Casualty questionnaire, page 17: RAY A. SCHIEFERLE · 18 July 1944
610
AFPPA 12
mach
"
6856 PPA. E-D
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
$610-R
1. Your name RAY A. SCHIEFERLE Rank T/sgT Serial No. 37413908
2. 6. Gp Commander APERRY Rank COL Sqn CO KEANE Rank LT.
15th AFF.
8160.59
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year JuLy 1944 month JULY
day 18
did you go down?
MEMMINEEN!
36
4. What was the mission,
GERMANY 1. target, AIR FIELDS
target
time, 10:45 AM:
altitude, 25,000 IT route schéduled,
A
route flown
5. Where. were when
you you left formation? ON I.P. THE BOMB BUN
6. Did you bail out? YES
or
7. Did other members bail out? YES
of crew
8.
Tell all you knowdabout when; where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
indiviqual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A-cres list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No. Knowledge" At h c REW MEMBERS
B'AILED. ouT AND LANDED ASAFELY EXCEPT FOR
SPRAINED ANKLAS AND some SHARPHEL WOUNDS
a. NISONE MEMBERS EXCEPT THOMPSON. ME BALLED
OUT BOT FATE UNKNOWN HAVE SEEN OTHERS SINCE MALIF
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? UNANOWN
10. What members of your crew were in the `airdraft when it struck.the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) NONE
11. Where were they in aircnaft?
12. What was their condition?
13. When, whe,re, 'and in wittat conditTon did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? SEEN ALL c BEW MEMBERS EXCEPT
THOMPSON AFTER ALL WERE PPRISONERS OF WAR
ALF NINE OF usa WERE IN SAFE HEALTH To my
ANOWLEDGE
d
,
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
RIGHT WAIST GUNNER slagt HUBART K. FINNERL
SAID THOMPSON: WULLED OFF E MERGENCY DeeR AND
GAILED OUT. MYTAIL DOOR was SPRUNG AND se I HAD
To CRAWL ARIUND TAIL WHEEL AND Go act WAIST
peor. THE WAIST was CLEAR WHEN I MENT incit
(Any additional information may be written on the back) art
6.-3862, AF
AFPPA 12
mach
"
6856 PPA. E-D
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
$610-R
1. Your name RAY A. SCHIEFERLE Rank T/sgT Serial No. 37413908
2. 6. Gp Commander APERRY Rank COL Sqn CO KEANE Rank LT.
15th AFF.
8160.59
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year JuLy 1944 month JULY
day 18
did you go down?
MEMMINEEN!
36
4. What was the mission,
GERMANY 1. target, AIR FIELDS
target
time, 10:45 AM:
altitude, 25,000 IT route schéduled,
A
route flown
5. Where. were when
you you left formation? ON I.P. THE BOMB BUN
6. Did you bail out? YES
or
7. Did other members bail out? YES
of crew
8.
Tell all you knowdabout when; where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
indiviqual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A-cres list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No. Knowledge" At h c REW MEMBERS
B'AILED. ouT AND LANDED ASAFELY EXCEPT FOR
SPRAINED ANKLAS AND some SHARPHEL WOUNDS
a. NISONE MEMBERS EXCEPT THOMPSON. ME BALLED
OUT BOT FATE UNKNOWN HAVE SEEN OTHERS SINCE MALIF
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? UNANOWN
10. What members of your crew were in the `airdraft when it struck.the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) NONE
11. Where were they in aircnaft?
12. What was their condition?
13. When, whe,re, 'and in wittat conditTon did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? SEEN ALL c BEW MEMBERS EXCEPT
THOMPSON AFTER ALL WERE PPRISONERS OF WAR
ALF NINE OF usa WERE IN SAFE HEALTH To my
ANOWLEDGE
d
,
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
RIGHT WAIST GUNNER slagt HUBART K. FINNERL
SAID THOMPSON: WULLED OFF E MERGENCY DeeR AND
GAILED OUT. MYTAIL DOOR was SPRUNG AND se I HAD
To CRAWL ARIUND TAIL WHEEL AND Go act WAIST
peor. THE WAIST was CLEAR WHEN I MENT incit
(Any additional information may be written on the back) art
6.-3862, AF
National Archives, MACR 6856, page 17 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.