| Name | McCulley, George Dewey ‡ |
| Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 34190111 ‡ |
| 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 | Flexible Gunner / Tail Gunner |
| MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 25 July 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11 |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 25 July 1943 per General Orders #22, Department of the Air Force dated 17 April 1956. |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Post Loss Document File #10⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Way, John Richard⇗ | Pilot | MIA |
| 2nd Lt. Harvey, Walter Lewis, "Bill, Big Dog"⇗ | Co-pilot | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Sherrer, Richard P⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Corrigan, Thomas Joseph⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Gadomski, Edmund Stephen⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Hill, William Charles, Jr⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Feagin, William Raymond, "Red"⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Dodge, Raymond Earl⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. McCulley, George Dewey | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. O'Connell, Charles D⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8⇗ | 14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑30039⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron deputy. Turned back at 0715 hrs over Channel because aircraft could not stay in formation - it felt 'sluggish.' Sortie Report⇗ |
| 9⇗ | 24 July 1943 |
Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑30142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 10⇗ | 25 July 1943 |
Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑29670⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR Sortie Report⇗ |