Kyriakopoulos, George (NMI)

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Kyriakopoulos, George (NMI) ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-669411 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #48 dated 13 July 1943, effective 13 July 1943.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	17 August 1943
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)
Additional Information	The last names KYRIAKOPOLOS and KYRIAKOPOLOUS are both present on Group documents: use of KYRIAKOPOLOS to identify this individual is based on that spelling being used on his POW records. Graduated from Bombardier School at Midland AAF, Midland, Texas, Class #43-01, 1 July 1943.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 293⇓ (0.419 MB)

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Wofford, Drewry Frye, Jr⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Pelton, Robert Lester⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. MacDonald, Malcolm J⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Kyriakopoulos, George (NMI)	Bombardier	POW
T/SGT. Wiegand, Harvey Robert⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
T/SGT. Dvorshak, John (NMI)⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Conover, Chester Earl⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Barrett, Joseph Augustus⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
CPL. Carter, Paul Nick⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Merrifield, Morris Hamilton⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 3 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
14⇗	12 August 1943	Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑3230⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 0811 hrs because #3 engine was throwing oil and vibrating and had to be feathered. Sortie Report⇗
15⇗	15 August 1943	Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France	Bombardier	42‑3216⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
16⇗	16 August 1943	Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Bombardier	42‑3216⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
17⇗	17 August 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Bombardier	42‑3230⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return High Squadron deputy. Damaged by enemy aircraft; crashed near Weiler, Germany. MACR 293 Sortie Report⇗

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