| 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 |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 15567⇓ (0.525 MB) |
| 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 |
| 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⇗ |