Name | Huggins, Kenneth B |
Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 17055269 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 Dated 16 April 1944, effective 16 April 1944. |
Duty | Tail Gunner |
MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 5 September 1944 |
Results | Transferred |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Rimbold, Arthur Arimese⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Martin, Gregory Leon⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Rubenstein, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Fitzgerald, James Edward⇗ | Bombardier | WIA |
S/SGT. Grieves, Bobby Vernon⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
SGT. Floyd, Thomas Samuel, "Junior"⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Moore, Lindsay Dow⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Huggins, Kenneth B | Tail Gunner | TR |
S/SGT. Brock, Henry Reuben⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
SGT. Reams, Russell Don⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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95⇗ | 25 April 1944 |
Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France |
Tail Gunner | 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 |
Tail Gunner | 42‑37974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
99⇗ | 1 May 1944 |
Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑37776⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31435, after landing. Took off again but turned back near mid-channel at 0930 hrs because he could not locate formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
100⇗ | 4 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
101⇗ | 7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
103⇗ | 8 May 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97573⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
105⇗ | 11 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Jettisoned incendiaries. Sortie Report⇗ |
107⇗ | 13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group 40th CBW. Sortie Report⇗ |
108⇗ | 15 May 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
111⇗ | 21 May 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97521⇗ |
Group B Flying Spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
113⇗ | 23 May 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
115⇗ | 25 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Sarreguemines and Blainville-sur-l'Eau, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
154⇗ | 8 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
155⇗ | 11 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
156⇗ | 12 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Scheduled as a lead group flying spare, was apparently re-assigned to #5 in the lead Squadron when Minor scrubbed. Sortie Report⇗ |
157⇗ | 13 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
158⇗ | 16 July 1944 |
Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
159⇗ | 17 July 1944 |
Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
171⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗ |