Knutson, James Leonard

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Knutson, James Leonard ‡ ⇗
Rank	Private / Sergeant
Serial Number	16073804 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, effective 1 February 1943.
Duty	Flexible Gunner
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	22 June 1943
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 20 March 1923 Ordered to attend Gunnery School at Snettisham, Norfolk, for approximately 10 days beginning on or about 30 May 1943, on SO #21 dated 30 May 1943. Students are required to bring .50 cal. Ammunition, gas mask, steel helmet, mess equipment, blankets, clothing for ten days, and draw 'PX rations' in advance. Promoted from Pvt to Sgt on SO #22 dated 1 June 1943.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 14667⇓ (4.152 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384^th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Disney, Frederick Guilsome⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. DiThomas, Daniel Raymond⇗	Co-pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Bredacs, Alexander Joseph, Jr, "Alex"⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Nelson, Bernarr Houghton⇗	Bombardier	MIA
S/SGT. Galloway, Maryville Ray⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Hammond, Harold Franklin⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	KIA
PVT. Linehan, Robert Earl, Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
SGT. Kilb, Joseph James⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
CPL. Lunkenheimer, Edward Leo⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
PVT. Knutson, James Leonard	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
1⇗	22 June 1943	Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑5853⇗	Combat Mission Credit Damaged by enemy aircraft; ditched in English Channel. Sortie Report⇗

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