| Name | Schulz, Russell Lloyd ‡ |
| Rank | Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 19164757 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #144 dated 22 July 1944, effective 22 July 1944. |
| Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date | 22 January 1945 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 11994⇓ (28.408 MB) Accident Report # 44-12-04-535⇓ (5.028 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Proctor, John Richard⇗ | Pilot | TR |
| 2nd Lt. Baker, Dale Richard⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Gary, Joseph Shirley⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| 1st Lt. McClure, Oscar Milton⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
| SGT. Nieters, George Henry, Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Schulz, Russell Lloyd | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| CPL. Fox, Fred Calvin⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Northrup, Robert Louis⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Curtin, Paul Robert⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Luciano, Fred Joseph⇗ | 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 |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 173⇗ | 5 August 1944 |
Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 174⇗ | 7 August 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 175⇗ | 8 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 176⇗ | 9 August 1944 |
Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37788⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low group hot camera ship. Turned back having lost the formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 179⇗ | 13 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 181⇗ | 16 August 1944 |
Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑98000⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 191⇗ | 10 September 1944 |
Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 193⇗ | 12 September 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6141⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; engineer's arm crushed in top turret mechanism. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 217⇗ | 1 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 218⇗ | 2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 219⇗ | 4 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6512⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 223⇗ | 9 November 1944 |
Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 225⇗ | 11 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 231⇗ | 27 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 234⇗ | 2 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 235⇗ | 4 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38750⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Crash-landed in an open field 1-1/2 miles north of Deenethorpe during assembly; all crew remained in plane and all were ok. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 236⇗ | 6 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 238⇗ | 11 December 1944 |
Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 242⇗ | 23 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horham due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 243⇗ | 24 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 13F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 246⇗ | 30 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38850⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 249⇗ | 2 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 250⇗ | 3 January 1945 |
Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 259⇗ | 22 January 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38850⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Left formation five miles after target and was still tracked by flak; levelled off for a short time, but soon went into a nose dive with all four engines running and one wheel down; crashed near Deventer, The Netherlands. MACR 11994 Sortie Report⇗ |