| Name | Sturak, Stanley John ‡ |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 33419781 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #65 dated 24 March 1944, effective 24 March 1944. |
| Duty | Radio Operator / Gunner |
| MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
| Last Duty Date | 24 April 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database. |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 4355⇓ (7.660 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Brown, Robert Harold⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Kell, Joseph Wilfred⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Rule, Johnson William⇗ | Navigator | EV |
| 1st Lt. Rader, Richard Eugene⇗ | Bombardier | EV |
| S/SGT. Sturak, Stanley John | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Smith, Dewey Carlyle⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Roberson, Charles William⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Vann, George Daniel, Jr⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Atkins, James Asa⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. McManus, Cornelius Patrick⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90⇗ | 18 April 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 91⇗ | 19 April 1944 |
Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑31346⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 92⇗ | 20 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Wing, High Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 93⇗ | 22 April 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to battle damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑31346⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Low Squadron lead, lead group. Received direct flak burst at 1201 hrs 40 miles east of Paris; fire observed in nose with smoke coming out of cockpit; four chutes, only three opened; crashed SE of Cézanne, France. MACR 4355 Sortie Report⇗ |