Dacus, Judson Leroy

Individual Personnel Data
Name Dacus, Judson Leroy   ‡
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Rank Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number 14078782   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, effective 1 February 1943.
Duty Engineer / Top Turret Gunner / Flexible Gunner
Last Duty Date 6 September 1943
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf [actually Gneixendorf] Near Krems Austria 48-15
DecorationsAwarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 16 August 1943 per General Orders #89, Headquarters 1st Bomb Wing dated 17 August 1943.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 12 February 1920
  • Appointed Technical Sergeant effective 15 April 1943 per 547th Bomb Squadron May 1943 Payroll Roster.
  • Ordered to attend Gunnery School at Snettisham, Norfolk, for approximately 10 days beginning on or about 30 May 1943, on SO #21 dated 30 May 1943. Students are required to bring .50 cal. Ammunition, gas mask, steel helmet, mess equipment, blankets, clothing for ten days, and draw 'PX rations' in advance.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 1455⇓ (8.347 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Pulcipher, Ralph Robert⇗PilotEV
2nd Lt. Frink, Horace Everett, "Ev"⇗Co-pilotTR
2nd Lt. Eudey, William (NMI)⇗NavigatorPOW
Flt. Ofcr. Givens, Paul Steurer⇗BombardierPOW
SGT. Lascu, James, Jr⇗Radio Operator / GunnerTR
S/SGT. Dacus, Judson LeroyEngineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. McLain, Willard Douglas⇗Ball Turret GunnerEV
SGT. Gase, Albert Francis⇗Tail GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Furrey, Thomas Edwin, Jr⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
SGT. Hawkins, Joe M, Jr⇗Flexible GunnerPOW

Crew History

The Pulcipher Crew joined the 547th BS at Wendover on 1 February 1943. Some time after 11 March, and prior to 17 May 1943, copilot Horace E 'Ev' Frink was given command of the LeFevre Crew, for unknown reasons, and Frink was replaced by Merle Johnson. The resulting crew flew most of its missions together in B-17F 42-5843 SO*S 'BLACK GHOST'.
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 12 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
2⇗ 25 June 1943 Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens
Type: Military
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑30043⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Jettisoned bombs on enemy-occupied Terschelling Island.
Sortie Report⇗
4⇗ 28 June 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑5843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
5⇗ 29 June 1943 Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑5843⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Squadron Lead. Turned back due to #1 engine failure.
Sortie Report⇗
6⇗ 4 July 1943 Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Le Mans, France 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑5843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
7⇗ 10 July 1943 Target: Drucat Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Abbeville, France 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑5843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead, Group Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
9⇗ 24 July 1943 Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Herøya, Norway 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑5843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
15⇗ 15 August 1943 Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑5843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
16⇗ 16 August 1943 Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑5843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
17⇗ 17 August 1943 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑5843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
18⇗ 27 August 1943 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Watten, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑5843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
19⇗ 31 August 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑5843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
20⇗ 3 September 1943 Target: Air Park and Aerodrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑5843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. A British Army observer and war correspondent, Maj. Anthony Cotterell, flew with this crew.
Sortie Report⇗
21⇗ 6 September 1943 Type: Industry
Location: Stuttgart, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑5843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down by fighters and flak; crashed near Beauvais, France; MACR 1455.
Sortie Report⇗

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