Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Daudelin, Eldore Leo ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
11068163 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
| Duty |
Flexible Gunner |
| Last Duty Date |
6 September 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 772⇓ (24.824 MB)
Accident Report # 43-04-25-5⇓ (4.476 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| Flt. Ofcr. Lecates, Robert Leslie⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Esty, Harvey Charles, "Butch"⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Warrilow, David Paul⇗ | Navigator | TR |
| 2nd Lt. Farwell, Francis Raymond⇗ | Bombardier | TR |
| S/SGT. Jumper, George William⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | TR |
| S/SGT. Ausmus, Leon Farrell⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TR |
| S/SGT. Billingsley, James Rudolph, "Rude"⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TR |
| S/SGT. Bowen, Frank Howard⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
| S/SGT. Lemmerman, Henry George⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
| S/SGT. Daudelin, Eldore Leo | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
-- |
25 April 1943 |
None
Non-combat sortie |
Passenger |
42‑30074⇗ |
Non-combat sortie, ferrying aircraft from Salinas, CA to Sioux City, IA. Landing gear would not extend: pilot made a wheels-up landing.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
5⇗ |
29 June 1943 |
Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑30142⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30139. Turned back due to runaway prop on #1 engine.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
7⇗ |
10 July 1943 |
Target: Drucat Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Abbeville, France |
Tail Gunner |
42‑29985⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
9⇗ |
24 July 1943 |
Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Herøya, Norway |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑29985⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
10⇗ |
25 July 1943 |
Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard
Type: Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑29985⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
11⇗ |
28 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑29985⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back after the loss of parts of oxygen system and #1 engine.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
12⇗ |
29 July 1943 |
Target: Naval Base
Type: Military
Location: Kiel, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑29985⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back near enemy coast when #1 and #2 engines lost power and could not stay with formation.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
21⇗ |
6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry
Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
41‑24507⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Two bomb runs due to overcast at target; enemy aircraft and flak knocked out two engines; insufficient fuel to reach England, crashed near Étrépagny, France; MACR 772.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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