Bossinger, George Alpheus

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Bossinger, George Alpheus ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	33365644 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943.
Duty	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	26 June 1943
Results	Evaded Capture
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 20 April 1915 Ordered to attend Gunnery School at Snettisham, Norfolk, for approximately 10 days beginning on or about 30 May 1943, on SO #21 dated 30 May 1943. Students are required to bring .50 cal. Ammunition, gas mask, steel helmet, mess equipment, blankets, clothing for ten days, and draw 'PX rations' in advance. Appointed Technical Sergeant effective 15 June 1943 per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 18 June 1943.
Related Documents	Escape & Evasion Report # 174⇓ (5.102 MB) Post Loss Document File #3⇓ (0.759 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384^th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Kowalski, Ellwood David⇗	Pilot	KIFA
2nd Lt. Bell, Joseph W⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Eggers, Samuel Andrew, Jr⇗	Navigator	KIFA
2nd Lt. Murphy, Leo Ambrose⇗	Bombardier	KIFA
S/SGT. Blaise, Jean LeRoy⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	KIFA
S/SGT. Bossinger, George Alpheus	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	EV
SGT. Penick, Eugene Walker⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Majors, Hugh David⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
SGT. Hardin, David Jackson⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. McKnight, Harry Alvin⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
3⇗	26 June 1943	Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑30048⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Attacked by enemy aircraft; crashed near Laon, France. No MACR. This aircraft was repaired and flown by the Luftwaffe. Sortie Report⇗

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