Name | Peters, Joseph James |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-684657 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #85 dated 6 May 1944, effective 6 May 1944. |
Duty | Bombardier |
MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
Last Duty Date | 19 November 1944 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Additional Information |
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CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Fairfield, William Adelbert, Jr, "Bill"⇗ | Pilot | CT |
Flt. Ofcr. Seidlein, George Harold⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. McNair, Alexander John⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Peters, Joseph James | Bombardier | CT |
SGT. Needle, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | Togglier | CT |
S/SGT. Flory, Clarence Robert⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Bray, Leo (NMI)⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Wittwer, Derall Boyd⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Andrews, James Lee⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
T/SGT. Larkin, Vincent Joseph⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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110⇗ | 20 May 1944 |
Target: Orly Airport Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
111⇗ | 21 May 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97521⇗ |
Group B Flying Spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
118⇗ | 28 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
123⇗ | 2 June 1944 |
Target: Four Medium Howitzer Batteries, Tactical Support Type: Military Location: Neufchatel (5 miles SE of Hardelot), France |
Bombardier | 42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
126⇗ | 5 June 1944 |
Target: Field Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: La Fosse, France |
Bombardier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
128⇗ | 6 June 1944 |
Target: Two Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France |
Bombardier | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit I Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
131⇗ | 8 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D) Type: Transportation Location: Orleans, France |
Bombardier | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
136⇗ | 15 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: La Possonnièrre, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
138⇗ | 18 June 1944 |
Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
140⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Bombardier | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
142⇗ | 21 June 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
151⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France |
Bombardier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
157⇗ | 13 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
176⇗ | 9 August 1944 |
Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF ship. Lt. Col. Calhoun aboard as Wing Commander (possibly from 41st CBW HQ). Sortie Report⇗ |
181⇗ | 16 August 1944 |
Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97986⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF ship. Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Bombardier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41st CBW C Wing lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
207⇗ | 7 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
208⇗ | 9 October 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97941⇗ |
Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified Sortie Report⇗ |
209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Third Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
213⇗ | 18 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Relinquished lead to deputy on bomb run after Gee-H equipment failed. Sortie Report⇗ |
216⇗ | 30 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
218⇗ | 2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship (no Gee-H navigator assigned for this mission). Sortie Report⇗ |
222⇗ | 8 November 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |