Amory, Edward (NMI)

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Amory, Edward (NMI), "Ed" ‡ ⇗
Rank	Private First Class / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	32226989 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Special Orders #12, HQ 384th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, Utah, effective 20 January 1943.
Duty	Flexible Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	28 July 1943
Results	Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands: Plot B Row 7 Grave 5
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 19 October 1911 Appointed Corporal, per 546th Bomb Squadron morning report dated 1 March 1943. Appointed Sergeant effective 15 June 1943 per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 18 June 1943. Promoted to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #49 dated 15 July 1943.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 15165⇓ (15.832 MB)

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 8 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
1⇗	22 June 1943	Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30032⇗	Combat Mission Credit Additional non-384th crewmember, Maj G E Hagenbuch, appears on the loading list as an instructor pilot (IP). Sortie Report⇗
2⇗	25 June 1943	Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30032⇗	Combat Mission Credit Bombed primary target on wing lead. Sortie Report⇗
4⇗	28 June 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30196⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
5⇗	29 June 1943	Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30196. Sortie Report⇗
6⇗	4 July 1943	Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Le Mans, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30032⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead, Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
7⇗	10 July 1943	Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30032⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗
8⇗	14 July 1943	Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30032⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
10⇗	25 July 1943	Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30032⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron Lead. Turned back at 1443 hrs because #1 prop ran away. Sortie Report⇗
11⇗	28 July 1943	Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30032⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Disabled by enemy aircraft, crashed near Kortwoude, The Netherlands. MACR 15165 Sortie Report⇗

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