The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Eugene S Hoss

HQ

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Rank
2LT (24 May 1944), 2LT (14 June 1944), 2LT (4 July 1944)
Hometown
Springfield MO; SPRINGFIELD MO
Also written
Eugene Hoss
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. another record shares the name Hoss, Eugene S (units HQ, 817th, serials None, 0759370); may be the same man

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
24 May 1944Air Medal5972LT
14 June 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster10272LT
4 July 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster15492LT

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

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 27: EUGENE S. Hoss · 18 July 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name EUGENE S. Hoss
Rank 1st Serial No. 0-154370
2. Organizat: 48366 Gp Commander BARTON Rank COL. San CO JaHN GONMAN Rank CAPT
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month July
day 18
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Bemoing
, target, MIMMINGEN A/D CERMANY ,
target
time, About 1030 , altitude, 23,500
routé scheduled, up APRIATIC
AND OVER ALP,
, ,route flown up TRAY AND OVER ALP,
5.
Where were you when you left formation? #7 in #3 Box Ce- PILOT
6. Did you bail out?
yes
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" Rickey - GALT-Hick-Ave
MYSELF WENT out NOST ESCAPE HATCH ONE Following the other
Sgt GREEN WENT out the RADIO HATCH - WE WERE Ath IN the
AREA of KEMPTER GERMANY
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground?
UNKNOWN
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
3 MEN REPERTED
By LT GALT (NOMO) IDENTITY UNKNOWN
11. Where were they in aircraft?
No KNOWLADGE
12. What was their condition?
No KNOWLEDGE
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
NONE
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 6979, page 27 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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