Markus, Julius Martin

Individual Personnel Data
Name Markus, Julius Martin   
Rank Private / Sergeant
Serial Number 12180110   
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report, effective 22 January 1943.
Duty Flexible Gunner
MOS929 - Automotive Equipment Operator
Last Duty Date 14 October 1943
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 26 March 1916
  • Appointed Private First Class effective 1 March 1943 per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 3 March 1943.
  • Appointed Corporal effective 14 April 1943 per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 16 April 1943.
  • Appointed Sergeant effective 15 May 1943 per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 17 May 1943.
  • Placed on Detached Service on or about 2 August 1943 for approximately ten days to Gunnery School located at Snettisham, Norfolk; AAF Station 106 Special Orders 61 dated 2 August 1943.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 840 (17.474 MB)




Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 11 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
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30026 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
19 31 August 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3455 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
22 7 September 1943 Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑29935 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
23 9 September 1943 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Lille-Vendeville, France
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30005 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron Deputy.
Sortie Report
24 16 September 1943 Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River)
Type: Transportation
Location: Nantes, France
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30005 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
26 27 September 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 41‑24560 Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑30005.
Sortie Report
27 2 October 1943 Target: Port Facilities
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30005 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
28 4 October 1943 Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30033 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
30 9 October 1943 Target: Aircraft Factories
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Anklam, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30005 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
31 10 October 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Münster, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30005 Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30196.
Sortie Report
32 14 October 1943 Target: Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑29800 Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Knocked down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Simmershofen, Germany; MACR 840.
Sortie Report

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