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Kobes, Eugene Paul

Individual Personnel Data
Name Kobes, Eugene Paul   ‡
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Rank Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number O-685508   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #145 dated 16 November 1943, effective 16 November 1943.
Duty Navigator
MOS1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date 2 July 1944
Results Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Coombe House Hotel, Semley Dorsey on or about 24 March 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #54 dated 21 March 1944.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Decker, Charles Edgar⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Maahs, Robert Edward⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Kobes, Eugene PaulNavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Barber, Ruffin Frank⇗BombardierCT
S/SGT. Blocksidge, Charles Russell⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
S/SGT. O'Cain, Billy Eklund⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Reedy, Delbert Rudolph⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Smith, William Henry, Jr⇗Tail GunnerCT
SGT. Bratko, John (NMI)⇗Flexible GunnerCT
SGT. Rubinson, Harold David⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
41⇗ 11 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany 		Navigator 42‑29723⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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42⇗ 13 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑31045⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group.
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43⇗ 16 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑31045⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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46⇗ 24 December 1943 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Croisette, France 		Navigator 42‑30026⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Composite group, low Squadron lead,
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48⇗ 31 December 1943 Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship)
Type: Transportation
Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France 		Navigator 42‑37776⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Molesworth; bombs jettisoned.
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50⇗ 5 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Navigator 42‑31045⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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54⇗ 21 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France 		Navigator 42‑37848⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group Lead.
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75⇗ 16 March 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Squadron deputy, low Squadron, composite high group, 41st composite combat wing.
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76⇗ 18 March 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑31211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead, lead group, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing.
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77⇗ 19 March 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Wizernes, France 		Navigator 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
86⇗ 9 April 1944 Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Marienburg, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group deputy.
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89⇗ 13 April 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Navigator 42‑38014⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High Squadron lead; turned back at 1228 hrs (after entering enemy territory) because #3 engine was losing oil and the prop had to be feathered.
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90⇗ 18 April 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Navigator 42‑38014⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead.
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91⇗ 19 April 1944 Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany 		Navigator 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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94⇗ 24 April 1944 Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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95⇗ 25 April 1944 Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Metz, France 		Navigator 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
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96⇗ 27 April 1944 Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France 		Navigator 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
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98⇗ 29 April 1944 Target: Industrial District
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead.
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99⇗ 1 May 1944 Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France 		Navigator 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing Deputy.
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100⇗ 4 May 1944 Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Navigator 42‑31211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead, lead group, 41st CBW.
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101⇗ 7 May 1944 Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97139⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High Squadron lead, low group. Turned back due to crew illness;
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102⇗ 8 May 1944 Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97263⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead.
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104⇗ 9 May 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Thionville, France 		Navigator 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy.
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105⇗ 11 May 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97273⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group, Low Squadron Lead.
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106⇗ 12 May 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Navigator 42‑38014⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group lead.
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109⇗ 19 May 1944 Target: Unidentified Industrial Area
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Navigator 42‑38014⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group Lead.
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114⇗ 24 May 1944 Target: Unidentified Military Installations
Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Navigator 42‑38014⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group Lead.
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122⇗ 2 June 1944 Target: Gun Battery with six 155mm guns, Tactical Support
Type: Military
Location: Hardelot (5 miles S of Boulogne), France 		Navigator 42‑97574⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group Lead. PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members supplied by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105.
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128⇗ 6 June 1944 Target: Two Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Caen, France 		Navigator 42‑38014⇗ Combat Mission Credit
J Squadron Lead.
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131⇗ 8 June 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D)
Type: Transportation
Location: Orleans, France 		Navigator 42‑38014⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41D Group, Group Lead. Bombed Primary Target.
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132⇗ 10 June 1944 Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nantes & Vannes, France 		Navigator 42‑102449⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group, Group Lead.
Sortie Report⇗

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