Macuch, Albert Richard

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Macuch, Albert Richard ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	12138829 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, effective 17 July 1944.
Duty	Flexible Gunner / Tail Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	16 November 1944
Results	Wounded In Action
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 1 March 1923 Promoted from Private to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #81 dated 12 September 1944. Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special orders #194 dated 1 October 1944. Staff Sergeant Macuch was seriously wounded. The pilot, Lt Springsted, crash-landed the aircraft in allied territory, at Tongres, Belgium, with the co-pilot, Lt Barnes, and S/Sgt Macuch aboard. Placed on seven days Temporary Duty (TD) to Southport, AAF Station 524 (a Flak House) on 14 October 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #203 dated 14 October 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 10448⇓ (33.387 MB) Accident Report # 44-09-27-510⇓ (2.530 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. McKinney, Dale Morris⇗	Pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Springsted, Donald George⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Jacobs, Edward Gregory⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Latz, David John⇗	Bombardier	TR
S/SGT. Meyer, Melvin Joseph⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Murphy, William C⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	KIA
SGT. Stephenson, Hilton Hubert⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
CPL. Wantuch, Casimer Joseph⇗	Tail Gunner	WIA
SGT. Macuch, Albert Richard	Flexible Gunner	WIA
SGT. Weiss, Joseph Richard⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 23 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38016⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42-37822. Sortie Report⇗
178⇗	12 August 1944	Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France	Tail Gunner	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Tail Gunner	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗
182⇗	18 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium	Tail Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
184⇗	25 August 1944	Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
186⇗	30 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Tail Gunner	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
187⇗	3 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38213⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
189⇗	8 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
193⇗	12 September 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia	Tail Gunner	43‑37703⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to low oil pressure in #2 engine at altitude. This failure was confirmed by Engineering Officer. Sortie Report⇗
195⇗	17 September 1944	Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands	Tail Gunner	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit B Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
197⇗	21 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
200⇗	27 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6141⇗	Taxi accident prior to takeoff, crew not injured; replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑37971. Sortie Report⇗
200⇗	27 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Replaced 44‑6141, which was damaged in a taxi accident prior to takeoff. Sortie Report⇗
203⇗	2 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Dropped bombs early, reason unknown. Sortie Report⇗
207⇗	7 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Third Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
216⇗	30 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6512⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low Squadron Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Tail Gunner	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Hot camera ship. Aircraft received a direct flak burst in #3 engine over target, setting it afire at 1205 hrs. Six chutes were observed, but one appeared to be on fire. The aircraft crash-landed at Tongres, Belgium, with injured pilot and tail-gunner, and dead co-pilot. MACR 10448 Sortie Report⇗

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