| Name | Ward, Jack Paxton ‡ |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 39256597 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated 20 February 1944, effective 20 February 1944. |
| Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date | 13 April 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 3874⇓ (16.900 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Cole, Richard Eugene⇗ | Pilot | TR |
| 1st Lt. LeTourneau, Marcel Laurent⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Warren, Dexter Holt⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
| Flt. Ofcr. Getty, Darrell Clark⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Romano, Vincent Peter⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Ward, Jack Paxton | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Orean, Clinton Herman⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | EV |
| SGT. Consoli, Vincent Sam⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Allen, John Rutland⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. McLain, James Wallace⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72⇗ | 6 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97477⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 73⇗ | 8 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 74⇗ | 9 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37974⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1017 hrs because he was pulling excessive power settings, losing airspeed, stalled out at 115 MPH, and was unable to maintain position in formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 79⇗ | 22 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97477⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 80⇗ | 23 March 1944 |
Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37758⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 81⇗ | 24 March 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 94 Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 84⇗ | 28 March 1944 |
Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 85⇗ | 29 March 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97477⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 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 |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 89⇗ | 13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97233⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Shot down during fighter attacks which lasted from 1354 to 1357 hrs; crashed near Vielbrunn, Germany (27 km south of Aschaffenburg). MACR 3874 Sortie Report⇗ |