Duro, Victor Henry

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Duro, Victor Henry ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Private
Serial Number	33187101 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 3 September 1943, effective 3 September 1943. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #22, effective 1 February 1944.
Duty	Ball Turret Gunner / Radio Operator / Gunner
Last Duty Date	16 April 1944
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 2 September 1920 Rank reduced to Private on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #37 dated 24 February 1944. Transferred on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Williams, Walter Gordon⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Candler, Belford Bruce⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Abele, Carl William⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Breen, Thomas Carroll, Jr⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Hanrahan, Thomas Patrick⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
T/SGT. Bush, Clyde Thomas⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Duro, Victor Henry	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Wickline, Albert John⇗	Tail Gunner	EV
S/SGT. Deese, James William⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Henneberry, Michael Raymond⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Crew History

V. H. Duro was replaced by W. R. Gennette prior to their first mission flown (27 Sep 43). Bush missed the first mission because he was sick in quarters (22-30 September, per Morning Report).

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 10 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
28⇗	4 October 1943	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Radio Operator	41‑24560⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
--⇗	30 October 1943	Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑3429⇗	Maj. Gilmore Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Radio Operator	42‑37828⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Lissett, Yorkshire. Sortie Report⇗
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑3429⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
49⇗	4 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
50⇗	5 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37924⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑3441⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron, Lead Group. Landed away at RAF Boreham, Essex, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31166⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37792⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1010 hrs because engineer was knocked out while fixing the ball turret; when azimuth power switch was released, it caused the turret to swing around and hit the engineer in the head; he was taken to Thrapston Hospital for observation. Sortie Report⇗

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