Pinson, William T

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Pinson, William T ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-672192
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #65 dated 25 March 1945, effective 25 March 1945.
Duty	Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	Flying Combat Missions At End Of War
Additional Information	Promoted from 2LT to 1LT per HQ 8th Air Force Special Orders #152 dated 1 June 1945. Granted a seven (7) day leave of absence plus two (2) days travel time on or about 22 December 1945 to visit the Martinez Hotel, Cannes, France on AAF station 195 Special Orders #107 dated 18 December 1945.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Pinson, William T	Pilot	FCMEW
Flt. Ofcr. Miller, Bernard William⇗	Co-pilot	FCMEW
2nd Lt. Huebsch, Adolph Robert, Jr, "Dutch"⇗	Navigator	FCMEW
2nd Lt. Ilsley, Charles Joseph⇗	Bombardier	TR
CPL. Gapczynski, Alvin Alexander⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
SGT. Rose, Arthur Laverne⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	FCMEW
PVT. Logan, Harry R⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Pietroforte, William Frank⇗	Tail Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Pittman, Lehman G⇗	Flexible Gunner	TBD

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 8 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
307⇗	9 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany	Pilot	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
308⇗	10 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Pilot	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 43‑38678. High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
309⇗	11 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany	Pilot	43‑39236⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
310⇗	14 April 1945	Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France	Pilot	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
311⇗	15 April 1945	Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France	Pilot	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
312⇗	16 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
313⇗	17 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Pilot	44‑6898⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
315⇗	20 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany	Pilot	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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