Hometown
OAK PARK IL; Oak Park, IL
Also written
Richard White
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 136
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
14 June 1944Air Medal10482LT

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

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 15: Richard P. White Jr · 15 July 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
6826
1. Your name Richard P. White Jr.
Rank
lot It
Serial No.0.700086
2. Organizatic 483 Gp Commander J.L.BArtoN Rank Col. Sqn CO Seith Rank Capt.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month July
day 15
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, 28th
, target, Pleast,
, target
t ime, 11:30
,altitude, 22,000
route scheduled, USVA
,route flown SAME
5.
Where were you when you left formation? rally point
6. Did you bail out? Yes
7. members of crew bail out?
Did other yes
8. Tell c.ll you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
indinidual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
gi.
eventenlly returned to Allied state control - All capture
facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge". All bailey out and
9. Where did your aircraft strike .the ground? Apres somi - 129° from michwritch. year
dayodina dugoslAviA
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) had bailed not
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?
14.
Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have source
knowledge. Indicate of information. Enter skiw same 6p
sq Pilet Vister Vlavatich crasted and wine All killed hear when
art plane landed. Information ION from Chetrik officials And from
American military mission who had resured serial has of some t the
me A from the Chetrike.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 6826, page 15 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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