| Name | House, Horace Doster, Jr ‡ |
| Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 34602532 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943. |
| Duty | Ball Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 30 January 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 14416⇓ (13.023 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Fioretti, Edward Anthony⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Briley, Scott Andrew⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Merlo, Samuel Joseph⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Griffith, Leonard Raymond⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Sylvia, Joseph Herbert⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Stuhl, Walter Edward⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. House, Horace Doster, Jr | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Day, Huley Newton⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Wolfe, Clark Benjamin, Jr⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Wallo, Andrew (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42⇗ | 13 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑29828⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 43⇗ | 16 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑29828⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1207 hrs over the North Sea (54°45'N,4°20'E) when #4 engine fuel pressure went out. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 44⇗ | 20 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑29828⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying Spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 47⇗ | 30 December 1943 |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑29809⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 50⇗ | 5 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑31246⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 51⇗ | 7 January 1944 |
Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑29809⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous. Bomb load included 'nickles' - propaganda leaflets. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 52⇗ | 11 January 1944 |
Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑29809⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 55⇗ | 29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑29809⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑31415⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Turned back at the IP and jettisoned bombs at some point because ship was on fire due to enemy aircraft. All of the enlisted men except top turret gunner bailed out at the IP, due to a misunderstanding between the radio operator and bombardier after ship caught fire; crash-landed at base. 1st Lt. Edward Fioretti, pilot, and 2nd Lt. Scott Briley, co-pilot, both awarded Silver Stars, Owens p. 199. Aircraft salvaged. Sortie Report⇗ |