Adair, Luther Ewell, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Adair, Luther Ewell, Jr ‡ ⇗
Rank	Flight Officer
Serial Number	T-277 ‡
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	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
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 26 June 1943 per General Orders #27, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 8 October 1945.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 4 October 1921
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 15567⇓ (0.525 MB)

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384^th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
Flt. Ofcr. Cuddeback, Thomas Augusta⇗	Pilot	POW
Flt. Ofcr. Adair, Luther Ewell, Jr	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Singer, George Robert⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Dillon, James Francis, Jr, "Bud"⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Fink, Philip James⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	EV
S/SGT. Suchy, Albert Leonard⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Bessey, Edward Thomas⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
SGT. Bonar, Buryl Kenneth, "Buck"⇗	Flexible Gunner	TBD
S/SGT. Riley, John H⇗	Flexible Gunner	TBD
S/SGT. Schmid, Charles E⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

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	Co-pilot	42‑3188⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Initially attacked east of Caen, France, by enemy aircraft; lost altitude rapidly; crashed in La Chapelle-Hareng, France. MACR 15567 Sortie Report⇗

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