Name | Littleton, George James ‡ |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-676965 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #96 dated 14 September 1943, effective 14 September 1943. |
Duty | Bombardier |
MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
Last Duty Date | 22 February 1944 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 22 February 1944 per General Orders #38, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 18 September 1945. |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 2464⇓ (24.070 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Johnson, Erwin Crawford⇗ | Pilot | WIA |
2nd Lt. Gadd, Elliott Leroy⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Bailey, William Eugene⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Littleton, George James | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Baker, Earl Shelton, "Jeff"⇗ | Nose Gunner | CT |
T/SGT. Ranallo, Sam David⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
T/SGT. Hunt, Leo Albert⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Couture, Clement Adrian⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Parsons, Lawrence Lincoln⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Fless, Gustave (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
28⇗ | 4 October 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑29712⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
31⇗ | 10 October 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑30026⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
32⇗ | 14 October 1943 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑29784⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Crew bailed out over England; their battle-damaged aircraft crash-landed near Baydon, Wiltshire. Erwin C. Johnson and Elliott L. Gadd were injured as a result of bailing out. Johnson did not fly again. Gadd remained off flight status until 5 December 1943. Sortie Report⇗ |
34⇗ | 3 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑29935⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
35⇗ | 5 November 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑29935⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
38⇗ | 29 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑37776⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; engines #1 and #3 running rough, as well as radio, interphone, and heated suits problems. Sortie Report⇗ |
40⇗ | 5 December 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France |
Bombardier | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
41⇗ | 11 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Unable to locate the 384th formation, joined the 306th BG (40th Combat Wing). Sortie Report⇗ |
42⇗ | 13 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
46⇗ | 24 December 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France |
Bombardier | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Composite group. Sortie Report⇗ |
48⇗ | 31 December 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France |
Bombardier | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Molesworth; bombs jettisoned. Sortie Report⇗ |
55⇗ | 29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
57⇗ | 3 February 1944 |
Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
59⇗ | 5 February 1944 |
Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France |
Bombardier | 42‑31058⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Bombardier | 42‑31058⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
62⇗ | 11 February 1944 |
Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑37848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
63⇗ | 20 February 1944 |
Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
64⇗ | 21 February 1944 |
Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
65⇗ | 22 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97450⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return 41B Group. Shot down in vigorous attacks by 15 Me-109s, between 1230 and 1300 hrs, near Münster, Germany; 10 chutes emerged; crashed near Wesel, Germany. MACR 2464 Sortie Report⇗ |