Sulser, James David, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Sulser, James David, Jr ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-710343 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 11 May 1944, effective 11 May 1944.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	24 May 1944
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 24 May 1944 per General Orders #13, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 1945-08-18.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 17 May 1917
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 5268⇓ (96.798 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Vogt, Jean Deveau, "Gene"⇗	Co-pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Sulser, James David, Jr	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Eisenach, Ralph Eugene⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. McClanahan, John Howard, Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
SGT. Holt, Alfred Irwin⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	EV
SGT. Larocca, Frank (NMI)⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Harris, Thomas James⇗	Tail Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Marshall, Sylvester Joseph⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
SGT. Witherspoon, Elmer Stanley⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
113⇗	23 May 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Navigator	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Sortie Report⇗
114⇗	24 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑31364⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Lead Group. Hit by flak after bombs-away, crashed in Herzberg, Germany (12 km SSE of Neuruppin). MACR 5268 Sortie Report⇗

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