Fink, Philip James

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Fink, Philip James ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Master Sergeant
Serial Number	32380197 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 16 October 1943, effective 12 October 1943. Transferred to the Headquarters, 1st Air Force, Mitchell Field, New York, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 9 November 1943, effective 30 October 1943.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	26 June 1943
Results	Evaded Capture
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 26 June 1943 per General Orders #180, Headquarters, 8th Air Force dated 8 October 1943.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 11 May 1920 Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #32 dated 19 June 1943. Philip J. Fink was shot down on 26 June 1943. He evaded capture and was returned to Allied Control on 2 October 1943 at Gibraltar, UK. He was reassigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron effective 12 October 1943 and placed on Temporary Duty to the A-2 Section, Headquarters, 8th Air Force on 12 October 1943. Promoted to Master Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #133 para 11 EXTRACT dated 1 November 1943.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 15567⇓ (0.525 MB) Escape & Evasion Report # 113⇓ (Filesize N/A)

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384^th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
Flt. Ofcr. Cuddeback, Thomas Augusta⇗	Pilot	POW
Flt. Ofcr. Adair, Luther Ewell, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Singer, George Robert⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Dillon, James Francis, Jr, "Bud"⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Fink, Philip James	Radio Operator / Gunner	EV
S/SGT. Suchy, Albert Leonard⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Bessey, Edward Thomas⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
SGT. Bonar, Buryl Kenneth, "Buck"⇗	Flexible Gunner	TBD
S/SGT. Riley, John H⇗	Flexible Gunner	TBD
S/SGT. Schmid, Charles E⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
3⇗	26 June 1943	Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Radio Operator	42‑3188⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Initially attacked east of Caen, France, by enemy aircraft; lost altitude rapidly; crashed in La Chapelle-Hareng, France. MACR 15567 Sortie Report⇗

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