Serviceman

Merman C. Jensen

840thGunner

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Army serial number: 19143357
Rank: S/Sgt (14 June 1944), S/Sgt (19 June 1944)
Sources: macr-crew, morning-report

Flags. known only from an OCR crew list; name may be misread serial 19143857 in morning reports differs by one digit from 19143357; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 19143857); verify

Missions placed on him

mission 32, 14 June 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · 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 6419 · 42-31631 · 14 June 1944 · mission 32, 14 June 1944

Morning reports

3 entries, first 14 June 1944, last 23 July 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.

1944-06-14 840th: Above EM dy to MIA. FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT 2D LT
1944-06-19 840th: Above 5 EM reported as VIA dropped fr rolls. Prev rptd on strength section of M/R 18 June Wiso 377 EM Asgd Present for Dv. now corrected to read 368 EM
1944-07-23 840th: s/sst

National Archives pages: roll 478083643 p. 27, roll 478083643 p. 35, roll 481433713 p. 514

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 4 · 14 June 1944

10. Asst Amorer Gunner e Jensen, Merman C. s/D 19143357 Otto i. Jensen, FTD
father, Grand Coulee,
Washington.
11. IDENTIFY DELOW THOSE PERSONS NHC TO AVE SAST NOWLEDGE OF AINCRAFT
(CREW) AND CHECK APPROPRIATE (only one) TO INDICATE BASIS FOR Samies
Conta +Ad Last
Saw
MALE IN FULL
RANK
SLRIAL NO. by Padio Sighted Crash Forced Land'g
1. Warren (NMI) Owens
2nd Lt. 0811242
X
2. Wesley D. Hulse
2nd Lt. 0679521
X
3.
Frank (NI.) Konazeski
T/Sgt. 16111543
X
12.
II
PERSONI A DELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED, CHECK ONE OF TE FOLLOWING:
(X) Parachutes were used ( ) Persons seen walking away from scene of crash
(
) Any other reason (specify)
13. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO HIS REPORT, EIT ER AURIAS. P. .OTOGRAPII, NAP, CHART,
on SKETCH, SHONING APP LOCAJION VIERE ATRCRAPT WAS LAST SEEM. Attached.
14.
ATTACIT, AS INCLOSURES 10 THIS appear, EXBWITHESS OF CRASH,
FORCED LANDING, OR CT ER CIRCU. STATCES ERTAIWING TO LISSING AIRCRAPT (CREW)
Attached.
15. ATTACH, AS AN TO A DESCRIPTION T.E EXTENT OF SEARCH,
IF ANY, , AND CIVERAGE, Aha 11 vil BAIJAI
i
CAARGE
HERS:
(If no search, so state giving reason) No search. Crew bailed out in eneny
territory.
Date of this Report: 16 June 1944
WILL
W. L. LINN,
4 Incls :
lajor, Air Corps,
Incl 1 - Overlay.
Operations Officer.
Incl 2 - Statement of 2nd Lt. Owens.
Incl 3 - Statement of 2nd Lt. Hulse.
Incl 4 - Statement of T/Sgt. Konazeski.
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National Archives, MACR 6419, page 4 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

5 more statements from MACR 6419 are on the loss record.

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