Gordon, Clifford McDaniel

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Gordon, Clifford McDaniel ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	18024999 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #116 dated 19 June 1944, effective 19 June 1944.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	28 March 1945
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 3 November 1920 Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #158 dated 6 August 1944. Granted a seven day convalescent furlough effective 27 August 1944 per 544th Bomb squadron Morning Report dated 27 August 1944.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Combs, William Felix⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. MacKenzie, Hugh Douglas⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Seals, Patton Briscoe⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. La Chine, Lloyd Earl⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Gordon, Clifford McDaniel	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Owen, Lorenzo Holland⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Puskas, John (NMI), Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TBD
SGT. Fadda, John Stanley⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Benson, Olin Ray⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
CPL. Flower, Merlin Lee⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
149⇗	30 June 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Montdidier, France	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
153⇗	7 July 1944	Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st B wing. Lost group in heavy clouds; tacked on to the low group of the 41st B wing and bombed with them. Sortie Report⇗
154⇗	8 July 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France	Radio Operator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Did not attack target due to mechanical failure and brought bombs back to base Sortie Report⇗
155⇗	11 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
156⇗	12 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
157⇗	13 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
158⇗	16 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗
159⇗	17 July 1944	Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France	Radio Operator	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
160⇗	18 July 1944	Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Low Squadron Lead. Ground Spare aircraft, replaced 42‑107224. Sortie Report⇗
161⇗	19 July 1944	Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
162⇗	20 July 1944	Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
163⇗	21 July 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102959⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗
165⇗	25 July 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Group. Sortie Report⇗
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, low group 41st B wing. Sortie Report⇗
177⇗	11 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France	Radio Operator	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Radio Operator	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗
180⇗	14 August 1944	Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
181⇗	16 August 1944	Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗
182⇗	18 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium	Radio Operator	43‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38213⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
189⇗	8 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38213⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
197⇗	21 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit C Wing, lead group. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
199⇗	26 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102661⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; 'too much oil, overflowed when heated.' Sortie Report⇗
200⇗	27 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
201⇗	28 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Left formation after target for unknown reasons, but returned to base. Sortie Report⇗
202⇗	30 September 1944	Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
205⇗	5 October 1944	Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8047⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
206⇗	6 October 1944	Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland	Radio Operator	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit D group deputy Squadron lead. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
207⇗	7 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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