Name | Boles, Andrew John, Jr ‡ |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-797681 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #141 dated 12 November 1943, effective 12 November 1943. |
Duty | Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 1 December 1943 |
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 # 1334⇓ (56.829 MB) The Fateful Day⇓ (0.315 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Boles, Andrew John, Jr | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Kass, Robert Hiler⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Beinar, Theophilus Edward⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
2nd Lt. Malcolm, George Sawyer⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Cason, Alfred Gibbs⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | TR |
S/SGT. Vorisek, Donald Thomas⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Cologne, Harry Francis⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Faust, Glenn Millard⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Butman, Frank Henry⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Stanley, James Farrell⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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37⇗ | 26 November 1943 |
Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑29529⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
39⇗ | 1 December 1943 |
Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 41‑24557⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed SE of Ostend, Belgium, near Snellegem. Sortie Report⇗ |