McNeal, Paul Ernest

Individual Personnel Data
Name McNeal, Paul Ernest   ‡
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Rank Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 16074525   ‡
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 Flexible Gunner / Tail Gunner
MOS612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date 25 July 1943
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15
DecorationsAwarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 25 July 1943 per General Orders #36, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 16 September 1945.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 16 September 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.
Related Documents Post Loss Document File #9⇗
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
Flt. Ofcr. Hall, Ralph Jackson⇗PilotPOW
Flt. Ofcr. House, Rodney Walter⇗Co-pilotPOW
2nd Lt. Janson, Robert Matthew⇗NavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Palazzo, Anthony (NMI)⇗BombardierCT
S/SGT. Davis, Smith James⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Cocklin, Homer J⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Valcour, Albert Roland⇗Ball Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Parrish, James Stanley⇗Tail GunnerPOW
S/SGT. McNeal, Paul ErnestFlexible GunnerPOW
SGT. Smiley, Reamond Cook⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5 Combat Missions.
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 42‑30143⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
6⇗ 4 July 1943 Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Le Mans, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3230⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
7⇗ 10 July 1943 Target: Drucat Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Abbeville, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
9⇗ 24 July 1943 Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Herøya, Norway 		Tail Gunner 42‑3230⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
10⇗ 25 July 1943 Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard
Type: Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Tail Gunner 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⇗

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