Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Velasquez, Simon Cortez ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
37548280 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 29 March 1944, effective 28 March 1944. |
| Duty |
Ball Turret Gunner |
| Last Duty Date |
13 April 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 3872⇓ (36.923 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Tollison, Verlyn Chance⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Huber, Eldridge Hood⇗ | Co-pilot | TR |
| 2nd Lt. Devine, Wray Thomas⇗ | Navigator | TR |
| 2nd Lt. Pearson, Clarence Marshall⇗ | Bombardier | TR |
| SGT. Cammarano, Salvatore John⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | TR |
| SGT. Schmit, William Phillip⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TR |
| S/SGT. Velasquez, Simon Cortez | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Murawski, Joseph Casmer⇗ | Tail Gunner | TR |
| SGT. Knecht, Wilbert Charles⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
| SGT. Patton, Regene Irvin⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
88⇗ |
11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany |
Ball Turret |
42‑97231⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
89⇗ |
13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Ball Turret |
42‑97231⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down by Me-109s near Coblenz at 1320 hrs; crashed near Reichenbach, Odenwald, Germany. MACR 3872
Sortie Report⇗ |
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