Froeliger, Louis Victor

Individual Personnel Data
Name Froeliger, Louis Victor   ‡
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Rank Sergeant
Serial Number 16125307   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #73 dated 4 April 1945, effective 4 April 1945.
Duty Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
MOS748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date 25 April 1945
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 27 August 1920
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 14317⇓ (1.093 MB)



Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Lovett, Andrew Gordon⇗PilotEV
2nd Lt. Sanders, Thurman Grady⇗Co-pilotTBD
2nd Lt. Unger, Donald John⇗NavigatorPOW
SGT. Brown, Conrad W⇗TogglierPOW
SGT. Blase, Robert James⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
SGT. Froeliger, Louis VictorEngineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
CPL. Rose, Alfred J⇗Ball Turret GunnerTR
CPL. Esplen, Sherwood Elmer⇗Flexible GunnerTR
CPL. Hodges, Ronald Keith⇗Flexible GunnerTBD
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 3 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
314⇗ 19 April 1945 Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Elsterwerda, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑38548⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
315⇗ 20 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Seddin, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑6882⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
316⇗ 25 April 1945 Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑38501⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Three engines knocked out by flak ten minutes away from allied territory; crashed near German-Czech border. MACR 14317
Sortie Report⇗

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