Name | Bossinger, George Alpheus ‡ |
Rank | Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 33365644 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 26 June 1943 |
Results | Evaded Capture |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Escape & Evasion Report # 174⇓ (Filesize N/A) Post Loss Document File #3⇓ (0.759 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Kowalski, Ellwood David⇗ | Pilot | KIFA |
2nd Lt. Bell, Joseph W⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Eggers, Samuel Andrew, Jr⇗ | Navigator | KIFA |
2nd Lt. Murphy, Leo Ambrose⇗ | Bombardier | KIFA |
S/SGT. Blaise, Jean LeRoy⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIFA |
S/SGT. Bossinger, George Alpheus | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | EV |
SGT. Penick, Eugene Walker⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. Majors, Hugh David⇗ | Tail Gunner | TR |
SGT. Hardin, David Jackson⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. McKnight, Harry Alvin⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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3⇗ | 26 June 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑30048⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Attacked by enemy aircraft; crashed near Laon, France. No MACR. This aircraft was repaired and flown by the Luftwaffe. Sortie Report⇗ |