Supports 6 facts
Escape and Evasion Report 462
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Escape and Evasion Reports
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
2d Lt. Sigmund Spritz (ASN O-682256) served as navigator aboard the aircraft on the 7 January 1944 mission to Ludwigshafen. The crew was flying with Fruth, who was an extra gunner not assigned to this crew.
Spritz's status following the bail-out was listed as MIA. He was captured after the bail-out and became a prisoner of war.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Position
Navigator
Serial Number
O-682256
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 07 Jan 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 178
07 Jan 1944
Ludwigshafen
“Buckeye”
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Supports 6 facts
Missing Air Crew Report 2368
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Missing Air Crew Reports
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record