Sears, William Herschel

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Sears, William Herschel ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-739120 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943, effective 4 July 1943.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	25 July 1943
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 6 November 1922 Graduated from Bombardier School at Roswell AAF, Roswell, New Mexico, Class #43-03, 13 February 1943.
Related Documents	Post Loss Document File #11⇗ 1LT Clarence R. "Chris" Christman Crew, 544th BS (Legacy)⇗
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
1st Lt. Christman, Clarence Ray, "Chris"⇗	Pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Carroll, Robert Stanley⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Dennett, Vern Becker⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Sears, William Herschel	Bombardier	POW
T/SGT. Gillis, John James⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	KIA
T/SGT. Detrick, Albert Warren⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Leonard, Robert Alfred⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Hill, Carl Victor⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Goubeaux, Jerome John⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Cannon, Elmer Donald⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
8⇗	14 July 1943	Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Bombardier	42‑30139⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back three to four minutes after crossing the French coast at 0748 hrs due to failure of #1 engine. Sortie Report⇗
10⇗	25 July 1943	Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑3088⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR Sortie Report⇗

Every effort has been expended to ensure all information on this page is complete and accurate.
Please inform webmaster of any discrepancies or omissions by using the button below.