Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Friess, Earl Henry ‡
|
| Rank |
Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
15354088 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #39 dated 27 February 1944, effective 27 February 1944. |
| Duty |
Flexible Gunner / Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date |
13 April 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 3872⇓ (36.923 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
88⇗ |
11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑97231⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
89⇗ |
13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑97231⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down by Me-109s near Coblenz at 1320 hrs; crashed near Reichenbach, Odenwald, Germany. MACR 3872
Sortie Report⇗ |
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