| Name | Maxa, Gordon Raymond ‡ |
| Rank | Corporal / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 37555883 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 24 July 1944, effective 24 July 1944. |
| Duty | Radio Operator / Gunner |
| MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
| Last Duty Date | 25 September 1944 |
| Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, South Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 9414⇓ (19.951 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| Flt. Ofcr. Plowman, Noel Elwin⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| Flt. Ofcr. Ferguson, Lawrence Winston, "Winston"⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 1st Lt. Pommer, Edwin Bernard⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Hart, Carl Johnston⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
| CPL. Maxa, Gordon Raymond | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| CPL. Cameron, Robert Allen⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| CPL. Oliva, Armando (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| CPL. Grams, Melvin Joseph⇗ | Flexible Gunner | WIA |
| CPL. Anderson, Frank Julius⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Miller, Orus Denvil⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 173⇗ | 5 August 1944 |
Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑6105⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑107058⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group flying spare. Turned back because he couldn't locate formation. A contributing factor was a broken radiocompass antenna. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 178⇗ | 12 August 1944 |
Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Landed with #3 feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Originally assigned to Johnstone as low group flying spare; replaced 42‑97251. Apparently this was due to the limited availability of ground spares. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 181⇗ | 16 August 1944 |
Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 182⇗ | 18 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium |
Radio Operator | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 185⇗ | 26 August 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 187⇗ | 3 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑39888⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off This crew replaced original aircraft (42‑38014) with 42‑39888, apparently displacing the Sienkiewicz Crew. Aborted due to oxygen failure. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 191⇗ | 10 September 1944 |
Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 193⇗ | 12 September 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia |
Radio Operator | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed with wounded aboard. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 194⇗ | 13 September 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Radio Operator | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit D Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Hit by flak, crashed near Wiesbaden, Germany; MACR 9414 Sortie Report⇗ |