Name | Seager, Francis Marvin ‡ |
Rank | Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 37221170 ‡ |
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 | Flexible Gunner |
MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
Last Duty Date | 1 December 1943 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 1336⇓ (9.146 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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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 |
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2⇗ | 25 June 1943 |
Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3218⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
4⇗ | 28 June 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
5⇗ | 29 June 1943 |
Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑5848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
6⇗ | 4 July 1943 |
Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Le Mans, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
7⇗ | 10 July 1943 |
Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
8⇗ | 14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
11⇗ | 28 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because they couldn't keep up with formation; detonation suspected. Sortie Report⇗ |
12⇗ | 29 July 1943 |
Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3104 which was flown by the Sierens Crew. Sortie Report⇗ |
14⇗ | 12 August 1943 |
Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑30043⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back over Yarmouth; could not reach altitude or keep up with formation; lower turret was out and top turret Vickers unit was 'vaporizing' (?). Sortie Report⇗ |
16⇗ | 16 August 1943 |
Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑5849⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Pilot and co-pilot wounded in legs by shrapnel. Sortie Report⇗ |
18⇗ | 27 August 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
19⇗ | 31 August 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
20⇗ | 3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
22⇗ | 7 September 1943 |
Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Tail Gunner | 42‑5849⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
23⇗ | 9 September 1943 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑5849⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to #2 engine failure. Sortie Report⇗ |
25⇗ | 23 September 1943 |
Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
26⇗ | 27 September 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑3087⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Snetterton Heath Airfield, AAF Station 138, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
27⇗ | 2 October 1943 |
Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑29814⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
29⇗ | 8 October 1943 |
Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
31⇗ | 10 October 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑5747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Molesworth due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
32⇗ | 14 October 1943 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Crew bailed out over England; aircraft crashed near Chetwode, UK on return. Sortie Report⇗ |
--⇗ | 30 October 1943 |
Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3441⇗ | Sortie Report⇗ |
34⇗ | 3 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Squadron of composite group. Sortie Report⇗ |
35⇗ | 5 November 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; deputy flight lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
37⇗ | 26 November 1943 |
Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
38⇗ | 29 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑3259⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron lead; Ground Spare Aircraft (545th BS), replaced 42‑3441; turned back due to pilot illness. Sortie Report⇗ |
39⇗ | 1 December 1943 |
Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29768⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near the Zwarteberg/Mont Noir on the Belgian-French border. The crewmembers bailed out, Easley landed near Boeschepe (Nord), France, some others landing near Abele, Belgium, and the rest near Westouter, Belgium. These locations are all within four miles south and west of Poperinge, Belgium; MACR 1336 Sortie Report⇗ |