| Name | Writz, Horace Fred ‡ |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | O-802896 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943. |
| Duty | Pilot |
| MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
| Last Duty Date | 30 January 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 2264⇓ (4.236 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Writz, Horace Fred | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Harmon, Russell Dudley⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Gorman, Robert Sebastian⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Beeler, Paul Merlin⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Robertson, Frank Garland, Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Gribbons, Warren David⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Hetzer, Anthony Joseph, Sr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Pazsit, Edward Joseph⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Mikolayk, Zenen Charles⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Gac, Edward Sebastian⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43⇗ | 16 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 41‑24560⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37758. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 45⇗ | 22 December 1943 |
Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29828⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 49⇗ | 4 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29828⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Pilot | 42‑29636⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 55⇗ | 29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29632⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Low group. Seen going down before bombs away due to enemy aircraft attacks; crashed near Döhren, Germany. Casualties buried in Riemsloh. MACR 2264 Sortie Report⇗ |