Name | May, Gayle Gustavus ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant |
Serial Number | 16087010 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders # 204 dated 15 October 1944, effective 15 October 1944. |
Duty | Tail Gunner |
MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 8 November 1944 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16. |
Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 10352⇓ (64.430 MB) LT William Drake Crew, 544th BS (Legacy)⇗ |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Drake, William Bright⇗ | Pilot | POW |
Flt. Ofcr. Johnson, Richard Arthur⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
Flt. Ofcr. Dunning, Leonard Francis⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Hart, Daniel Alphonso⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
CPL. Clymer, Charles Richard, "Chuck"⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
CPL. Pire, Irwin Joseph, Jr⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
CPL. Owen, Robert Ralph⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. May, Gayle Gustavus | Tail Gunner | POW |
CPL. Butler, Ralph Willard⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Lewis, Richard Lowell⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
222⇗ | 8 November 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return At 1145 hours, aircraft pulled out of formation with #3 engine feathered but under control; was picked up immediately by P-51 escort; flak damage caused crew to bail out safely, except bombardier whose parachute did not open; crew was fired on as they descended; aircraft crashed just south of Bodenheim (near Mainz), Germany; MACR 10352. Sortie Report⇗ |