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Geary, James Eugene

Individual Personnel Data
Name Geary, James Eugene   ‡
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Rank Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-748624   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty Co-pilot
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 8 February 1944
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 2496⇓ (16.693 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Goller, Theodore (NMI), Jr⇗PilotPOW
2nd Lt. Geary, James EugeneCo-pilotPOW
2nd Lt. Brown, James Jefferson⇗NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Cittadini, Joseph Lloyd George⇗NavigatorPOW
S/SGT. Bier, Irvin Louis⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Reed, Clarence Eugene⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Houston, Samuel Vance⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Walton, Horace Murphy⇗Tail GunnerPOW
SGT. Howell, Roy Foster⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
SGT. Way, Arthur Harold⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 8 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
44⇗ 20 December 1943 Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑3429⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead; landed away at Attlebridge due to low fuel, with '#3 engine out.'
Sortie Report⇗
45⇗ 22 December 1943 Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑37848⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Deputy; took off late but joined formation at Chesterfield. Took over lead when Buck/Lecates aborted.
Sortie Report⇗
48⇗ 31 December 1943 Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship)
Type: Transportation
Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France 		Co-pilot 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. Landed away at 'Little Stanton' (assumed Little Staughton); bombs returned.
Sortie Report⇗
49⇗ 4 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑31246⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
54⇗ 21 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France 		Co-pilot 42‑39784⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group.
Sortie Report⇗
55⇗ 29 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑39784⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Lead group. Turned back at 1007 hrs because #3 engine was throwing oil and caught fire.
Sortie Report⇗
56⇗ 30 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany 		Observer 42‑31364⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group lead.
Sortie Report⇗
57⇗ 3 February 1944 Target: Submarines (under construction)
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany 		Co-pilot 41‑24578⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Group.
Sortie Report⇗
61⇗ 8 February 1944 Target: Piston Ring Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑39784⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
High Squadron Deputy. Turned back at 1048 hrs after first and only attack by enemy aircraft on our wing; jettisoned his bombs; crashed southeast of Cherbourg, France, possibly near near le Theil, France. MACR 2496
Sortie Report⇗

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