Candler, Belford Bruce

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Candler, Belford Bruce ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-798966 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 3 September 1943, effective 3 September 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	14 October 1943
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 20 November 1923
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 838⇓ (15.228 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Williams, Walter Gordon⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Candler, Belford Bruce	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Abele, Carl William⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Breen, Thomas Carroll, Jr⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Hanrahan, Thomas Patrick⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
T/SGT. Bush, Clyde Thomas⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Duro, Victor Henry⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Wickline, Albert John⇗	Tail Gunner	EV
S/SGT. Deese, James William⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Henneberry, Michael Raymond⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Crew History

V. H. Duro was replaced by W. R. Gennette prior to their first mission flown (27 Sep 43). Bush missed the first mission because he was sick in quarters (22-30 September, per Morning Report).

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 4 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
26⇗	27 September 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑5051⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
29⇗	8 October 1943	Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
30⇗	9 October 1943	Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29867⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
32⇗	14 October 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29867⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Knocked down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Metz, France; MACR 838. Sortie Report⇗

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