Houston, Samuel Vance

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Houston, Samuel Vance ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	18122067 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943. Transferred to the Casual Pool, 8th Air Force Replacement Depot, AAF Station 594, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report, effective 19 August 1944.
Duty	Ball Turret Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	19 August 1944
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 19 September 1918 Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #29 dated 12 February 1944. From Duty to Convalescent Furlough for seven days per 544th Squadron Morning Report 29 April 1944. From seven days Convalescent Furlough to Duty per 544th Squadron Morning Report 1944. From Duty to Absent Sick (Line of Duty LD) 303rd Station Hospital, Thrapston per 544th Squadron Morning Report 4 May 1944. From absent sick (LD) 303rd Station Hospital Thrapston to absent sick (NLD [Not Line of Duty] AR 35-1440 Effective 28 May 1944) 49th Station Hospital, Diddington per 544th Squadron Morning report 30 May 1944. Assigned & Joined from Casual Pool, 12th RCD, AAF Station 591, effective 1 July 1944 (Joined 1800, 5th) per 544th Squadron Morning Report 8 July 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Goller, Theodore (NMI), Jr⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Geary, James Eugene⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Brown, James Jefferson⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Cittadini, Joseph Lloyd George⇗	Navigator	POW
S/SGT. Bier, Irvin Louis⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Reed, Clarence Eugene⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Houston, Samuel Vance	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Walton, Horace Murphy⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
SGT. Howell, Roy Foster⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
SGT. Way, Arthur Harold⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 31 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Ball Turret	41‑24560⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Ball Turret	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31495⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Flying Spare. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31495⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑39809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37885⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31495⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
68⇗	28 February 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Ball Turret	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. 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	Ball Turret	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31495⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with supercharger trouble. Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3440. Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31364⇗	Combat Mission Credit Jettisoned bombs at 1130 hrs when aircraft was hit by bombs from Ledbetter aircraft 42‑37801 (MIA); bombs knocked out #2 engine and forced the jettisoning of bombs. Sortie Report⇗
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37789⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
77⇗	19 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France	Ball Turret	42‑37789⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31495⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31495⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
82⇗	26 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France	Ball Turret	42‑3429⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Ball Turret	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit 94 Group. Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit Joined 41st Composite Combat Wing A and bombed their primary target. Sortie Report⇗
87⇗	10 April 1944	Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium	Ball Turret	42‑31235⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
93⇗	22 April 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
94⇗	24 April 1944	Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37789. Sortie Report⇗
95⇗	25 April 1944	Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France	Ball Turret	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Pershore, Worcestershire, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
97⇗	27 April 1944	Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Ball Turret	42‑107083⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
159⇗	17 July 1944	Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France	Ball Turret	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
160⇗	18 July 1944	Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany	Ball Turret	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
161⇗	19 July 1944	Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑102959⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗
162⇗	20 July 1944	Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑102959⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Ball Turret	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	Ball Turret	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗

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