Name | Finley, Carl Eugene |
Rank | Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 38414266 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #132 dated 8 July 1944, effective 8 July 1944. |
Duty | Radio Operator / Gunner |
MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
Last Duty Date | 6 January 1945 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Additional Information |
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CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Davis, L K (IO), Jr⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Somers, James Lowell⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Stutman, William Nathaniel⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Fitzpatrick, James Leo⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Finley, Carl Eugene | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Sandidge, Robert Magnus⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
PFC. Romeo, Reno (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Kaloc, Edward Thomas⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Chacho, Albert John⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Peckerar, Irvin Milton⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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161⇗ | 19 July 1944 |
Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
162⇗ | 20 July 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
163⇗ | 21 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
164⇗ | 24 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France |
Radio Operator | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
165⇗ | 25 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
166⇗ | 28 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
168⇗ | 31 July 1944 |
Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
169⇗ | 1 August 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑102601⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
170⇗ | 3 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit H Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
171⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
173⇗ | 5 August 1944 |
Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
175⇗ | 8 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑97948⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
178⇗ | 12 August 1944 |
Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
Radio Operator | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Radio Operator | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit D Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. PFF ship. On bomb run was forced to maneuver out from under high group, and therefore had to make a second run. By that time the target was no longer visible, then the PFF equipment failed so the group dropped on the wing lead's smoke marker, with poor results. Sortie Report⇗ |
201⇗ | 28 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF ship. Landed away in Brussels due to flak damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38588⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
206⇗ | 6 October 1944 |
Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland |
Radio Operator | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit A group. Returned one 500# bomb. Sortie Report⇗ |
208⇗ | 9 October 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
211⇗ | 15 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38616⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
212⇗ | 17 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38616⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
215⇗ | 25 October 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Gee-H ship. Gee-H equipment failed on the bomb run, so group lead resumed control. Sortie Report⇗ |
221⇗ | 6 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
226⇗ | 16 November 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF & Gee-H ship; group lead, 41st Bomb Wing A group. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
231⇗ | 27 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
235⇗ | 4 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑8221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed away at Boxted due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
243⇗ | 24 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38616⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Landed away at Ridgewell Airfield, AAF Station 167, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
244⇗ | 27 December 1944 |
Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38616⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron: division deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
246⇗ | 30 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |