White, Donald Edward

Individual Personnel Data
Name	White, Donald Edward ‡ ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	37683313 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #239 dated 5 December 1944, effective 5 December 1944. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station Bamber Bridge, effective 1 May 1945.
Duty	Ball Turret Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	1 May 1945
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 19 May 1921 Promoted to Sergeant effective 16 December 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #247 dated 16 December 1944. Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 612 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #40 dated 18 February 1945. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 6 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #52 dated 6 March 1945. Reclassified from MOS 612 to MOS 748 per 546th BS Morning report dated 28 March 1945. Promoted to Technical Sergeant effective 14 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #81 dated 14 April 1945.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
1st Lt. Tatulis, Charles Paul⇗	Pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Stern, Vernon Mark⇗	Co-pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Steffen, Willis William⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Payne, Lloyd Clarence, Jr⇗	Bombardier	CT
CPL. Hanson, Charles Henry⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. Quon, Mingwah Albert⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. White, Donald Edward	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Werner, Richard H⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Peck, Hubert Raymond, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Ball Turret	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
242⇗	23 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany	Ball Turret	44‑6476⇗	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	Ball Turret	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit 13F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
244⇗	27 December 1944	Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
245⇗	28 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
249⇗	2 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Ball Turret	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102501. Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97510. Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, Flying Spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
269⇗	20 February 1945	Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
270⇗	21 February 1945	Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
271⇗	22 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
272⇗	23 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Landed away at Podington Airfield, AAF Station 109. Sortie Report⇗
274⇗	25 February 1945	Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
277⇗	28 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Landed shortly after takeoff to correct a loose gas cap; took off again and joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑39053⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑39053⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
294⇗	22 March 1945	Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
309⇗	11 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany	Uncertain	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit S/Sgt White's position on this sortie is uncertain due to conflicts in mission records. Sortie Report⇗
310⇗	14 April 1945	Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France	Uncertain	44‑8608⇗	Combat Mission Credit S/Sgt White's position on this sortie is uncertain due to conflicts in mission records. Sortie Report⇗
311⇗	15 April 1945	Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France	Photographer	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
312⇗	16 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	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	Photographer	44‑6514⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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