Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Dougherty, John (NMI) ‡
|
| Rank |
Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number |
O-673506 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 dated 25 July 1943, effective 25 July 1943. |
| Duty |
Navigator |
| MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
| Last Duty Date |
16 August 1943 |
| Results |
Evaded Capture |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 295⇓ (3.015 MB)
Escape & Evasion Report # 358⇓ (Filesize N/A) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 1st Lt. Magowan, David, Jr⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Bughman, Leonard Woods⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Dougherty, John (NMI) | Navigator | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Gudyka, Peter (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | MIA |
| T/SGT. Koves, Ladislaw George⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Schroeder, Albert G⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TR |
| S/SGT. Coody, Matthew Earl⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| PVT. Murray, James B⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Sheets, Robert M⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Ohe, Edward Burton⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 3
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
14⇗ |
12 August 1943 |
Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator |
42‑3259⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
On return, landed away at Framlingham, AAF Station 153, with one wounded. Engines #1 & #3 damaged by 20mm shell, many flak holes in ship.
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 |
Navigator |
42‑5797⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
16⇗ |
16 August 1943 |
Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France |
Navigator |
42‑5797⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down by enemy aircraft after target; crew bailed out, then aircraft exploded and crashed near Villiers-en-Désœuvre, west of Paris, France. MACR 295
Sortie Report⇗ |
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