Schick, Frank Joseph, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Schick, Frank Joseph, Jr ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	36741559 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 26 July 1944, effective 26 July 1944.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	16 November 1944
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 21 December 1923 Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #175 dated 1 September 1944. Bailed out over Allied Territory after a mission on 19 September 1944. Seven of the crew returned to duty. The ball turret gunner was injured by flak and transferred to the Detachment of Patients, 4178 U.S. Army Hospital Plant. The tail gunner was injured by flak and hospitalized from 19 September 1944 until 10 November 1944. Apparently, a MACR was not issued for this incident. After returning, he flew with various crews before settling in with the Springsted Crew.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 10448⇓ (33.387 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Carnes, Joe Ross, Jr⇗	Pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Wyatt, William Glenn⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Benjamin, Alfred David⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Bomar, William M, Jr⇗	Bombardier	TR
S/SGT. Schick, Frank Joseph, Jr	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Panici, Raymond Arnold⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. King, James Bernard, Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	WIA
SGT. Andersen, Gerald Lee⇗	Tail Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Ford, Charles William, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Little, Joseph Richard Kyle⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 22 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
174⇗	7 August 1944	Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France	Radio Operator	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
175⇗	8 August 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France	Radio Operator	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
176⇗	9 August 1944	Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
177⇗	11 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France	Radio Operator	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗
181⇗	16 August 1944	Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107083⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed High group. Sortie Report⇗
182⇗	18 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium	Radio Operator	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38213⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
184⇗	25 August 1944	Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
187⇗	3 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned with #1 feathered. Sortie Report⇗
189⇗	8 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38213⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑98000⇗	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	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation; aircraft struck by flak just before the IP; after dropping bombs on target, left formation, apparently under control; crew bailed out over Binche, Bel.; all crew returned to duty except ball turret gunner and tail gunner who were seriously injured. Sortie Report⇗
204⇗	3 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Third Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
216⇗	30 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6512⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low Squadron Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Hot camera ship. Aircraft received a direct flak burst in #3 engine over target, setting it afire at 1205 hrs. Six chutes were observed, but one appeared to be on fire. The aircraft crash-landed at Tongres, Belgium, with injured pilot and tail-gunner, and dead co-pilot. MACR 10448 Sortie Report⇗

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