Shinsky, Paul Francis, Sr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Shinsky, Paul Francis, "Red", Sr ‡ ⇗
Rank	Flight Officer / Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-522727 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, effective 1 February 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	26 June 1943
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Related Documents	Post Loss Document File #4⇗ 26 June 1943, Shoot-down of 42-30037⇗ Pops Story⇓ (2.496 MB)
Photos of this Veteran signing the Wing Panel	Shinsky Signing⇗
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384^th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Henderson, Lykes Shelton⇗	Pilot	POW
Flt. Ofcr. Shinsky, Paul Francis, Sr, "Red"	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Belk, Claudius Earle⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Conway, Andrew Carr, Sr⇗	Bombardier	POW
SGT. Baker, Howard Temple⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Schultz, Ivon John⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
PVT. Hemmick, Ralph Eugene, Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Price, John Maxon⇗	Tail Gunner	WIA
SGT. Lally, Joseph Aloyious⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Smith, George H (IO)⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
1⇗	22 June 1943	Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium	Co-pilot	42‑30005⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft and Crew. Replaced Witt. Landed first with wounded aboard. Sortie Report⇗
3⇗	26 June 1943	Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Co-pilot	42‑30037⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Attacked by enemy aircraft east of Caen, France; crew bailed out; aircraft crashed east of Dieppe, France. Sortie Report⇗

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