Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Polansky, Herbert (NMI) ‡
|
| Rank |
Flight Officer |
| Serial Number |
T-124955 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #81 dated 1 May 1944, effective 1 May 1944. |
| Duty |
Navigator |
| MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
| Last Duty Date |
13 May 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 4813⇓ (49.016 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Seamon, Grover Lawrence, Jr⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Kohlston, Herbert Francis⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| Flt. Ofcr. Polansky, Herbert (NMI) | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Robertson, Avon Vern⇗ | Bombardier | INT |
| S/SGT. Ramos, Manuel Mazon⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Loving, Elmer Hill, Jr⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Thompson, Raymond Archie⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Housh, Leonard Jess⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Altstaetter, Herbert Emerson⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Settlemyre, James Walter⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
105⇗ |
11 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany |
Navigator |
42‑97404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
41A Group. Jettisoned incendiaries.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
107⇗ |
13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory.
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Poznań, Poland |
Navigator |
42‑97404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑39888. While formation was under enemy aircraft attack, pulled out of formation to the left and was seen circling under control, with fires under inboard sections and both wings; five chutes emerged; crashed near Loitz, Germany. MACR 4813
Sortie Report⇗ |
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