Threet, Elmer Ellwood, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name Threet, Elmer Ellwood, Jr   ‡
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Rank Sergeant
Serial Number 38411764   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner / Flexible Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 13 April 1944
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15
DecorationsAwarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 7 January 1944 per General Orders #21, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 20 January 1944.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 26 September 1913
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #10 dated 15 January 1944.(as TREET).
  • Station 106 SO #11 dated 16 January 1944: amends last name from Treet to Threet.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 3872⇓ (36.923 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Outen, Charles Levi⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Inman, Loren Alexander⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Wood, Charles Stoddart⇗NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Welch, Gordon Michael⇗BombardierCT
S/SGT. Hitchcock, Carl Edwin⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
SGT. Bazhaw, Elbert Lee⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Threet, Elmer Ellwood, JrBall Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Wyman, Donald George⇗Flexible GunnerCT
T/SGT. LaBelle, Joseph Adrian⇗Flexible GunnerTR
SGT. Emmons, James Vincent⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 6 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
42⇗ 13 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Ball Turret 41‑24578⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Returned Early
Lead group, high Squadron deputy. Turned back ten minutes from target with bad supercharger on #2 engine.
Sortie Report⇗
43⇗ 16 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37801⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Polebrook.
Sortie Report⇗
45⇗ 22 December 1943 Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑29723⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
46⇗ 24 December 1943 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Croisette, France 		Ball Turret 42‑29688⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Sortie Report⇗
48⇗ 31 December 1943 Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship)
Type: Transportation
Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France 		Ball Turret 41‑24578⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Sortie Report⇗
49⇗ 4 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Ball Turret 41‑24578⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back because of an oxygen system failure.
Sortie Report⇗
51⇗ 7 January 1944 Target: Powerhouse
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Ball Turret 41‑24578⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
88⇗ 11 April 1944 Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97231⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
89⇗ 13 April 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97231⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down by Me-109s near Coblenz at 1320 hrs; crashed near Reichenbach, Odenwald, Germany. MACR 3872
Sortie Report⇗

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