| Name | Gutierrez, Harry Louie ‡ |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 19178073 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, effective 16 April 1944. |
| Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date | 13 May 1944 |
| Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, California |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 4814⇓ (50.910 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Baker, Charles Washington, Jr⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| Flt. Ofcr. Koos, Leonard Frank⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Gantert, Harold Francis⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Shaner, William Martin⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Snead, William Austin⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Gutierrez, Harry Louie | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Wennik, Henry Nicolas⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Soto, Salvador (NMI), Jr⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Hamilton, Harry Tobais⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Horne, Alva Steen⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96⇗ | 27 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37785⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 97⇗ | 27 April 1944 |
Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑3440⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 99⇗ | 1 May 1944 |
Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Went over target but did not release bombs because of 9/10th haze and undercast. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 100⇗ | 4 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31235⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37982. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 101⇗ | 7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 103⇗ | 8 May 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 106⇗ | 12 May 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑107083⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 107⇗ | 13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return While formation was under attack from enemy aircraft, plane left formation, dove directly down and disappeared through undercast; crashed near Zarnekla (7.5 miles S of Grimmen) Germany. MACR 4814 Sortie Report⇗ |