2/Lt. Stoddard B. Gerald
338th FS - June 1944 - 25 July 1944 (Prisoner of War)
| Assigned Aircraft |
P-51D 44-13703 |
| Mission History |
Not Known |
| Mission List |
Not Known |
| Air Scores |
0-0-0 |
| Ground Scores |
0-0 |
| Notes |
Entered service from Houston, Texas. MACR No. 06847 2/Lt. George E. Funk reported: "I was flying Acorn Yellow 4. Lt. Stoddard B. Gerald was flying Acorn Blue 2. We had left Caen and were flying a heading of 100 degrees when I observed heavy flak. I started evasive action and called the flak in over the R/T as I did so. Just at this time my aircraft was hit in the tail section. As I levelled out I saw Lt. Gerald's ship which had been hit in the tail section, wing, and engine, the latter being on fire. The plane went into a dive and shortly thereafter I saw Lt. Gerald's chute open. The location was 49 degrees 10 minutes North, 0 degrees 05 minutes East." Lt. Gerald was downed near Caen, France, taken prisoner and after interrogation at Oberursel, sent to Stalag Luft III, Sagan. Nb. Photo opens in new window. Close new window to return to this page. |
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