Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Hays, Charles Reed ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
18169113 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #160 dated 5 December 1943, effective 5 December 1943. |
| Duty |
Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
| Last Duty Date |
7 January 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 7 January 1944 per General Orders #38, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 22 October 1945. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 1608⇓ (20.558 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Garner, Walter Ernest⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Bern, Philip (NMI)⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Canale, Guy (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Daigle, James Joseph⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Edmiston, William Joseph⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Hawk, Elmer Russell, Jr⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Rardon, Edward Perish⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Anderson, Jack Richard⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Hannah, Charles Victor⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Hays, Charles Reed | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1
Combat Mission.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
51⇗ |
7 January 1944 |
Target: Powerhouse
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
41‑24525⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Left formation after bombing target. Most of crew bailed out near Abbeville, France; aircraft crashed near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France; MACR 1608.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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