Name | Cawthon, William Hilton ‡ |
Rank | Corporal / Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 34768144 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #243 dated 11 December 1944, effective 11 December 1944. |
Duty | Radio Operator / Gunner |
MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
Last Duty Date | 16 April 1945 |
Results | Flying Combat Missions At End Of War |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Accident Report # 45-03-16-523⇓ (3.493 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Barrier, Robert Edgar⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Bragg, Weldon Carey⇗ | Co-pilot | WNC |
2nd Lt. Cherry, Joseph H⇗ | Navigator | FCMEW |
Flt. Ofcr. Schumer, Gerald (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | WIA |
CPL. Cawthon, William Hilton | Radio Operator / Gunner | FCMEW |
CPL. Barnes, Lawrence Valentine, Jr⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TBD |
CPL. Asby, Sidney Lee, Jr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Matthews, Frederick Donald⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Plont, George John⇗ | Flexible Gunner | FCMEW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
245⇗ | 28 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
246⇗ | 30 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
247⇗ | 31 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
248⇗ | 1 January 1945 |
Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Left formation over friendly territory and crash-landed near Okegem, Belgium, with battle damage. Seven crewmembers had bailed out and the pilot and co-pilot landed the aircraft in a field. Sortie Report⇗ |
252⇗ | 7 January 1945 |
Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
253⇗ | 8 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
254⇗ | 10 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
255⇗ | 15 January 1945 |
Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
256⇗ | 17 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
258⇗ | 21 January 1945 |
Target: Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
259⇗ | 22 January 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
262⇗ | 29 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Siegen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑39060⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
263⇗ | 1 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
264⇗ | 3 February 1945 |
Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Waist Gunner wounded. Sortie Report⇗ |
265⇗ | 9 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑6909⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
267⇗ | 15 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Bassingbourn AIrfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗ |
270⇗ | 21 February 1945 |
Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑6909⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
271⇗ | 22 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑6909⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
272⇗ | 23 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑39203⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
274⇗ | 25 February 1945 |
Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑39203⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
275⇗ | 26 February 1945 |
Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑39203⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
276⇗ | 27 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
280⇗ | 3 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑39060⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
285⇗ | 10 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
-- | 16 March 1945 |
None Non-combat sortie |
Radio Operator | 42‑37822⇗ |
Right main landing gear collapsed after a hard landing at RAF Ringway. There were no injuries to personnel. Sortie Report⇗ |
299⇗ | 28 March 1945 |
Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron lead Sortie Report⇗ |
307⇗ | 9 April 1945 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
310⇗ | 14 April 1945 |
Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France |
Radio Operator | 44‑8665⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lt. Walker, Low Squadron Lead Sortie Report⇗ |
312⇗ | 16 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Col. Milton flew mission as 'Cowboy Scouter'. Sortie Report⇗ |