| Name | House, Rodney Walter ‡ |
| Rank | Flight Officer / Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | T-156 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
| Duty | Co-pilot |
| MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
| Last Duty Date | 25 July 1943 |
| 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 | Post Loss Document File #9⇗ Oral History Interview⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| Flt. Ofcr. Hall, Ralph Jackson⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| Flt. Ofcr. House, Rodney Walter | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Janson, Robert Matthew⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Palazzo, Anthony (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
| S/SGT. Davis, Smith James⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Cocklin, Homer J⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Valcour, Albert Roland⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Parrish, James Stanley⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. McNeal, Paul Ernest⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Smiley, Reamond Cook⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1⇗ | 22 June 1943 |
Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
Co-pilot | 42‑30143⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 4⇗ | 28 June 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑3230⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 5⇗ | 29 June 1943 |
Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑3231⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead, Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 6⇗ | 4 July 1943 |
Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Le Mans, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑3230⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 7⇗ | 10 July 1943 |
Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑30139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 9⇗ | 24 July 1943 |
Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway |
Co-pilot | 42‑3230⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 10⇗ | 25 July 1943 |
Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑3122⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR Sortie Report⇗ |