| Name | Bartels, William Gilbert ‡ |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 35363696 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #50 dated 17 July 1943, effective 17 July 1943. |
| Duty | Radio Operator / Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 12 August 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 290⇓ (35.283 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Bigelow, William Horace⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Price, Earl H (IO)⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Hill, Richard Corliss, Jr⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Humphreys, Walter (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
| S/SGT. Bartels, William Gilbert | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Hamilton, William Lyle⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Fulton, George Morton⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Parisot, Martin Louis⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Lome, Michael (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Nowotny, Walter (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13⇗ | 30 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑29686⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 14⇗ | 12 August 1943 |
Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑29686⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Damaged by enemy aircraft; exploded in mid-air and crashed east of Königswinter, Germany, at Heisterbacherrott; MACR 290 Sortie Report⇗ |