Moody, Ivan Everett

Individual Personnel Data
Name Moody, Ivan Everett   ‡
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Rank Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-685692    ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #143, Extract, dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty Navigator
MOS1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date 22 February 1944
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
DecorationsAwarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 8 February 1944 per General Orders #48, Headquarters 1st Air Division dated 16 February 1944.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 16 November 1916
  • 2LT Moody was WIA on his 8 February 1944 mission. Microfilm B0373-01500 describes how his wearing a protective helmet probably saved his life.
  • Reported missing on 22 February 1944 (MACR 2465). Wounded on this mission - lost three fingers, left hand.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 2465⇓ (16.916 MB)
Accident Report # 43-11-30-519⇓ (7.554 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. DeFrees, Norman Francis⇗PilotPOW
2nd Lt. Hunt, George Sylvester⇗Co-pilotPOW
2nd Lt. Moody, Ivan EverettNavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Miller, Ellis Leroy⇗BombardierPOW
S/SGT. Wright, William Clifford⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Moore, Lloyd Welch Ace⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Smith, Luther Earl, "Smitty"⇗Ball Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Kushner, Jack (NMI), "Kush"⇗Tail GunnerPOW
SGT. Ecker, John Erie⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
SGT. Hallam, Harley Ross⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 13 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
-- 30 November 1943 None
Non-combat sortie 		Navigator 42‑5747⇗ DeFrees and minimal crew were ferrying the aircraft from Little Staughton to Grafton Underwood. The left landing gear was damaged when the aircraft landed short and hard. He was instructed to return to Little Staughton and crash-land there.
Sortie Report⇗
42⇗ 13 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group.
Sortie Report⇗
43⇗ 16 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
45⇗ 22 December 1943 Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Navigator 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
49⇗ 4 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Navigator 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flying Spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report⇗
51⇗ 7 January 1944 Target: Powerhouse
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
-- 9 January 1944 None
Non-combat sortie 		Navigator 42‑37924⇗ Crashed on training mission. Right landing gear would not lower. Made a belly landing at Little Staughton. Aircraft was written off.
Sortie Report⇗
54⇗ 21 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France 		Navigator 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group.
Sortie Report⇗
55⇗ 29 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Navigator 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
Sortie Report⇗
56⇗ 30 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany 		Navigator 42‑39962⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37793.
Sortie Report⇗
58⇗ 4 February 1944 Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Navigator 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group, 41st A Combat Wing.
Sortie Report⇗
61⇗ 8 February 1944 Target: Piston Ring Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Navigator 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron. Crash-landed on a golf course near Brighton, Sussex, on return; plane rtd to service after a month.
Sortie Report⇗
63⇗ 20 February 1944 Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany 		Navigator 42‑31433⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group.
Sortie Report⇗
64⇗ 21 February 1944 Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Werl, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97488⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
65⇗ 22 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97488⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
41B Group. Shot down in vigorous attacks by 10-15 Me-109s, between 1230 and 1300 hrs near Münster, Germany; crashed near Dortmund or Wesel, Germany. MACR 2465.
Sortie Report⇗

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