Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Sulser, James David, Jr ‡
|
| Rank |
Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number |
O-710343 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 11 May 1944, effective 11 May 1944. |
| Duty |
Navigator |
| MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
| Last Duty Date |
24 May 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 24 May 1944 per General Orders #13, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 1945-08-18. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 5268⇓ (96.798 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Vogt, Jean Deveau, "Gene"⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Sulser, James David, Jr | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Eisenach, Ralph Eugene⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. McClanahan, John Howard, Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Holt, Alfred Irwin⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | EV |
| SGT. Larocca, Frank (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Harris, Thomas James⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Marshall, Sylvester Joseph⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Witherspoon, Elmer Stanley⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
113⇗ |
23 May 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France |
Navigator |
42‑37785⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
41A Group
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
114⇗ |
24 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Military Installations
Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator |
42‑31364⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Lead Group. Hit by flak after bombs-away, crashed in Herzberg, Germany (12 km SSE of Neuruppin). MACR 5268
Sortie Report⇗ |
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