Casualty questionnaire, page 24: Robert D. Paton · 22 March 1945
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AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1.
Your name
Robert D. Paton
Rank I/Sgt
Serial No. 36524480
BARTON
2.
Organization 483 Gp Commander
Rank Col, Sqn CO
Rank
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1945
month Maroh
day 22
did you go down? Yes.
4. What was the mission, Bomb 0/k
target, Rubland O/R (S. of Berlin)
$
, target
$ ime, 11,30 AM
altitude, 28,29,000
route scheduled,
,
9 route flown
5. Where were you when you left formation? Just beyond target toward Russian lines
near Cottbus, Germany
6. Did you bail out?
Yes.
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
Yes - Set LEFTWICH and Sgt JOSEPHSON were
the only ones at that time.
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".
Sgt LEFTWICH bailed out sometime after I had. (others except for JOSEPHSON -
no
knowledge.
N° KNOWLEDGE
9. Where did your aircraft strike the grounc? reports Katorted it did.
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires| iiv Knowledge,
I/2
11. Where were they in aircraft?
Cheok AFPFA-11 on s/sgt Cole T/G and T/Sgt Pirrone
12. What was their condition?
Check 11 above.
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already de3-
crihed above?
except for ones mentioned everyone else was alraght.
14.
Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crow of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. No kmowledge.
(Any additional information may be written in the back)
6-3862,AF
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1.
Your name
Robert D. Paton
Rank I/Sgt
Serial No. 36524480
BARTON
2.
Organization 483 Gp Commander
Rank Col, Sqn CO
Rank
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1945
month Maroh
day 22
did you go down? Yes.
4. What was the mission, Bomb 0/k
target, Rubland O/R (S. of Berlin)
$
, target
$ ime, 11,30 AM
altitude, 28,29,000
route scheduled,
,
9 route flown
5. Where were you when you left formation? Just beyond target toward Russian lines
near Cottbus, Germany
6. Did you bail out?
Yes.
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
Yes - Set LEFTWICH and Sgt JOSEPHSON were
the only ones at that time.
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".
Sgt LEFTWICH bailed out sometime after I had. (others except for JOSEPHSON -
no
knowledge.
N° KNOWLEDGE
9. Where did your aircraft strike the grounc? reports Katorted it did.
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires| iiv Knowledge,
I/2
11. Where were they in aircraft?
Cheok AFPFA-11 on s/sgt Cole T/G and T/Sgt Pirrone
12. What was their condition?
Check 11 above.
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already de3-
crihed above?
except for ones mentioned everyone else was alraght.
14.
Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crow of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. No kmowledge.
(Any additional information may be written in the back)
6-3862,AF
National Archives, MACR 13254, page 24 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.