Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Jensen, James Chris, Jr ‡
|
| Rank |
Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number |
O-671365 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #68 dated 11 August 1943, effective 11 August 1943. |
| Duty |
Bombardier |
| MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
| Last Duty Date |
6 September 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 776⇓ (10.353 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Aufmuth, Lester Herbert⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. McMath, James Gordon⇗ | Co-pilot | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Downe, Charles Owen⇗ | Navigator | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Jensen, James Chris, Jr | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Corpening, Robert Clark⇗ | Togglier | KIA |
| T/SGT. Price, Robert Kyle⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Wagner, James Loren⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Bachmann, Carl Edward⇗ | Tail Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Smith, Joseph Hughes⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Fisher, Charles Alfred⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 3
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
18⇗ |
27 August 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Watten, France |
Bombardier |
42‑29703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Accidentally dropped two bombs in target area.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
19⇗ |
31 August 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Bombardier |
42‑5720⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
20⇗ |
3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Bombardier |
42‑5720⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
21⇗ |
6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry
Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Bombardier |
42‑5720⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Damaged by enemy aircraft; insufficient fuel to return to England; made a forced landing in field near Beauvais, France; MACR 776.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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