Ahner, Lewis Russell, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Ahner, Lewis Russell, Jr ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-823211
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 107 Special Orders #77, effective 10 April 1945.
Duty	Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	12 January 1946
Results	Wounded, Non-Combat
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 19 October 1921 Seriously injured in a crash during a ferry flight in bad weather in France, on 10 December 1945. Relieved from assigned (presently absent sick) and transferred attached unassigned to Detachment of Patients, 4409 Hospital Plant, APO 21 per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 28 January 1946.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 45-12-10-503⇓ (15.444 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Ahner, Lewis Russell, Jr	Pilot	WNC
2nd Lt. Purkis, John Walter⇗	Co-pilot	TBD
2nd Lt. Shinkle, Harry A⇗	Navigator	TBD
CPL. Lagasse, Leon Victor⇗	Togglier	TBD
SGT. Sweeney, Ted Robert⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TBD
S/SGT. Gonzalez, Jess Cabrera, "Pancho"⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TBD
CPL. Paolino, Daniel Angelo⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
CPL. Eberhart, Carl Albert⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
CPL. Harvey, Harold Lloyd⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
316⇗	25 April 1945	Target: Skoda Armament Works Type: Industry Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia	Pilot	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
--	10 December 1945	None Non-combat sortie	Pilot	43‑39236⇗	Crashed in bad weather while attempting a landing. Two crew and 3 passengers were killed, while three crew suffered major injuries. Sortie Report⇗

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