Bouvier, James Andrew

Individual Personnel Data
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	Date of Birth: 21 August 1918
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 4242⇓ (43.191 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
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

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 14 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
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⇗

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