Name | Blaker, Bernard (NMI) ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 32905363 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #139 dated 16 July 1944, effective 16 July 1944. |
Duty | Flexible Gunner / Tail Gunner |
MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 6 January 1945 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Accident Report # 44-12-04-535⇓ (5.028 MB) |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Toler, Harold Morton⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Wehrheim, Francis Walter, "JIM"⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Richter, Morris Herman⇗ | Navigator | CT |
Flt. Ofcr. Tierney, Francis Samuel⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
SGT. Cornelius, Harold Marvin⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Lioy, Gene Angelo⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TBD |
SGT. Quackenbush, John Parker⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TR |
SGT. Moran, Richard David⇗ | Tail Gunner | TBD |
SGT. Blaker, Bernard (NMI) | Flexible Gunner | CT |
SGT. Colasuonno, Rocco⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
165⇗ | 25 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
166⇗ | 28 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
171⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
173⇗ | 5 August 1944 |
Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
181⇗ | 16 August 1944 |
Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
182⇗ | 18 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑38213⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Group Deputy. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
194⇗ | 13 September 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
197⇗ | 21 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
207⇗ | 7 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 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 |
Ball Turret | 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⇗ |
214⇗ | 19 October 1944 |
Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
215⇗ | 25 October 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
216⇗ | 30 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
217⇗ | 1 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Division lead. PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
218⇗ | 2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship (no Gee-H navigator assigned for this mission). Sortie Report⇗ |
220⇗ | 5 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑6512⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
222⇗ | 8 November 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
223⇗ | 9 November 1944 |
Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Division lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
226⇗ | 16 November 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF ship; low Squadron lead, 41st Bomb Wing A group. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
228⇗ | 23 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8401⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, A group. Sortie Report⇗ |
233⇗ | 30 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑97592. Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
234⇗ | 2 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
235⇗ | 4 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38750⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Crash-landed in an open field 1-1/2 miles north of Deenethorpe during assembly; all crew remained in plane and all were ok. Sortie Report⇗ |
236⇗ | 6 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
238⇗ | 11 December 1944 |
Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
239⇗ | 12 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8401⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
242⇗ | 23 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horham due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
243⇗ | 24 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 13F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
246⇗ | 30 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38850⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |