Wehry, George Ellsworth

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Wehry, George Ellsworth ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-677362 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943, effective 5 November 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	11 April 1944
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Decorations	Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross after flying 25 missions per Headquarters 8th Air Force General Orders #231 dated 30 March 1944. Awarded the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 4 March 1920
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 3820⇓ (21.642 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Rich, John (NMI), Jr⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Wehry, George Ellsworth	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Indest, Joseph Albert⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Marvin, William Vern⇗	Bombardier	KIA
SGT. Montagne, Henry Julien Louis⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Eklund, Howard Joseph⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Henken, Norman (NMI)⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
PVT. Goddard, Kenneth Douglas⇗	Tail Gunner	WIA
PVT. Louden, Jack Elmer⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
PVT. Mejia, Richard Carlton⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 27 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
38⇗	29 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37848⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
39⇗	1 December 1943	Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany	Co-pilot	41‑24525⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31274. Landed away at Woodbridge. Sortie Report⇗
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Co-pilot	42‑37801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29723⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
45⇗	22 December 1943	Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31045⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
48⇗	31 December 1943	Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France	Co-pilot	42‑37725⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ditched. Eight crewmen bailed out in vicinity of Offham, Sussex Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29723⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation of the 305th BG. Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31045⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low group Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39991⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31222⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
59⇗	5 February 1944	Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France	Co-pilot	42‑31058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Co-pilot	42‑31058⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37848⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39809⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. Landed away at Horham on return with wounded tail gunner. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron, low group. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31058⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
68⇗	28 February 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Co-pilot	42‑31871⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31740⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
72⇗	6 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31740⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report⇗
73⇗	8 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37848⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97449. Turned back at 1102 hrs because #7 cylinder blew off of #2 engine and had to be feathered. Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, lead group, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing. Sortie Report⇗
77⇗	19 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France	Co-pilot	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation, but did not drop bombs because there was an aircraft below him. Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31740⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, high composite group. Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31740⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
82⇗	26 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France	Co-pilot	42‑31740⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Co-pilot	42‑31740⇗	Combat Mission Credit 94 Group, Flying Spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Suffered a direct hit by flak that blew off plexiglass nose of aircraft at 1111 hrs; aircraft started descending under control; 7 chutes observed; aircraft seen to land in a river, but actually crashed in a forested area just north of Bokensdorf, Germany. MACR 3820 Sortie Report⇗

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