Felicetti, Frank Dominick

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Felicetti, Frank Dominick ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	12193753 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	16 July 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	Date of Birth: 1 June 1924 Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #10 dated 15 January 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 7553⇓ (5.863 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Kravet, Marvin Robert⇗	Pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Gay, Greeley (NMI)⇗	Co-pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Walling, Neil Emerson⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Pederson, Floyd Roy⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Gray, Kenneth D (IO)⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
SGT. Westrick, Urban William⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TR
T/SGT. Altendorf, Elroy Andrew⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	KIA
SGT. Cox, John Stewart⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
SGT. Felicetti, Frank Dominick	Tail Gunner	POW
SGT. Gustafson, Claus Norman⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 23 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
53⇗	14 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France	Tail Gunner	42‑5404⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group high Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Low Group. Turned back because he lost the formation over enemy territory; jettisoned bombs over the North Sea (54°44'N,6°13'E) Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37801⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Turned back at 1055 due to uncontrollable supercharger on #2 engine. Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37793⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back over field; oxygen system was going out. Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37801⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Flying Spare. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37788⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1008 hrs; #2 supercharger ran away and could not be controlled. Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37788⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group. Turned back at 1053 hrs as #2 supercharger ran away. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Tail Gunner	41‑24578⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Lead Squadron, low group. Turned back because #2 supercharger ran away and engine began losing oil and smoking; could not be feathered. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑3441⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑3441⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1046 hrs because #1 prop ran away (prop governor sheared). Landed away at RAF Gatwick, West Sussex. Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑3441⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because #2 engine supercharger ran away. Sortie Report⇗
82⇗	26 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Tail Gunner	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit 94 Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97231⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
89⇗	13 April 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97201⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
97⇗	27 April 1944	Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97367⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
99⇗	1 May 1944	Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑107083⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
100⇗	4 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, composite high group, 94th CBW. Sortie Report⇗
103⇗	8 May 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
105⇗	11 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗
107⇗	13 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland	Tail Gunner	42‑97237⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
116⇗	27 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
120⇗	30 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102617⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
142⇗	21 June 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Composite High Group. Sortie Report⇗
150⇗	4 July 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France	Tail Gunner	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
157⇗	13 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
158⇗	16 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107064⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Lead Squadron. Knocked down by FLAK. Sortie Report⇗

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