Name | Bellomo, Andrew Allen |
Rank | Private / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 14106727 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 11 May 1944, effective 11 May 1944. |
Duty | Tail Gunner |
MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 5 September 1944 |
Results | Transferred |
Decorations | Awarded the Purle Heart medal for wounds received on 14 June 1944 per General Orders #112, Headquarters, 1st Bomb division dated 21 June 1944. |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Maggart, Richard Lee⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Thompson, Paul Waldron⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Borgia, Joseph Francis⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Galloway, Leonard (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
PVT. Hamilton, Cecil Allen⇗ | Togglier | CT |
S/SGT. Johnson, John William⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
PVT. Gregory, Charlie Frank⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
PVT. Bellomo, Andrew Allen | Tail Gunner | TR |
SGT. Huff, George Lewis⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
SGT. Tallmon, Raymond Dale⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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116⇗ | 27 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
118⇗ | 28 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
119⇗ | 29 May 1944 |
Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
120⇗ | 30 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑37792⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Group, original Low Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37822. Turned back over field shortly after takeoff because #2 engine became inoperative and had to be feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
123⇗ | 2 June 1944 |
Target: Four Medium Howitzer Batteries, Tactical Support Type: Military Location: Neufchatel (5 miles SE of Hardelot), France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
126⇗ | 5 June 1944 |
Target: Field Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: La Fosse, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
128⇗ | 6 June 1944 |
Target: Two Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit L Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
130⇗ | 7 June 1944 |
Target: Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
131⇗ | 8 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D) Type: Transportation Location: Orleans, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Wing, High Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
132⇗ | 10 June 1944 |
Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nantes & Vannes, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107224⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
133⇗ | 12 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W Type: Transportation Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107224⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
135⇗ | 14 June 1944 |
Target: Coulommiers Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Coulommiers, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Wing, Low Group. 'Over the target four enemy fighters dove through the formation, shooting off a big chunk of this B-17's stabilizer; a shell went through her wing, grazing a gas tank and a mass of controls, but did no damage. When she reached her hardstand, the sub-depot boys had a new stabilizer there by the time the props stopped turning.' Sortie Report⇗ |
169⇗ | 1 August 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102959⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
170⇗ | 3 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
Tail Gunner | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit J Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |