Means, Bert George

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Means, Bert George ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-2068038
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #247 dated 16 December 1944, effective 16 December 1944. Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #75, effective 8 April 1945. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report (Paragraph 3, Special Orders #176,1st Air Division) - to 385th Bomb Group, effective 28 June 1945.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	28 June 1945
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 22 August 1922 Graduated from Bombardier School at San Angelo AAF, San Angelo, Texas, Class #44-11, 12 August 1944. Promoted from 2LT to 1LT per HQ 8th Air Force Special Orders #152 dated 1 June 1945.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Peterson, Calvin James, "Pete"⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Voiland, Eugene E⇗	Co-pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Rouse, Roscoe (NMI)⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Means, Bert George	Bombardier	TR
CPL. Magilson, Raymond Howard, Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TBD
CPL. Harting, Lester Elias⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Biedrzycki, Theodore (NMI)⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Kitzmiller, Richard Gorgas⇗	Tail Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Eastell, Harry Theodore⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 19 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Bombardier	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Bombardier	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Bombardier	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Landed away at Chelveston on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Togglier	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Cheddington Airfield, AAF Station 113. Sortie Report⇗
260⇗	23 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to mechanical failure. Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Bombardier	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
268⇗	19 February 1945	Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Bombardier	44‑8679⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
291⇗	18 March 1945	Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
293⇗	20 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Bombardier	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Bombardier	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away on continent at B-51, a British airfield at Lille/Vendeville, France, on return due to low fuel. Crew and aircraft remained there overnight. (Note on Tactical Interrogation Form: 'RAF - Good to us') Sortie Report⇗
312⇗	16 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
314⇗	19 April 1945	Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany	Bombardier	42‑98027⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗

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