Name | Johns, Dwight LaReuel |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-723536 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #173 dated 29 August 1944, effective 29 August 1944. |
Duty | Navigator |
MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
Last Duty Date | 28 January 1945 |
Results | Transferred |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph, "Joe"⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Chamberlin, Myron⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Johns, Dwight LaReuel | Navigator | TR |
2nd Lt. Hammond, Jerrold Eugene⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
SGT. Fordham, Howard Calvert⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. McKinney, Roy Willard⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Bauer, Lawrence Martin⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. Ortiz, Ralph Gregory⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
CPL. Stevens, Sam Stanley⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97263⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6080⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑31222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
201⇗ | 28 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑37990⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
202⇗ | 30 September 1944 |
Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
203⇗ | 2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
208⇗ | 9 October 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6105⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37822⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off First Squadron. Aborted due to defective manifold pressure in #3 engine. Sortie Report⇗ |
210⇗ | 14 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
211⇗ | 15 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97263⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
212⇗ | 17 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38757. Sortie Report⇗ |
213⇗ | 18 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
215⇗ | 25 October 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38752⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
218⇗ | 2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6105⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
224⇗ | 10 November 1944 |
Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron Deputy. Gee-H ship. Landed away at Brussels, Belgium, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
226⇗ | 16 November 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Loaned to the 401st BG for today's mission. Manned by 401st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. Sortie Report⇗ |
227⇗ | 20 November 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Gee-H ship; low Squadron deputy, 41st Bomb Wing C group. Sortie Report⇗ |
235⇗ | 4 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Loaned to the 398th BG for today's mission. Manned by 398th personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. Sortie Report⇗ |
238⇗ | 11 December 1944 |
Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead D Group. PFF & Gee-H ship. Because the group leader did not climb over clouds at French coast, this Squadron continued on its own to the IP and target, attacking by Gee-H. Sortie Report⇗ |
244⇗ | 27 December 1944 |
Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38262⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Assumed lead at IP for Gee-H bomb run, but equipment failed 2/3 of the way to the target; relinquished lead to Squadron leader. Sortie Report⇗ |
247⇗ | 31 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Division lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Led a normal Gee-H bombing run with the low Squadron releasing on the lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
253⇗ | 8 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF & Gee-H ship. Loaned to the 92nd BG with Gee-H navigator; remaining unidentified crew provided by 92nd BG. Bombed 92nd assigned primary target. Sortie Report⇗ |
260⇗ | 23 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Gee-H Navigator | 44‑8211⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Group lead. Turned back over field due to mechanical failure. Sortie Report⇗ |
261⇗ | 28 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Gee-H Navigator | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |