McCulley, George Dewey

Individual Personnel Data
Name	McCulley, George Dewey ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	34190111 ‡
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	Flexible Gunner / Tail Gunner
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	25 July 1943
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 25 July 1943 per General Orders #22, Department of the Air Force dated 17 April 1956.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 18 March 1918 Appointed Staff Sergeant effective 1 May 1943 per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 1 May 1943.
Related Documents	Post Loss Document File #10⇗
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384^th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Way, John Richard⇗	Pilot	MIA
2nd Lt. Harvey, Walter Lewis, "Bill, Big Dog"⇗	Co-pilot	EV
2nd Lt. Sherrer, Richard P⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Corrigan, Thomas Joseph⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Gadomski, Edmund Stephen⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Hill, William Charles, Jr⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Feagin, William Raymond, "Red"⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Dodge, Raymond Earl⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA
SGT. McCulley, George Dewey	Flexible Gunner	POW
S/SGT. O'Connell, Charles D⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
8⇗	14 July 1943	Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30039⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron deputy. Turned back at 0715 hrs over Channel because aircraft could not stay in formation - it felt 'sluggish.' Sortie Report⇗
9⇗	24 July 1943	Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
10⇗	25 July 1943	Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29670⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR Sortie Report⇗

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