Name | Schaaf, Herbert Henry |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-814564 |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Co-pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 14 May 1945 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Beesley's 9 September 1944 Debrief⇓ (4.554 MB) |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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Capt. Vinnedge, Roy Alan⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Schaaf, Herbert Henry | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Hightshoe, Clarence Cecil⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Roberts, Jack Deighton⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Burek, Stanley Thomas⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Walcott, Lester Allen⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Wisdahl, Raymond Orlando⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Beesley, Delmar James⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Dunham, Lorin Arthur⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
SGT. Rock, Frank Willis⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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169⇗ | 1 August 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
172⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Co-pilot | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low section lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
176⇗ | 9 August 1944 |
Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97557⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed in enemy territory on 9 September 1944 near the French town of Harville, Meuse. Aircraft left formation on return near Luxemburg due to battle damage; crash-landed in France; crew evaded and all returned to allied lines by the next day; the aircraft was salvaged. Sortie Report⇗ |
241⇗ | 19 December 1944 |
Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. Sortie Report⇗ |
245⇗ | 28 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Led group formation attack with all Squadrons dropping on leader, using Gee-H aiming. Sortie Report⇗ |
248⇗ | 1 January 1945 |
Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
257⇗ | 20 January 1945 |
Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed away at RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire). Sortie Report⇗ |
266⇗ | 14 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Landed on Continent for fuel before returning to base. Sortie Report⇗ |
268⇗ | 19 February 1945 |
Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8541⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
272⇗ | 23 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF ship. Landed away at Glatton Airfield, AAF Station 130. Sortie Report⇗ |
276⇗ | 27 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8665⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
277⇗ | 28 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Landed away at Alconbury Airfield, AAF Station 102, on return, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
281⇗ | 4 March 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
295⇗ | 23 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
296⇗ | 24 March 1945 |
Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑39197⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
297⇗ | 24 March 1945 |
Target: Twente Enschede Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands |
Co-pilot | 44‑8668⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
299⇗ | 28 March 1945 |
Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy Sortie Report⇗ |
305⇗ | 6 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
306⇗ | 7 April 1945 |
Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
307⇗ | 9 April 1945 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6882⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
308⇗ | 10 April 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
309⇗ | 11 April 1945 |
Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
310⇗ | 14 April 1945 |
Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8401⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Col. Milton, Wing Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
312⇗ | 16 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany |
Observer | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Col. Milton flew mission as 'Cowboy Scouter'. Sortie Report⇗ |
313⇗ | 17 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8789⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
314⇗ | 19 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8665⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
315⇗ | 20 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany |
Observer | 44‑8541⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
316⇗ | 25 April 1945 |
Target: Skoda Armament Works Type: Industry Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia |
Observer | 44‑8789⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |