Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Lewis, Lee (NMI) ‡
|
| Rank |
Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
15110791 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
| Duty |
Tail Gunner |
| MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
| Last Duty Date |
26 June 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 26 June 1943 per General Orders #20, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 31 August 1945. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Post Loss Document File #1⇓ (0.129 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| Flt. Ofcr. Rosio, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | Pilot | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Evans, George Waldo⇗ | Co-pilot | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Fink, Leonard Jay⇗ | Navigator | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Casden, Sidney (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | EV |
| S/SGT. Brown, Lester (NMI), Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | EV |
| PVT. Masterson, Otho Edward⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Houghton, John Henry⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | EV |
| SGT. Lewis, Lee (NMI) | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Cucinotta, Anthony Frank⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Kuberski, John Harry⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
1⇗ |
22 June 1943 |
Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
Tail Gunner |
42‑30040⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
2⇗ |
25 June 1943 |
Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens
Type: Military
Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner |
42‑30030⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
3⇗ |
26 June 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France |
Tail Gunner |
42‑30058⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Attacked by enemy aircraft; with #2 engine burning, five crewmembers bailed out; exploded in midair and crashed between Plessis-St-Benoist and Etampes, France, 30 miles south of Paris. No MACR.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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