Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Savage, James Earl ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
36375975 ‡ |
| 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 |
Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
| Last Duty Date |
6 September 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 773⇓ (14.589 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| 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 |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
18⇗ |
27 August 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Watten, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
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 |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑3041⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
21⇗ |
6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry
Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑3041⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Out of fuel; crashed near Metz, France.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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