Serviceman

Samuel J. WHITNER

816th

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Army serial number: 15102004
Rank: T/Sgt. (25 February 1945)
Sources: macr-crew

Flags. known only from an OCR crew list; name may be misread possible duplicate: Whitmer, Samuel J (816th; sources 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book)

Missions placed on him

mission 169, 25 February 1945 · Linz · 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 12467 · 44-6799 · 25 February 1945 · mission 169, 25 February 1945

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 34 · 25 February 1945

APPPA
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INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNATRI
Name of crow member: WHITNER, Samuel J.
File Nr. 12467
Rank:
T/Sgt.
Sarial
15102004
Position: Crom (Homber) Top Turret gunner
Did he bail out? Yes
?
Southot target. LINE Austria -
If not, why not?
the
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane: Inter
it
over planes system by entire crew A
Was he injured?
Yes
Where was he when lagt Seen? Just prior to bail out.
Any hearsay Information: Form members if any our crew I
that 1/syt writmer was hospitalized at Frankfurt
the Main (Ober roussell) Germany
Source:
Crew Members.
Any explanation of his fate based in part or whol >y on supposition:
-
M
Total number of missions of above crew member:
18
Dates and destinations if possit le: Records at my dis posal at
this time -
6-3861,48

National Archives, MACR 12467, page 34 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

26 more statements from MACR 12467 are on the loss record.

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