| Name | Derer, Joseph, Jr ‡ |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | O-731364 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
| Duty | Bombardier |
| MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
| Last Duty Date | 25 June 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 | Missing Air Crew Report # 16378⇓ (0.477 MB) Accident Report # 43-06-12-502⇓ (29.679 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Witt, Francis John, Jr⇗ | Pilot | EV |
| Flt. Ofcr. Carter, T L (IO)⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Harris, Arthur Claude⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Derer, Joseph, Jr | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Sears, William Francis⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Thomasson, Edward Arthmur⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Leslie, Claude Robert⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Douglas, Rufus James⇗ | Tail Gunner | TR |
| S/SGT. Seager, Francis Marvin⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Vodilko, Michael Joseph⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | 12 June 1943 |
None Non-combat sortie |
Bombardier | 42‑30131⇗ |
Involved in a collision with aircraft 42‑30036 on short final while landing at Grafton Underwood after a training mission. Pilot of 42‑30036 (2Lt Ellwood Kowalski) executed a pull-up maneuver upon observing red light from control tower and struck aircraft 42‑30131 which was just above. All five crew aboard Kowalski's aircraft were killed: crew aboard Lt Witt's aircraft survived uninjured. Aircraft 42‑30036 was not following established traffic pattern prior to collision. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 2⇗ | 25 June 1943 |
Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑30143⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Damaged by flak, crashed near Oldenburg, Germany. MACR 16378. 1Lt. George Riches posthumously awarded Silver Star (Owens p. 200) Sortie Report⇗ |