| Name | Shaffer, Claude Gordon, "GORDY" ‡ |
| Rank | Corporal / Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 37708251 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #43 dated 22 February 1945, effective 22 February 1945. |
| Duty | Ball Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 17 March 1945 |
| 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 # 13114⇓ (19.499 MB) |
| Photos of this Veteran signing the Wing Panel | Shaffer Signing⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Lt. Schauer, William Carl⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| Flt. Ofcr. McKay, Van Robert⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Gallop, Willis Hodges, III⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| CPL. Frankel, Daniel (NMI)⇗ | Togglier | POW |
| CPL. Cooksey, Vernon Edward⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| CPL. Tumlin, Lamar (NMI)⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| CPL. Shaffer, Claude Gordon, "GORDY" | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| CPL. Stewart, Kenneth Jack⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| CPL. Condon, Francis Raymond⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 286⇗ | 11 March 1945 |
Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑39019⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Deenethorpe Airfield, AAF Station 128, on return. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 287⇗ | 12 March 1945 |
Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 288⇗ | 14 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 290⇗ | 17 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Damaged by flak. Originally reported in MACR 13114 to have left formation over the Channel on return, surviving crew members reported the aircraft crashed in the vicinity of Oschatz, Germany. Sortie Report⇗ |