Crew Roster · Personal File
John C. Rudisill
Engineer / Top Turret
S/Sgt. John C. Rudisill served as engineer on Lt. Shaw's crew, 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. He was aboard the aircraft on the 20 June 1944 mission to Genshagen (Berlin) when it went missing after sustaining flak damage.
No status annotation appears next to his name on the MACR. His next of kin was his father, Dr. William A. Rudisill, 229 Chapman Place, Elmira, New York.
Sortie Log
1 CATALOGUED SORTIE
20 JUN 1944
20 JUN 1944
The sorties 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.
8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 425
20 JUN 1944
Genshagen (Berlin industrial area)
Lt. Shaw's aircraft (030-T) was hit by flak over the target on 20 June 1944 during a mission to the Genshagen tank works in the Berlin industrial area. Engine #4 was knocked out by flak. Shaw turned the aircraft toward Sweden. When last seen by witnesses at 53°40N 14°10E at 1015 hours, the aircraft was at 18,000 feet with both engines #3 and #4 feathered. The aircraft went out of sight on that heading and did not return. The MACR was prepared by 2nd Lt. Andrew M. Pinckney, Intelligence Officer, and dated 24 June 1944. Witnesses who last sighted the aircraft were 2nd Lt. Clarence R. Stempley (O-429888) and Capt. Norman A. Roggenkamp (O-799463).
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