Placer, James Jackson

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Placer, James Jackson ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	15377258 ‡
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	Ball Turret Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	5 September 1944
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 27 December 1922 Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #99 dated 28 May 1944. Transferred in grade to the Casual Pool, 8th AFRD, AAF Station 594 on 5 September 1944 per Squadron Morning Report.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
Capt. Sammons, Gerald Busby, "Jerry"⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Pryor, Oliver McCoy⇗	Co-pilot	INT
2nd Lt. Dashev, Jack Saul⇗	Navigator	INT
2nd Lt. Henson, William Alvin, II⇗	Bombardier	KIA
S/SGT. Feyerabend, Lawrence Lenard⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	INT
S/SGT. Thompson, Arthur Edward⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TBD
SGT. Placer, James Jackson	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
SGT. Schwartz, Stanley (NMI)⇗	Tail Gunner	INT
SGT. Kilpatrick, Redin Robert⇗	Flexible Gunner	INT
SGT. Schneider, Walter Joseph⇗	Flexible Gunner	INT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 9 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
109⇗	19 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
110⇗	20 May 1944	Target: Orly Airport Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Ball Turret	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
111⇗	21 May 1944	Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France	Ball Turret	42‑97188⇗	Group B. Sortie Report⇗
113⇗	23 May 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Ball Turret	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Sortie Report⇗
114⇗	24 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑107221⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
116⇗	27 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
119⇗	29 May 1944	Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland	Ball Turret	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
120⇗	30 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
121⇗	31 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Colmar, France	Ball Turret	42‑107221⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102661. Sortie Report⇗
130⇗	7 June 1944	Target: Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France	Ball Turret	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit This aircraft was sent to lead the 401st BG on today's mission. Sortie Report⇗

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