The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Robert E Denison

815thHQreturned to duty

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Army serial number
31279674
Rank
SSGT (14 June 1944), S/Sgt (22 June 1944), s/Sgt (27 June 1944), SSGT (8 August 1944)
Hometown
NEW HAVEN CT; New Haven CT
Also written
Robert Denison
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Missions placed on him

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.

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
14 June 1944Air Medal1031SSGT
14 June 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster1034SSGT
8 August 1944award (code not read)2402SSGT

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

Aboard a lost aircraft

Morning reports

2 entries, first 1 January 1944, last 27 June 1944; grades seen: 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.

National Archives pages: roll 460488803 p. 174, roll 478080727 p. 217

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 31: Ro b bert E Denison · 22 June 1944
AFPPA-I
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Ro b bert E Denison
Rank 5/39t Serial No. 31279674
483-derf
sisBs
2. Organization ENE Gp Commander -
Rank
-
Sqn CO
Rank
(full name)
(full name)
3. What 1944
year
month Jan
day 22
did you go down?
4. What was the mission,
21
, target,
, target
time,
,altitude,
route scheduled,
,route , flown
5. Where were you when you left formation?
6. Did you bail out? yes
7. Did other members bail out? Yes - 6
of crew
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, suya "No Knowledge".
9.
Where did your aircraft strike the ground? Pianoro - Hills
10. What members of your crew were in t'ie aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and indiv dual questionnaires) Lt Shill
Lt Freiberger,
positive of 1.7 EKdidge
sgt Eldridge (am not
11. Where they in aircraft? Pilot Comp(s) tail (1)
were
12. What was their condition?
?
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
all but 4 are liberated These Four
I didn't see.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
Sgt Spracher's chute didn't open, sgt Ryan, another
crew member saw him on the ground
From in formation lettened from Ilalian Farmers and
partisian; we believe that the Four dead are buried
allin one place, in Pionoro I w could like to Know if
you ever disovered These graves
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 11543, page 31 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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