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Stallings, Gordon Kenneth

Individual Personnel Data
Name Stallings, Gordon Kenneth
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Rank First Lieutenant / Major
Serial Number O-662824
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Squadron History, microfilm A0641-00046, effective 28 January 1943.
Duty Operations Officer / Commanding Officer
Last Duty Date 30 September 1944
Results Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 18 July 1918
  • Appointed to First Lieutenant effective 1 February 1943 per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 28 February 1943.
  • Promoted to Captain on 29 August 1943 (squadron history, microfilm A0641-00046).
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Coombe House Hotel, Semley Dorsey (a Flak house) on or about 5 April 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #63 dated 2 April 1944.
  • Appointed Major effective 8 June 1944. (squadron history, microfilm A0641-00085).
  • Assumed command of the 546th Bomb Squadron effective 29 May 1944 per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 29 May 1944.
  • Named Commanding Officer of the 546th Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #158 dated 6 August 1944.



Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 29 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
3⇗ 26 June 1943 Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑30030⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
12⇗ 29 July 1943 Target: Naval Base
Type: Military
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑3216⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing lead.
Sortie Report⇗
34⇗ 3 November 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑30026⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead.
Sortie Report⇗
38⇗ 29 November 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑30026⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flight leader; plane lost two superchargers and slowed entire formation; the other two groups went ahead and left the 384th BG. This aircraft did not bomb due to bomb bay doors frozen shut. Landed away at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk.
Sortie Report⇗
51⇗ 7 January 1944 Target: Powerhouse
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑37848⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Group lead. Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous.
Sortie Report⇗
60⇗ 6 February 1944 Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France 		Commander 42‑31222⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead, low group.
Sortie Report⇗
63⇗ 20 February 1944 Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany 		Commander 42‑39991⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
41B Group Lead. Turned back at 1105 hrs because of failure of #2 engine.
Sortie Report⇗
64⇗ 21 February 1944 Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Werl, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑30026⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead, lead group.
Sortie Report⇗
68⇗ 28 February 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France 		Co-pilot 42‑39991⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
70⇗ 3 March 1944 Target: Roller-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Commander 42‑38014⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Group deputy. Aborted because of carburetor icing.
Sortie Report⇗
76⇗ 18 March 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Commander 42‑31211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead, lead group, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing.
Sortie Report⇗
77⇗ 19 March 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Wizernes, France 		Commander 42‑31211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
81⇗ 24 March 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑31211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
82⇗ 26 March 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France 		Co-pilot 42‑38014⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
84⇗ 28 March 1944 Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dijon, France 		Co-pilot 42‑97510⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
104⇗ 9 May 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Thionville, France 		Co-pilot 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
105⇗ 11 May 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany 		Commander 42‑38208⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group, Group Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
114⇗ 24 May 1944 Target: Unidentified Military Installations
Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Commander 42‑38014⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
119⇗ 29 May 1944 Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland 		Commander 42‑38014⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
125⇗ 4 June 1944 Target: Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France 		Commander 42‑97637⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group Lead. PFF ship and unidentified crew members were supplied by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105.
Sortie Report⇗
126⇗ 5 June 1944 Target: Field Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: La Fosse, France 		Commander 42‑38014⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Group Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
131⇗ 8 June 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D)
Type: Transportation
Location: Orleans, France 		Commander 42‑38014⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41D Group, Group Lead. 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 		Commander 42‑107125⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Group Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
135⇗ 14 June 1944 Target: Coulommiers Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Coulommiers, France 		Commander 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Wing, Low Group, Group Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
141⇗ 20 June 1944 Target: Oil Refineries
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany 		Commander 42‑38014⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Group Lead. Turned back at 0820 hrs when #3 oil line broke and #3 engine had to be feathered; #2 engine was smoking. Landed away at RAF Folkingham, Lincolnshire.
Sortie Report⇗
147⇗ 27 June 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France 		Commander 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead, 41st B section. Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report⇗
152⇗ 6 July 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Blanc Pignon Ferme, Cléty, France 		Commander 42‑102933⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead.
Sortie Report⇗
157⇗ 13 July 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany 		Commander 42‑102933⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group Lead. Landed away at Knettishall, AAF Station 136, on return due to weather.
Sortie Report⇗
161⇗ 19 July 1944 Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany 		Commander 42‑102933⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group lead.
Sortie Report⇗
165⇗ 25 July 1944 Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel,
& La Chapelle en Juger, France 		Commander 42‑102933⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
171⇗ 4 August 1944 Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde, Germany 		Commander 42‑97699⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Group, Wing Lead. PFF Ship.
Sortie Report⇗
183⇗ 24 August 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Commander 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗
189⇗ 8 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Commander 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
PFF ship. Wing lead.
Sortie Report⇗

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