Name | Bouvier, James Andrew ‡ |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-813841 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #38 dated 26 February 1944, effective 26 February 1944. |
Duty | Co-pilot / Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 19 July 1944 |
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 # 4242⇓ (43.191 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Heim, Gerard Anthony⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Bouvier, James Andrew | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Reinlie, Robert Laingor⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Kasmerski, Stephen James⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Doran, Francis Patrick⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Morris, Edward John⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Kemak, Andrew Steven⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Kanclewski, Edwin Joseph Theodore⇗ | Tail Gunner | WIA |
SGT. Bailey, Henry Godard⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
PVT. Bloomquist, Harold Edward⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, high group, 40th B Composite Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
76⇗ | 18 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31166⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
78⇗ | 20 March 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31166⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
79⇗ | 22 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31048⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
80⇗ | 23 March 1944 |
Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37816⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
81⇗ | 24 March 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97477⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 94 Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
84⇗ | 28 March 1944 |
Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑31346⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
85⇗ | 29 March 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37816⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37792⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Joined 41st Composite Combat Wing A and bombed their primary target. Sortie Report⇗ |
87⇗ | 10 April 1944 |
Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Co-pilot | 42‑37792⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
88⇗ | 11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97178⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
89⇗ | 13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97178⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
93⇗ | 22 April 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102448⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102448⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
96⇗ | 27 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Pilot | 42‑102448⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
98⇗ | 29 April 1944 |
Target: Industrial District Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102448⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return After bombs away, was attacked by an Me-109, which made one pass from the tail; the left wing caught fire and the pilot dived into the clouds; more fighters attacked; aircraft crashed near Brandenburg, Germany. MACR 4242 Sortie Report⇗ |