McLean, William S

Individual Personnel Data
Name	McLean, William S ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-825523
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #213 dated 28 October 1944, effective 28 October 1944.
Duty	Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	28 March 1945
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Granted a seven day operational leave of absence effective 21 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #22 dated 20 February 1945.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. McLean, William S	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Smith, Jack L⇗	Co-pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Todd, Joseph W⇗	Navigator	CT
CPL. Hunt, Harry B⇗	Nose Gunner	CT
CPL. Holzbaur, Richard C⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. Loader, Kenneth Walter⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Milkovich, John (NMI)⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Nead, Harry VanHorn, Jr⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Friend, Lynn Merle⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107083⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Co-pilot	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Pilot	43‑38616⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
225⇗	11 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Pilot	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Pilot	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Pilot	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 43‑38766. Sortie Report⇗
229⇗	25 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Pilot	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
231⇗	27 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
234⇗	2 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany	Pilot	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
236⇗	6 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
237⇗	9 December 1944	Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany	Pilot	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Pilot	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Pilot	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
241⇗	19 December 1944	Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. [N.B.: The 546th loading list for this mission does not list crews who did not take off.] Sortie Report⇗
242⇗	23 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany	Pilot	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horham due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Pilot	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit 13F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
244⇗	27 December 1944	Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany	Pilot	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Pilot	43‑38616⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Pilot	42‑97986⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Pilot	43‑38616⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Pilot	43‑38616⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Crash-landed at RAF Manston, Kent, upon return. Crew OK, but aircraft was salvaged. Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	44‑8008⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead, PFF ship. Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8211. Captain Samson Fisher was a "Medical Observer." Sortie Report⇗
267⇗	15 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Pilot	44‑8541⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗
269⇗	20 February 1945	Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Commander	44‑8668⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Pilot	44‑8668⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑8580⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron deputy and hot camera ship; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Pilot	43‑39197⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
294⇗	22 March 1945	Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany	Pilot	42‑97592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗

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