Name | Pacocha, Edward J |
Rank | Corporal / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 31349950 |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Spot Jammer |
MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 24 May 1945 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Accident Report # 45-03-19-522⇓ (4.215 MB) |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Brown, Willard A, Jr⇗ | Pilot | TR |
2nd Lt. Gray, Harold Reginald⇗ | Co-pilot | FCMEW |
2nd Lt. Silverman, Murray Carlton⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
CPL. Minter, Louis Arlington⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
CPL. DeMattei, Laurence Charles⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Volpe, Roland (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Pacocha, Edward J | Spot Jammer | CT |
CPL. Meyette, Raymond Perley⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Myers, Ben Rice, Jr⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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255⇗ | 15 January 1945 |
Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
256⇗ | 17 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38927⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
267⇗ | 15 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Spot Jammer | 43‑39019⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗ |
269⇗ | 20 February 1945 |
Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 43‑39164⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
270⇗ | 21 February 1945 |
Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 43‑39138⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
272⇗ | 23 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 43‑39164⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Ridgewell Airfield, AAF Station 167. Sortie Report⇗ |
275⇗ | 26 February 1945 |
Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 43‑39164⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
278⇗ | 1 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 43‑39164⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
279⇗ | 2 March 1945 |
Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 43‑39138⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
284⇗ | 9 March 1945 |
Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 44‑8608⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
287⇗ | 12 March 1945 |
Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8608. Sortie Report⇗ |
290⇗ | 17 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 43‑39138⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
292⇗ | 19 March 1945 |
Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 44‑6590⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned Early 41D Squadron. Returned early due to #4 engine failure; jettisoned bombs over Germany. Crashed into tree on return and aircraft was salvaged; however, there were no injuries among the crew. Sortie Report⇗ |
296⇗ | 24 March 1945 |
Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 44‑8608⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
300⇗ | 30 March 1945 |
Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard Machine Shop Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 43‑39164⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
302⇗ | 3 April 1945 |
Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 43‑39164⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
307⇗ | 9 April 1945 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 44‑8608⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
310⇗ | 14 April 1945 |
Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France |
RADAR Countermeasures | 43‑39138⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
312⇗ | 16 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 43‑39138⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
314⇗ | 19 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany |
RADAR Countermeasures | 43‑39138⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
316⇗ | 25 April 1945 |
Target: Skoda Armament Works Type: Industry Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia |
RADAR Countermeasures | 44‑8608⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |