Seibert, Martin Bruce

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Seibert, Martin Bruce ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	13129205 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #80 dated 29 April 1944, effective 29 April 1944.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	19 July 1944
Results	Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 13 June 1944 per General Orders #112, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 21 June 1944.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 21 June 1924 Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #99 dated 28 May 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 7279⇓ (32.120 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Burkhard, James Albert⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Hunt, Harold Wesley⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Fabian, Casimir Charles, Jr⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Pratt, Frederick Willis, Jr⇗	Bombardier	KIA
S/SGT. Reynolds, James Warren⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
SGT. Anderson, Frank Edward⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. DeLago, Angelo Ralph⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Seibert, Martin Bruce	Tail Gunner	KIA
SGT. White, Manuel S, Jr, "Whitey"⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Wohlrab, Charles William⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 24 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
104⇗	9 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Thionville, France	Tail Gunner	42‑102442⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with #1 supercharger failure. Sortie Report⇗
105⇗	11 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97573⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
107⇗	13 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland	Tail Gunner	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
108⇗	15 May 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France	Tail Gunner	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
109⇗	19 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
110⇗	20 May 1944	Target: Orly Airport Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
114⇗	24 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group High Squadron Deputy. Unable to open malfunctioning bomb-bay doors over primary target, attacked a TOO at 53°00'N, 13°10'E. Sortie Report⇗
118⇗	28 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
119⇗	29 May 1944	Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland	Tail Gunner	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
120⇗	30 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
121⇗	31 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Colmar, France	Tail Gunner	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
123⇗	2 June 1944	Target: Four Medium Howitzer Batteries, Tactical Support Type: Military Location: Neufchatel (5 miles SE of Hardelot), France	Tail Gunner	42‑102442⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
124⇗	3 June 1944	Target: Coastal Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Le Touquet, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97309⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
125⇗	4 June 1944	Target: Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France	Tail Gunner	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
126⇗	5 June 1944	Target: Field Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: La Fosse, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97178⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
130⇗	7 June 1944	Target: Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
131⇗	8 June 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D) Type: Transportation Location: Orleans, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Wing, Low Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
133⇗	12 June 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W Type: Transportation Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
134⇗	13 June 1944	Target: Dreux Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux, France	Tail Gunner	44‑6147⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
151⇗	6 July 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France	Tail Gunner	42‑102442⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
153⇗	7 July 1944	Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107148⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group deputy, 41st B wing. Lost group in heavy clouds; returned to base. Sortie Report⇗
155⇗	11 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97178⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
157⇗	13 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
158⇗	16 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
159⇗	17 July 1944	Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group. Turned back at 0846 hrs due to #2 runaway prop. Sortie Report⇗
160⇗	18 July 1944	Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
161⇗	19 July 1944	Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97178⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Low group. Attacked by enemy aircraft immediately after bombs away; #1 engine caught fire and exploded in a puff of smoke; aircraft fell out of formation and started gliding down slowly; one enemy aircraft followed him down, firing; plane later exploded in mid-air; no chutes seen; crashed near Perchting, Germany. MACR 7279 Sortie Report⇗

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