Brooker, Kenneth Seymour

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Brooker, Kenneth Seymour ‡ ⇗
Rank	Private First Class / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	15130131 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 33rd Station Complement Squadron, per Initial Overseas Roster, 33rd Station Complement Squadron dated 13 August 1943, effective 13 August 1943. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #26 - Detachment of Patients, 49th Station Hospital APO 557, effective 7 February 1944. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #102 , effective 1 June 1944.
Duty	Non-flying duty / Ball Turret Gunner
MOS	501 - Administrative and Technical Clerk
Last Duty Date	6 November 1944
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 22 May 1923 Reclassified to MOS 611 (Aerial Gunner) on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #112 dated 14 June 1944. Promoted to Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #126 dated 1 July 1944. Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #150 dated 28 July 1944. Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #159 dated 9 August 1944.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 44-07-28-518⇓ (1.079 MB)

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
143⇗	22 June 1944	Target: V-2 Storage & Launch Site Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France	Ball Turret	42‑102566⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
144⇗	22 June 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lille (Fives district), France	Ball Turret	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
145⇗	24 June 1944	Target: German Vacuum Oil Company Type: Oil Industry Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany	Ball Turret	42‑102566⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
146⇗	25 June 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France	Ball Turret	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
147⇗	27 June 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France	Ball Turret	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41st A section flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
155⇗	11 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗
156⇗	12 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97178⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
157⇗	13 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Ball Turret	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
158⇗	16 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Ball Turret	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
160⇗	18 July 1944	Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97178⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
161⇗	19 July 1944	Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany	Ball Turret	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
162⇗	20 July 1944	Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany	Ball Turret	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
163⇗	21 July 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany	Ball Turret	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
164⇗	24 July 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France	Ball Turret	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑107148⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low group deputy and hot camera ship. Turned back due to #4 supercharger failure. Right main landing gear collapsed following a hard landing. Aircraft was damaged but crew were not injured. Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97941⇗	Combat Mission Credit High composite group lead, 41st D wing. Sortie Report⇗
168⇗	31 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97941⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗
169⇗	1 August 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France	Ball Turret	42‑97941⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing Lead. Sortie Report⇗
175⇗	8 August 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France	Ball Turret	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗
178⇗	12 August 1944	Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France	Ball Turret	42‑97941⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Ball Turret	42‑97941⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗
181⇗	16 August 1944	Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97941⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗
186⇗	30 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Ball Turret	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit Gee-H ship. Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗
204⇗	3 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107148. Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Second Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
214⇗	19 October 1944	Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
216⇗	30 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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