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Hunt, George Sylvester

Individual Personnel Data
Name Hunt, George Sylvester   ‡
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Rank Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-680222   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #143, Extract, dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty Co-pilot
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 22 February 1944
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
DecorationsAwarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 22 February 1944 per General Orders #29, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 10 October 1945.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 1 June 1919
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 2465⇓ (16.916 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. DeFrees, Norman Francis⇗PilotPOW
2nd Lt. Hunt, George SylvesterCo-pilotPOW
2nd Lt. Moody, Ivan Everett⇗NavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Miller, Ellis Leroy⇗BombardierPOW
S/SGT. Wright, William Clifford⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Moore, Lloyd Welch Ace⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Smith, Luther Earl, "Smitty"⇗Ball Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Kushner, Jack (NMI), "Kush"⇗Tail GunnerPOW
SGT. Ecker, John Erie⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
SGT. Hallam, Harley Ross⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 13 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
43⇗ 16 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
45⇗ 22 December 1943 Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
51⇗ 7 January 1944 Target: Powerhouse
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
54⇗ 21 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France 		Co-pilot 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group.
Sortie Report⇗
55⇗ 29 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
Sortie Report⇗
56⇗ 30 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑39962⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37793.
Sortie Report⇗
58⇗ 4 February 1944 Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group, 41st A Combat Wing.
Sortie Report⇗
60⇗ 6 February 1944 Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑31433⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group lead.
Sortie Report⇗
61⇗ 8 February 1944 Target: Piston Ring Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron. Crash-landed on a golf course near Brighton, Sussex, on return; plane rtd to service after a month.
Sortie Report⇗
62⇗ 11 February 1944 Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry)
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑31433⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead.
Sortie Report⇗
63⇗ 20 February 1944 Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑31433⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group.
Sortie Report⇗
64⇗ 21 February 1944 Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Werl, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97488⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
65⇗ 22 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97488⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
41B Group. Shot down in vigorous attacks by 10-15 Me-109s, between 1230 and 1300 hrs near Münster, Germany; crashed near Dortmund or Wesel, Germany. MACR 2465.
Sortie Report⇗

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