Name | Mendias, Ferdinand J ‡ |
Rank | Corporal / Sergeant |
Serial Number | 19003096 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated 11 February 1945, effective 11 February 1945. |
Duty | Ball Turret Gunner |
MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 23 March 1945 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: California |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 13611⇓ (7.970 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Connor, John Michael⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Robinette, Mack (NMI)⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Bellavance, Paul Joseph, Jr⇗ | Navigator | POW |
CPL. Hollenbeck, Claude (NMI), "HOLLIE"⇗ | Togglier | POW |
CPL. Fulton, Max Johns⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
CPL. Earl, Willard George⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
CPL. Mendias, Ferdinand J | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
PVT. Ainsworth, Donald James⇗ | Tail Gunner | WIA |
CPL. Burke, Hal Eugene⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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287⇗ | 12 March 1945 |
Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑39060⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
291⇗ | 18 March 1945 |
Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑39053⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
292⇗ | 19 March 1945 |
Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑38548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
293⇗ | 20 March 1945 |
Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
294⇗ | 22 March 1945 |
Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑38766⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
295⇗ | 23 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑39053⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Left formation at target on fire after aircraft received direct flak burst, setting #4 on fire and #2 started smoking; the aircraft lost 8-10,000ft in a spin, then exploded in mid-air; two to four chutes observed; crashed near Duisburg, Germany. MACR 13611 Sortie Report⇗ |