Name | Bollinger, Ardell Henry ‡ |
Rank | Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 13097189 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, effective 1 February 1943. |
Duty | Radio Operator / Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 23 September 1943 |
Results | Evaded Capture |
Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 23 September 1943 per General Orders #48, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 16 February 1944. |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 748⇓ (24.645 MB) Escape & Evasion Report # 335⇓ (Filesize N/A) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Dietel, William (NMI), Jr⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Dutton, Kenneth Cyrus⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Funk, Herbert Wilbur, Jr, "Herbie"⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
2nd Lt. Davis, Clyde William, "Breech Lock"⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
S/SGT. Bollinger, Ardell Henry | Radio Operator / Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Adams, Howard Johnson⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. Dunmyer, Lawrence Edwin, "Shorty"⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
CPL. Martin, Wyman D, "Marty"⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Mason, Jack Leonard (#1)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
PVT. Crockett, Jack David⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TBD |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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1⇗ | 22 June 1943 |
Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
Radio Operator | 42‑30032⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Additional non-384th crewmember, Maj G E Hagenbuch, appears on the loading list as an instructor pilot (IP). Sortie Report⇗ |
2⇗ | 25 June 1943 |
Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑30032⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Bombed primary target on wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
4⇗ | 28 June 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑30196⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
5⇗ | 29 June 1943 |
Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑30026⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30196. Sortie Report⇗ |
6⇗ | 4 July 1943 |
Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Le Mans, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑30032⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead, Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
7⇗ | 10 July 1943 |
Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑30032⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
8⇗ | 14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑30032⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
10⇗ | 25 July 1943 |
Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑30032⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron Lead. Turned back at 1443 hrs because #1 prop ran away. Sortie Report⇗ |
18⇗ | 27 August 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑29914⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
19⇗ | 31 August 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Radio Operator | 41‑24507⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with #1 engine very rough and #3 engine oil pressure dropped 40 lbs. Sortie Report⇗ |
20⇗ | 3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑3459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
21⇗ | 6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑3459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed at Grafton Underwood. Sortie Report⇗ |
22⇗ | 7 September 1943 |
Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Radio Operator | 42‑3459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
23⇗ | 9 September 1943 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑3459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
24⇗ | 16 September 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑3459⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; unable to locate formation after passing through cloud layer. Sortie Report⇗ |
25⇗ | 23 September 1943 |
Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑3459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Shot down by enemy aircraft shortly after crossing the coast of France, crashed near Pontivy, France; MACR 748. Co-pilot Ritt was pilot of a newly assigned crew, flying his first orientation mission. Sortie Report⇗ |