Lokkins, Arthur Edward

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Lokkins, Arthur Edward ⇗
Rank	Flight Officer
Serial Number	T-2598
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #150 dated 28 July 1944, effective 28 July 1944.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	8 September 1944
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 20 December 1923 Graduated from Bombardier School at Deming AAF, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Class #44-02, 5 February 1944. It is unclear why Lokkins is credited with completing a combat tour of duty, having received credit for only seven missions with the 384th: perhaps he had previously flown in combat with another group (see microfilm A0641-00107). Transferred in grade to the Casual Pool, 8th AFRD, AAF Station 594 on 8 September 1944 per Squadron Morning Report.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Causa, Raymond (NMI)⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Kimberlin, Grover Jasper⇗	Co-pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Dowling, James John⇗	Navigator	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Lokkins, Arthur Edward	Bombardier	TR
S/SGT. Cortez, Jonathan Hernandez⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Siegenthaler, Robert Joseph⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Bertsch, Robert Lawrence⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Fister, Paul Dumont, Jr⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
SGT. Kreuscher, Robert Edward⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Molea, Joseph (NMI)⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 7 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
174⇗	7 August 1944	Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France	Bombardier	42‑102601⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗
176⇗	9 August 1944	Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37713⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Bombardier	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
180⇗	14 August 1944	Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
181⇗	16 August 1944	Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, lead group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97142. Sortie Report⇗
182⇗	18 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium	Bombardier	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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