Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
McIntosh, Gordon William ‡
|
| Rank |
Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
16148461 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #57 dated 25 March 1944, effective 25 March 1944. |
| Duty |
Ball Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date |
13 April 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database. |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 13 April 1944 per General Orders #14, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 25 september1945. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 3870⇓ (11.912 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Swanson, Herbert Ture⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Smith, Donald Oril⇗ | Co-pilot | EV |
| 2nd Lt. White, Charles Oteen⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Dunning, Austin William⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Wieseckel, Clarence Mathew⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Young, James Harlan⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. McIntosh, Gordon William | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Zabinski, Edward Frank⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Sack, Ralph William⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Brown, Donald Martin⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
86⇗ |
9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Ball Turret |
42‑31222⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Squadron lead, low group. Turned back at 1000 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
88⇗ |
11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany |
Ball Turret |
42‑97228⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
89⇗ |
13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Ball Turret |
42‑97124⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down during fighter attacks which lasted from 1354 to 1357 hrs; crashed near Bérismenil, Belgium. MACR 3870
Sortie Report⇗ |
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