Helms, Rodney Roy

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Helms, Rodney Roy ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-736705 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943, effective 5 November 1943.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	26 November 1943
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 1580⇓ (11.598 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Teevan, Richard Collier⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Barad, Robert Leo⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Helms, Rodney Roy	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Pelley, Frank Allen Watson, Jr⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. McNatt, Lewis Edmond, Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Roberto, Anthony Joseph⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Rimmer, Robert Henderson, Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
SGT. Lehmann, Clarence Richard⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
SGT. Strauss, Edgar (NMI), Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
SGT. Prostasiewicz, Florian Stanley⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
37⇗	26 November 1943	Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	42‑37762⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Damaged by enemy aircraft; crashed near Bad Zwischenahn, Germany; MACR 1580. Zitnik and Pelley landed with the ship. All others bailed out. Sortie Report⇗

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