Bickford, Robert George

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Bickford, Robert George ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	13079688
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #139 dated 16 July 1944, effective 16 July 1944.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	756 - Radio Operator, AAF (Army Air Forces Radio Operator)
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	TBD
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 22 November 1917 Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #200 dated 9 October 1944. Reclassified from Military Occupation Specialty 757 to MOS 756 on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #228 dated 19 November 1944.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. LeDonne, Edward George, "Doc"⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Salley, Thomas Raysor, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Stern, Paul Bernard⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Grady, George James⇗	Bombardier	POW
SGT. Bickford, Robert George	Radio Operator / Gunner	TBD
S/SGT. O'Hare, Richard Walter⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Williams, Herbert Howard⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Sievert, Clifford Leroy⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Early, James Walker⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Tormey, Robert DePaul⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 17 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
168⇗	31 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
169⇗	1 August 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France	Radio Operator	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
174⇗	7 August 1944	Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France	Radio Operator	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
175⇗	8 August 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France	Radio Operator	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
176⇗	9 August 1944	Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
178⇗	12 August 1944	Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France	Radio Operator	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Radio Operator	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
186⇗	30 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Radio Operator	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
187⇗	3 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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