Bowman, Harold Horace

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Bowman, Harold Horace ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-778706
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #8 dated 9 January 1945, effective 9 January 1945.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	16 April 1945
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 28 June 1920 Promoted to First Lieutenant effective 13 April 1945 per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 18 April 1945.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Patterson, Nelton Dreward⇗	Pilot	FCMEW
2nd Lt. Bowman, Harold Horace	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Nicholson, Louis T⇗	Navigator	FCMEW
CPL. Alderman, Robert Arthur, "Hoggy"⇗	Togglier	FCMEW
CPL. Ritter, Martin Mayhon, Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Moriarty, Ernest Condit, Jr⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Fickling, Forrest Ellison⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Yetter, William H⇗	Tail Gunner	FCMEW
S/SGT. Kalinoski, Frank F⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
260⇗	23 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at North Pickenham Airfield, AAF Station 143. Sortie Report⇗
261⇗	28 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6514⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, Flying Spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
266⇗	14 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit May have flown with another group. Sortie Report⇗
268⇗	19 February 1945	Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
269⇗	20 February 1945	Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
270⇗	21 February 1945	Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
271⇗	22 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
272⇗	23 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Boxted Airfield, AAF Station 150. Sortie Report⇗
277⇗	28 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
285⇗	10 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
286⇗	11 March 1945	Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6898⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6514⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
293⇗	20 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
294⇗	22 March 1945	Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany	Pilot	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Released bombs late. Dropped out of formation about 15 minutes after leaving German coast on the return, apparently due to #2 engine problem, but made it back to base. Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Pilot	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
297⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Twente Enschede Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands	Pilot	42‑97986⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Pilot	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
302⇗	3 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany	Pilot	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
303⇗	4 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany	Pilot	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
304⇗	5 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany	Pilot	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
305⇗	6 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany	Pilot	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
307⇗	9 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany	Pilot	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
308⇗	10 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Pilot	44‑8679⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
309⇗	11 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
310⇗	14 April 1945	Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France	Pilot	44‑6514⇗	Combat Mission Credit Appeared to release bombs somewhat late. Sortie Report⇗
311⇗	15 April 1945	Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France	Pilot	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
312⇗	16 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany	Pilot	44‑8679⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑97309. Sortie Report⇗

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