Name | Simmons, Wilbur (NMI) |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-757504 |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Navigator |
MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
Last Duty Date | 30 July 1944 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 20 June 1944 per General Orders #221, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 5 August 1944. |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Gekakis, Anthony⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Thoma, Edward Paul⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Simmons, Wilbur (NMI) | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Dolson, Henry James, "HANK"⇗ | Navigator | FCMEW |
S/SGT. Zinninger, William Maynard⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Wilson, John Franklin⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Ticknor, Edward Charles⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Connolly, William Edward, Jr, "Bill"⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Tucker, Clifton Roland⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. McDonald, Edward William⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Navigator | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41 Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
84⇗ | 28 March 1944 |
Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
85⇗ | 29 March 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Harrington, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑107058⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1030 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather. Landed away at RAF Manby, Lincolnshire. Sortie Report⇗ |
88⇗ | 11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
89⇗ | 13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
90⇗ | 18 April 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
91⇗ | 19 April 1944 |
Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
92⇗ | 20 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit A Wing, High Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Boxted, AAF Station 150, due to battle damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
95⇗ | 25 April 1944 |
Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France |
Navigator | 42‑107083⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
96⇗ | 27 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
100⇗ | 4 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
101⇗ | 7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
102⇗ | 8 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
124⇗ | 3 June 1944 |
Target: Coastal Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Le Touquet, France |
Navigator | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
128⇗ | 6 June 1944 |
Target: Two Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France |
Navigator | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit M Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
130⇗ | 7 June 1944 |
Target: Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France |
Navigator | 42‑102449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Lead. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
131⇗ | 8 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D) Type: Transportation Location: Orleans, France |
Navigator | 42‑31222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41D Group, Group Deputy. Ground Spare aircraft, replaced 42‑97139. Bombed Primary Target. Sortie Report⇗ |
133⇗ | 12 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W Type: Transportation Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft. Replaced 42‑97139. Sortie Report⇗ |
134⇗ | 13 June 1944 |
Target: Dreux Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux, France |
Navigator | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group, High Squadron Lead. Landed away at RAF Stansted, Essex, on return, due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
135⇗ | 14 June 1944 |
Target: Coulommiers Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Coulommiers, France |
Navigator | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Wing, Lead Group, Wing Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
139⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Navigator | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
140⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Navigator | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
141⇗ | 20 June 1944 |
Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Assumed lead after Stallings aborted; Thoma (pilot) killed by flak over target, co-pilot and navigator seriously wounded. Sortie Report⇗ |
149⇗ | 30 June 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Montdidier, France |
Navigator | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
150⇗ | 4 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France |
Navigator | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
151⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France |
Navigator | 42‑97948⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |