Gordon, Norman Hirsch

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Gordon, Norman Hirsch ‡ ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	36819163 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #144 dated 22 July 1944, effective 22 July 1944.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	26 August 1944
Results	Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands: Plot A Row 5 Grave 11
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 21 January 1925 His crewmates reported that he bailed out and landed safely, but was shot and killed by SS troops. Their descriptions varied somewhat, and can be read in the MACR. Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #149 dated 27 July 1944. Promoted to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #163 dated 14 August 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 8466⇓ (25.908 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Rainey, Harry Wesley, Jr⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Rowe, J Z (IO)⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Francis, Charles Dean, III⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Kendall, Walter Selium, Jr⇗	Bombardier	POW
SGT. Sturdivant, Donald Barrett⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Evans, Jack Clifton⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
CPL. Mosier, Richard Nelson⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
CPL. Gordon, Norman Hirsch	Tail Gunner	KIA
SGT. Knowlton, Alfred Bachelor⇗	Flexible Gunner	EV
PFC. Thornhill, John Grover⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 7 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
169⇗	1 August 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, High Squadron. Dropped bombs early. Sortie Report⇗
170⇗	3 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit I Group Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗
171⇗	4 August 1944	Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
173⇗	5 August 1944	Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37788⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
177⇗	11 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
178⇗	12 August 1944	Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France	Tail Gunner	43‑37990⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
181⇗	16 August 1944	Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6080⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Lead group. At 1228 hrs, shortly after leaving target, aircraft observed feathering #4 engine and dropped down very rapidly, falling behind, but under control; crashed near the Oldebroek army training area, Wezep, The Netherlands. MACR 8466 Sortie Report⇗

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