Individual Personnel Data
| 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 | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 16378⇓ (0.477 MB)
Accident Report # 43-06-12-502⇓ (29.679 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
| 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 |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1
Combat Mission.
| 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⇗ |
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