Froeschle, Rudolph Phillip

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Froeschle, Rudolph Phillip, "Rudy" ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-680626 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #68 dated 11 August 1943, effective 11 August 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	6 September 1943
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)
Additional Information	Froeschle: 'I was BRIEFLY a member of the 384th BG 544th Squadron. I flew as copilot for James McMahon. We were shot down on the Stuttgart raid on Sept. 6th, 1943. I was a POW in Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft III and Stalag VII-A. We were liberated on May 26, 1945.'
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 773⇓ (14.589 MB) Memories of the 'Greatest Generation': A B-17 Lands in Hazen⇗ 2009 Oral History Interview⇗
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. McMahon, James Joseph⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Froeschle, Rudolph Phillip, "Rudy"	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Shackelford, Lesta Eugene⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Dinndorf, Arthur Robert⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Carr, Marcus Ernest⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Stahlhut, Robert Fred⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Tripp, John Harley⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Kemp, George James⇗	Tail Gunner	EV
S/SGT. Jessup, Schley Howard⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Savage, James Earl⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
18⇗	27 August 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France	Co-pilot	42‑5051⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
20⇗	3 September 1943	Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France	Co-pilot	42‑3041⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗
21⇗	6 September 1943	Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑3041⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Out of fuel; crashed near Metz, France. Sortie Report⇗

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