Bertram, Harold John

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Bertram, Harold John ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-686446 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	16 March 1944
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 15 November 1921 Granted a seven day sick leave effective 1 March 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #40 dated 28 February 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 3244⇓ (5.570 MB) Accident Report # 43-12-26-507⇓ (1.822 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
1st Lt. Stier, George Withers⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Bertram, Harold John	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Harvey, Ralph Oscar⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Heine, Robert Paul⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Schliske, Hilbert Laverne⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Kane, Francis Patrick⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. David, Alfred Alme⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Mock, Melvin Bert⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Duddy, Martin Joseph⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
PVT. Norton, Richard Anthony⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 16 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29723⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
--	26 December 1943	None Non-combat sortie	Co-pilot	42‑37781⇗	Following a routine practice mission, the right main landing gear would not extend. Pilot was directed to fly to Little Staughton, AAF Station 127, and make a belly landing there. This was accomplished with no injury to crew. Sortie Report⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37848⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1020 hrs because of oxygen failure; oxygen filler line broke on ball turret and oxygen was leaking from the tail, left waist, ball, and radio positions; four men were completely without oxygen; 12x500GP rtd to base Sortie Report⇗
48⇗	31 December 1943	Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France	Co-pilot	42‑31073⇗	Combat Mission Credit Crash-landed near Whittlesey, UK (east of Peterborough) on return; crew bailed out safely, although minor injuries typical of a parachute descent were undoubtedly sustained; pilot and copilot rode ship down and were uninjured. Bombs had been jettisoned. Sortie Report⇗
50⇗	5 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Co-pilot	41‑24578⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31045⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous. Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Co-pilot	42‑40005⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑40005⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37848⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group flying spare; Joined formation. Did not attack target but jettisoned bombs 5 mins after target due to a malfunction in bomb bay doors. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31211⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑40005⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29723⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31364⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Landed away at RAF Rivenhall, Essex, on return, due to battle damage from flak and enemy aircraft. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37848⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
68⇗	28 February 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Co-pilot	42‑31606⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑38158⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37848⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97510. After bombing target at 1325 hrs, lost altitude and flew just above undercast; continued in this way for 1.5 hrs and then was lost from sight; damaged by flak; crashed near Grivillers, France. MACR 3244 Sortie Report⇗

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