(B. Littlefield)
1/Lt. Vernie B. Greenamyre
(B. Littlefield)
1/Lt. Vernie B. Greenamyre
38th FS - 13 February 1944 - 16 June 1944 (Prisoner of War)
| Assigned Aircraft |
P-38J CG- "Margie Dwaine" (F. Birtciel) |
| Mission History |
48 missions |
| Mission List |
Not Known |
| Air Scores | 0-0-0 |
| Ground Scores | 0-0 |
| Notes | Born in Brunswick, Nebraska on 17th March 1921 Known as 'Doc' ASN - 0-1541910 13 February 1944 - Joined the 38th Fighter Squadron March 1944 - Awarded the Air Medal April 1944 - Awarded first Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal 13 May 1944 - Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant 29 May 1944 - Appointed Assistant Operations Officer May 1944 - Awarded second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal May 1944 - Awarded third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal 16 June 1944 - Hit by flak near Amiens and made prisoner of war (MACR No. 05940) whilst flying P-38J no. 43-28423 1/Lt. Robert A. Rosenburgh reported: "I was flying White number three in Hellcat squadron on a bombing mission to France. Due to the weather conditions we were unable to bomb our primary target so we proceeded to pick out targets of opportunity. We found a road with a tank and truck convoy on it which we proceeded to bomb and strafe. As I pulled up from my bomb run and turned to the right I saw Lt. Greenamyre's plane pouring smoke from the right engine, and then burst into flame. He at once put the plane in a slight dive and the flame seemed to disappear, but smoke continued to pour out. At about one thousand feet he left the plane, his parachute opened and I saw him hit the ground." |
| Memories | Vernie Greenamyre tells his short story: "I was shot down on my 48th mission in a P-38 while strafing and skip bombing ahead of the invasion troops on 16 June 1944. I was a member of Center Compound, Stalag III and released from Moosburg, Stalag VII (A)." |
| 25th February 1944 - Encounter Report |