| Name | Fletcher, John Joseph ‡ |
| Rank | Flight Officer |
| Serial Number | T-1812 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #81 dated 1 May 1944, effective 1 May 1944. |
| Duty | Bombardier |
| MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
| Last Duty Date | 12 July 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 7568⇓ (15.424 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Rosborough, James Edward⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Matlack, Vincent DePaul, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Saslow, Seymour Gerald⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| Flt. Ofcr. Fletcher, John Joseph | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Ford, Howard Emerson⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Bedsted, Lee Roy⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Gerhold, Melvin Henry⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Raines, Louis Edward⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Brecht, Victor Douglas⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Steorts, Hubert (NMI), Jr⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106⇗ | 12 May 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 107⇗ | 13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland |
Bombardier | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, high composite group, 41st CBW. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 116⇗ | 27 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 119⇗ | 29 May 1944 |
Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland |
Bombardier | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 120⇗ | 30 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 124⇗ | 3 June 1944 |
Target: Coastal Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Le Touquet, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97251⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
| 125⇗ | 4 June 1944 |
Target: Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France |
Bombardier | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 131⇗ | 8 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D) Type: Transportation Location: Orleans, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41D Group, High Squadron Deputy. Bombed Primary Target. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 132⇗ | 10 June 1944 |
Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nantes & Vannes, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 133⇗ | 12 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W Type: Transportation Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France |
Bombardier | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 134⇗ | 13 June 1944 |
Target: Dreux Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 135⇗ | 14 June 1944 |
Target: Coulommiers Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Coulommiers, France |
Bombardier | 42‑31222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Wing, Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 136⇗ | 15 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: La Possonnièrre, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 137⇗ | 16 June 1944 |
Target: Athies Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Laon, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 138⇗ | 18 June 1944 |
Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 155⇗ | 11 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97251. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 156⇗ | 12 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Low group. At 1325, immediately after bombs away, 4 parachutes appeared from plane which exploded a few thousand feet below the formation; flak damage, crashed in the area of Munich, Germany. MACR 7568 Sortie Report⇗ |