| Name | Adams, Benjamin Harold ‡ |
| Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 14138880 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 26 July 1944, effective 26 July 1944. |
| Duty | Togglier / Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 5 October 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 9754⇓ (41.261 MB) |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Kinnaird, William Robert⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. O'Donnell, Phillip John⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Sharp, Paul Howard⇗ | Navigator | TR |
| Flt. Ofcr. Hannan, John Michael⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
| SGT. Adams, Benjamin Harold | Togglier | POW |
| SGT. Schwartzly, Anthony Joseph⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| SGT. McGee, Earl Thomas⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Henderson, Clinton Lee, "Tex"⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Keefe, William (NMI)⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Freitas, Lawrence Ernest⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185⇗ | 26 August 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit #1 engine failed at start of bomb run; bombs jettisoned just past IP. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 193⇗ | 12 September 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia |
Togglier | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 197⇗ | 21 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑32106⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Lead group Sortie Report⇗ |
| 198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed with #4 feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38579⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Low Squadron. Shot down by FLAK. Sortie Report⇗ |