Crofford, Milton (NMI)

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Crofford, Milton (NMI) ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Private
Serial Number	12193226 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 29 March 1944, effective 28 March 1944.
Duty	Flexible Gunner / Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	5 September 1944
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 29 November 1924 Duty to Sick in Quarters - Morning Report 13 April 1944 Sick in Quarters to Duty - Morning Report 16 April 1944. Attached to the 1140th Military Police Company for rations, quarters and administration per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #150 dated 28 July 1944. Relieved from attachment to the 1140th Military Police Company for rations, quarters and administration per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #158 dated 6 August 1944. Transferred in grade to the Casual Pool, 8th AFRD, AAF Station 594 on 5 September 1944 per Squadron Morning Report.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 8 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
95⇗	25 April 1944	Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
103⇗	8 May 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102617⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
107⇗	13 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland	Tail Gunner	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group, 40th CBW. Sortie Report⇗
110⇗	20 May 1944	Target: Orly Airport Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
111⇗	21 May 1944	Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Group B Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
118⇗	28 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying Spare Aircraft. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
131⇗	8 June 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D) Type: Transportation Location: Orleans, France	Tail Gunner	42‑102959⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Wing. Sortie Report⇗
160⇗	18 July 1944	Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗

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