Name | Burcham, Eugene Emmons |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / Captain |
Serial Number | O-757689 |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Bombardier |
MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
Last Duty Date | 20 May 1945 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Bennett, Dewayne (NMI), "Ben"⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Spiers, Paul Robert⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Rovero, Aldo John⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Burcham, Eugene Emmons | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Perrone, Michael J⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Holland, James Alvin⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Zelazoski, Bernard Leo⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Trumbo, James Donovan⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. Wyatt, Kenneth Ainley⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
SGT. Gale, Verlin Clinton⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
89⇗ | 13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
92⇗ | 20 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Bombardier | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Wing, High Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
93⇗ | 22 April 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
101⇗ | 7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
102⇗ | 8 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
104⇗ | 9 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Thionville, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97201⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102430. Sortie Report⇗ |
105⇗ | 11 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102442⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
107⇗ | 13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland |
Bombardier | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, low group, 40th CBW. Sortie Report⇗ |
108⇗ | 15 May 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France |
Bombardier | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
109⇗ | 19 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Low Squadron Lead. Ground Spare aircraft; replaced 42‑97271. Sortie Report⇗ |
126⇗ | 5 June 1944 |
Target: Field Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: La Fosse, France |
Bombardier | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
127⇗ | 6 June 1944 |
Target: Rocket Gun Installation Type: Military Location: 'Meuvaines' (actually, 1.3 miles SE of Crépon), France |
Bombardier | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit H Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
130⇗ | 7 June 1944 |
Target: Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France |
Bombardier | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Lead. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
131⇗ | 8 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D) Type: Transportation Location: Orleans, France |
Bombardier | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Wing, Low Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
134⇗ | 13 June 1944 |
Target: Dreux Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux, France |
Bombardier | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Lead. Second Navigator: 2Lt Peterson (379th BG). Landed away at Polebrook, AAF Station 110, on return, due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
135⇗ | 14 June 1944 |
Target: Coulommiers Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Coulommiers, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Wing, High Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
139⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Bombardier | 42‑102449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
142⇗ | 21 June 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
146⇗ | 25 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead, 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
150⇗ | 4 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France |
Bombardier | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
153⇗ | 7 July 1944 |
Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead, 41st B wing. Lost group in heavy clouds; tacked on to the low group of the 41st B wing and bombed with them. Sortie Report⇗ |
159⇗ | 17 July 1944 |
Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
164⇗ | 24 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
165⇗ | 25 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France |
Bombardier | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
221⇗ | 6 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Led Squadron on bomb run. Sortie Report⇗ |
236⇗ | 6 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
242⇗ | 23 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 43‑37917. Landed away at RAF Wethersfield, Essex, due to weather. Apparently ferried to Ridgewell prior to 24 December mission. Sortie Report⇗ |
243⇗ | 24 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Took off from Ridgewell Airfield, AAF Station 167 (was unable to return to GU after prior day's mission due to weather), to lead a Squadron of the 381st BG to attack Steinbach Airfield in Germany. Sortie Report⇗ |
249⇗ | 2 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. with Lt. Col William C Sipes of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing as Air Commander. PFF & Gee-H ship. Gee-H failed prior to IP; turned over lead to high Squadron. Did not attack target because bombardier noticed, approaching the bomb release point (high Squadron leading), that they were a mile to the left of the target. Bombs were held with the intention of making another run, but the remainder of the group had dropped on the high Squadron leader. Sortie Report⇗ |
260⇗ | 23 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8211⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Group lead. Turned back over field due to mechanical failure. Sortie Report⇗ |
261⇗ | 28 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
270⇗ | 21 February 1945 |
Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8580⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
279⇗ | 2 March 1945 |
Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8580⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
287⇗ | 12 March 1945 |
Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
295⇗ | 23 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8541⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
311⇗ | 15 April 1945 |
Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France |
Bombardier | 44‑8221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
313⇗ | 17 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8789⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |