Name | Mitchell, John Glenn, Jr |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-2068295 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #247 dated 16 December 1944, effective 16 December 1944. |
Duty | Navigator |
MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
Last Duty Date | TBD |
Results | TBD |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Accident Report # 45-01-01-521⇓ (2.565 MB) |
Photos of this Veteran signing the Wing Panel | Mitchell Signing⇗ |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Ramsay, Walter E⇗ | Pilot | TBD |
2nd Lt. Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Mitchell, John Glenn, Jr | Navigator | TBD |
2nd Lt. Mitchell, Jacklin Wilson⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
CPL. Marberg, Roy Kurt⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
CPL. Hartman, John Edward⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TBD |
CPL. Lacey, Ray (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TBD |
CPL. Kotys, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Ehr, Willard (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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246⇗ | 30 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
247⇗ | 31 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
248⇗ | 1 January 1945 |
Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Crashed while landing at RAF Detling, Kent, on return from mission with battle damage. Struck obstructions including a hut, destroying aircraft. There were no personnel injuries. Sortie Report⇗ |
251⇗ | 5 January 1945 |
Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
253⇗ | 8 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
254⇗ | 10 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation (low Squadron). Sortie Report⇗ |
256⇗ | 17 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
257⇗ | 20 January 1945 |
Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38548⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent. Sortie Report⇗ |
263⇗ | 1 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
266⇗ | 14 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Landed on Continent for fuel before returning to base. Sortie Report⇗ |
272⇗ | 23 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF ship. Landed away at Glatton Airfield, AAF Station 130. Sortie Report⇗ |
275⇗ | 26 February 1945 |
Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
276⇗ | 27 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8665⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
294⇗ | 22 March 1945 |
Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
304⇗ | 5 April 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6882⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
307⇗ | 9 April 1945 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6882⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
314⇗ | 19 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑39197⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
315⇗ | 20 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Deputy and hot camera ship. PFF ship Sortie Report⇗ |
316⇗ | 25 April 1945 |
Target: Skoda Armament Works Type: Industry Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia |
Navigator | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Deputy and Hot Camera ship. PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed with a flat tire; ran off landing runway onto runway 30. Sortie Report⇗ |