2/Lt. Fleming W. Suiter

338th FS - April 1943 - 29 November 1943 (Prisoner of War)

Assigned Aircraft

P-38H 42-67069
Mission History

Not Known
Mission List
55th FG Mission # Date Target
15 13 November 1943 Bremen
Air Scores

0-0-0
Ground Scores

0-0
Notes Entered service from Chesapeake, Ohio.

MACR No. 01273
Capt. Chet Patterson, Suiter's flight leader, reported:  "I was flying lead position in second flight at the time we were approximately 10 miles north of Emmen, Holland, when we met a head on attack of 30 plus enemy aircraft.  I turned right to engage the enemy, and saw four friendly aircraft behind and below being attacked.  The friendly aircraft which I identified as flown by 2nd Lt. Fleming W. Suiter, 0-743383, appeared to be shot down as he went down through the overcast.  This was the last I saw of Lt. Suiter."

Lt. Suiter was reported as a prisoner in Stalag Luft I..
Reproduced with kind permission of Mr. Robert M. Littlefield from the author's book Double Nickel - Double Trouble

20 November 1943 - Awarded the Air Medal
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