Name | Cates, Clay Franklin |
Rank | Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 37217423 |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Flexible Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 4 January 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. Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Pulliam, Lyle James⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Colarusso, Alfred James⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Austin, Raymond Lee, Jr⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
PVT. Stahl, Bruce Warren⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | WIA |
S/SGT. Jakway, James Allen⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Mason, Covert Nathan⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Cleland, Deston Kenneth, "Duke"⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. LaSalle, Angelo Aloysius⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
SGT. Cates, Clay Franklin | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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41⇗ | 11 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31274⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
44⇗ | 20 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 41‑24560⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
47⇗ | 30 December 1943 |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Briefed to fly in high Squadron of composite group, flew #7 of lead Squadron of 379th BG, landed away at Alconbury due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
49⇗ | 4 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29651⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
55⇗ | 29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31346⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Dropped fifty parcels of nickles (propaganda pamphlets) plus 6x500 GP on target. Sortie Report⇗ |
57⇗ | 3 February 1944 |
Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
58⇗ | 4 February 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37848⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Turned back at 1044 just off The Naze because #2 and #3 engines were smoking and the gas mixture was set too rich. Sortie Report⇗ |
61⇗ | 8 February 1944 |
Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High squadron. Landed away at RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
63⇗ | 20 February 1944 |
Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29809⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
64⇗ | 21 February 1944 |
Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37789⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1345 hrs due to runaway #2 supercharger. Sortie Report⇗ |
66⇗ | 24 February 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 41‑24560⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
67⇗ | 25 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37789⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
68⇗ | 28 February 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37789⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
69⇗ | 2 March 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37789⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1010 hrs when #2 supercharger ran away at altitude and could not be controlled until below 1,500'. Sortie Report⇗ |
70⇗ | 3 March 1944 |
Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37885⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because oil pressure dropped on #3 engine, requiring it to be feathered immediately. Sortie Report⇗ |
71⇗ | 4 March 1944 |
Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
72⇗ | 6 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37785⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1117 hrs because #3 supercharger ran away and could not be controlled. Sortie Report⇗ |
74⇗ | 9 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31495⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
77⇗ | 19 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97136⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
78⇗ | 20 March 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97136⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
79⇗ | 22 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97136⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
81⇗ | 24 March 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97136⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
82⇗ | 26 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97136⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97136⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 94 Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
85⇗ | 29 March 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97136⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97136⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
87⇗ | 10 April 1944 |
Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97136⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
92⇗ | 20 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Wing, High Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
93⇗ | 22 April 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
96⇗ | 27 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
97⇗ | 27 April 1944 |
Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102442⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
179⇗ | 13 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
181⇗ | 16 August 1944 |
Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
185⇗ | 26 August 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 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 |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Gee-H ship. Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
187⇗ | 3 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF ship. Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Deputy lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
207⇗ | 7 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
208⇗ | 9 October 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Second Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
212⇗ | 17 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
214⇗ | 19 October 1944 |
Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
220⇗ | 5 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
222⇗ | 8 November 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
223⇗ | 9 November 1944 |
Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
226⇗ | 16 November 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 43‑37917. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
227⇗ | 20 November 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, 41st Bomb Wing D group. Sortie Report⇗ |
228⇗ | 23 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
229⇗ | 25 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38678⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
234⇗ | 2 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
235⇗ | 4 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
239⇗ | 12 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
241⇗ | 19 December 1944 |
Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38262⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. Sortie Report⇗ |
242⇗ | 23 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 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⇗ |