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Belcher, Marvin Alford

Individual Personnel Data
Name Belcher, Marvin Alford   
Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 39420896   
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #26 dated 2 February 1945, effective 2 February 1945.
  • Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report (Paragraph 3, Special Orders #176, 1st Air Division) - to 34th Bomb Group, effective 28 June 1945.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 28 June 1945
Results Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 3 September 1925
  • Promoted to Sergeant effective 11 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated 11 February 1945.
  • Reclassified from MOS to MOS 612 effective 16 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #58 dated 16 March 1945.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 9 April 1945 Per AAF station 106 Special Orders #76 dated 9 April 1945.
Photos of this Veteran signing the Wing PanelBelcher Signing
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album




Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Wilson, Robert LPilotCT
Flt. Ofcr. White, Clinton GregoryCo-pilotCT
Flt. Ofcr. Schempp, George ChristianNavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Forristal, John JosephBombardierTR
CPL. Smith, George B, JrRadio Operator / GunnerTBD
PVT. Krug, John C, JrEngineer / Top Turret GunnerTBD
CPL. Belcher, Marvin AlfordBall Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Nighswonger, Clyde EldonTail GunnerCT
CPL. Wehner, Charles JacobFlexible GunnerTBD

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 26 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
267 15 February 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑38016 Did not take off because bad weather halted flight operations.
Sortie Report
268 19 February 1945 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑38974 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
270 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑39164 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Returned to base due to a broken oxygen line at co-pilot position.
Sortie Report
271 22 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ülzen, Germany
Ball Turret 44‑6892 Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
277 28 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hagen, Germany
Ball Turret 44‑8679 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report
278 1 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑38974 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
279 2 March 1945 Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Rositz, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑38062 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
281 4 March 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ulm, Germany
Ball Turret 42‑37822 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
283 8 March 1945 Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant'
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Essen, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑38801 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
284 9 March 1945 Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works
Type: Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany
Ball Turret 44‑8608 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
285 10 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Schwerte, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑39138 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
286 11 March 1945 Target: Vacuum Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bremen, Germany
Ball Turret 42‑107148 Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑37822.
Sortie Report
287 12 March 1945 Target: Railway Center
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑38800 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report
289 15 March 1945 Target: Army HQ
Type: Military
Location: Zossen, Germany
Ball Turret 42‑97824 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
High Squadron.
Sortie Report
290 17 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany
Ball Turret 43‑38062 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
291 18 March 1945 Target: Schlesischer Railway Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany
Ball Turret 44‑6892 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
292 19 March 1945 Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany
Ball Turret 44‑6476 Combat Mission Credit
41D Squadron. Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel; crew remained at Manston overnight.
Sortie Report
294 22 March 1945 Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E
Type: Military
Location: Westerholt, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑38801 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
295 23 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑39164 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
296 24 March 1945 Target: Vechta Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vechta, Germany
Ball Turret 44‑8608 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
299 28 March 1945 Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works
Type: Industry
Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany
Ball Turret 44‑6892 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
300 30 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard
Machine Shop
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑37917 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report
301 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Ball Turret 44‑6909 Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38501 .
Sortie Report
302 3 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Kiel, Germany
Ball Turret 42‑97824 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
304 5 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑39138 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
305 6 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary)
Type: Transportation
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑39138 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy.
Sortie Report
309 11 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑39138 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
312 16 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Regensburg, Germany
Ball Turret 42‑102661 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
316 25 April 1945 Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Ball Turret 44‑8945 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron Deputy and Hot Camera ship.
Sortie Report

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