Name | Froeschle, Rudolph Phillip, "Rudy" ‡ |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-680626 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #68 dated 11 August 1943, effective 11 August 1943. |
Duty | Co-pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 6 September 1943 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 773⇓ (14.589 MB) Memories of the 'Greatest Generation': A B-17 Lands in Hazen⇗ 2009 Oral History Interview⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. McMahon, James Joseph⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Froeschle, Rudolph Phillip, "Rudy" | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Shackelford, Lesta Eugene⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Dinndorf, Arthur Robert⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Carr, Marcus Ernest⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Stahlhut, Robert Fred⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Tripp, John Harley⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Kemp, George James⇗ | Tail Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Jessup, Schley Howard⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Savage, James Earl⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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18⇗ | 27 August 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑5051⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
20⇗ | 3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑3041⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗ |
21⇗ | 6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑3041⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Out of fuel; crashed near Metz, France. Sortie Report⇗ |