| Name | Bodker, James Mervil ‡ |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | O-760769 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #132 dated 8 July 1944, effective 8 July 1944. |
| Duty | Pilot |
| MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
| Last Duty Date | 19 July 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12. |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 7261⇓ (18.533 MB) |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Bodker, James Mervil | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Brandon, George Gray⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Steindam, Albert Ludwig, Jr⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| S/SGT. Hostetler, Max Miller⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Gullekson, Cyrus Clifton⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Chandler, Henry Weakley⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Robinson, Warren Ray⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Evans, Joda Dennis, Jr⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| T/SGT. Korabiak, Henry (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159⇗ | 17 July 1944 |
Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑97204⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 160⇗ | 18 July 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 161⇗ | 19 July 1944 |
Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Lead group. Hit by enemy aircraft after bombs away; seen falling back from formation and go into a spin, then pulled up, then went spinning down a second time; belly landed 2 km east of Mils, Austria. MACR 7261 Sortie Report⇗ |