Owens, Buddy Louis

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Owens, Buddy Louis ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	39571943 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, effective 17 July 1944.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	4 December 1944
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 21 October 1924 Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #204 dated 15 October 1944. Placed on seven days Temporary Duty (TD) to Spetchley Park, AAF Station 562 (a Flak house) on 8 November 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #219 dated 6 November 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Henderson, William Vincent⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Oosterhof, Franklin Gerald⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Segars, Arthur Woodrow⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Smith, George Kitchen⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Owens, Buddy Louis	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Rodgers, William Mack⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Tobman, Milton (NMI)⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Woodruff, Walker Ace⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
SGT. Austin, Ralph Earl⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
PVT. O'Malley, Herbert Mathew⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 31 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
168⇗	31 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
169⇗	1 August 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France	Radio Operator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗
170⇗	3 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France	Radio Operator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit H Group. Sortie Report⇗
172⇗	4 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Radio Operator	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit This aircraft carried delayed-action bombs which were jettisoned in the Channel. Sortie Report⇗
177⇗	11 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France	Radio Operator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
178⇗	12 August 1944	Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France	Radio Operator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Radio Operator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗
180⇗	14 August 1944	Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
181⇗	16 August 1944	Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
195⇗	17 September 1944	Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands	Radio Operator	42‑38014⇗	Combat Mission Credit E Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit C Wing, low group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
200⇗	27 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
201⇗	28 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38616⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97986. Note that the 'mickey' navigator Schwab (indicated on formation chart) was not included on the crew list for this aircraft, indicating the original aircraft planned for this crew was PFF-equipped, while this one was not. Led wing back to base after target after taking over for flak-damaged wing lead. Sortie Report⇗
202⇗	30 September 1944	Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38616⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
204⇗	3 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
206⇗	6 October 1944	Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland	Radio Operator	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit A group. Sortie Report⇗
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97948⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38616⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
216⇗	30 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8211⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38616⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship; low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8401⇗	Combat Mission Credit PFF ship; high Squadron lead, 41st C group. Sortie Report⇗
230⇗	26 November 1944	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Altenbeken, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8211⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
233⇗	30 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8211⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗

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