Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Foretich, Gerald Fabian ‡
|
| Rank |
Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
14033355 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 SPecial Orders #226 dated 15 November 1944, effective 15 November 1944. |
| Duty |
Radio Operator / Gunner |
| MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
| Last Duty Date |
30 November 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 30 November 1944 per General Orders #15, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 27 September 1945. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 11128⇓ (48.071 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Champ, Arthur Dexter⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Williams, Charles LeRoy⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 1st Lt. Greenfield, Sidney Lloyd, "Sid"⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Chidley, Jack Ramon⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| SGT. Foretich, Gerald Fabian | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Penrose, Rodney (NMI)⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| CPL. Sherman, John Junior⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| CPL. Borgeson, Wesley Clifton, "Wes"⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Love, Robert Leroy⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
231⇗ |
27 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany |
Radio Operator |
42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
233⇗ |
30 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Radio Operator |
44‑8409⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Received a direct flak burst and exploded in vicinity of primary target after bombs away.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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