Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Suchy, Albert Leonard ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
33264147 ‡ |
| 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. |
| Duty |
Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date |
26 June 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 26 June 1943 per General Orders #12, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 17 August 1945. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 15567⇓ (0.525 MB) |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th 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 |
|
2⇗ |
25 June 1943 |
Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens
Type: Military
Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret |
42‑30048⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back because of a faulty oil regulator.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
3⇗ |
26 June 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France |
Engineer/Top Turret |
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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